only two quality dj's in the top ten imo...
the rest are caca! although, avb was decent when i saw him last.what do you guys think?

01. Armin van Buuren
02. Tiësto
03. Paul van Dyk
04. Above & Beyond
05. David Guetta
06. Ferry Corsten
07. Sasha
08. Markus Schulz
09. John Digweed
10. Infected Mushroom

11. Deadmau5
12. Carl Cox
13. Sander van Doorn
14. Paul Oakenfold
15. Richie Hawtin
16. Hernan Cattaneo
17. James Zabiela
18. Andy Moor
19. Eddie Halliwell
20. Axwell

21. Eric Prydz
22. Kyau & Albert
23. Gareth Emery
24. Sven Väth
25. ATB
26. Anderson Noise
27. Joachim Garraud
28. Bobina
29. Fedde le Grand
30. Dubfire

31. Aly & Fila
32. Judge Jules
33. Umek
34. Matt Darey
35. Ricky Stone
36. Ricardo Villalobos
37. Lange
38. Daft Punk
39. Benny Benassi
40. Bob Sinclair

41. Deep Dish
42. Mark Knight
43. Astrix
44. Marco V
45. The Thrillseekers
46. Laidback Luke
47. Danny Tenaglia
48. Menno de Jong
49. Marco Lenzi
50. Andy C

51. Offer Nissim
52. Martin Solveig
53. Adam Sheridan
54. Sean Tyas
55. DJ Feel
56. Yahel
57. Roger Sanchez
58. DJ Shah
59. Sander Kleinenberg
60. John O'Callaghan

61. Blank & Jones
62. Cosmic Gate
63. Steve Angello
64. Simon Patterson
65. Gabriel & Dresden
66. Richard Durand
67. Laurent Wolf
68. Matt Hardwick
69. Chris Liebing
70. Erick Morillo

71. DJ Hype
72. Signum
73. Justice
74. Dirty South
75. Wally Lopez
76. Magda
77. Lisa Lashes
78. Pete Tong
79. DJ Vibe
80. Bad Boy Bill

81. Tiddey
82. Greg Downey
83. Marcel Woods
84. Nick Warren
85. Solar System
86. Skazi
87. Mike Koglin
88. Mauro Picotto
89. Sébastien Léger
90. The Chemical Brothers

91. Steve Lawler
92. Fatboy Slim
93. Solarstone
94. Astral Projection
95. Leon Bolier
96. Nic Fanciulli
97. Ronski Speed
98. Tocadisco
99. Booka Shade
100. Alex M.O.R.P.H. & Woody van Eyden

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Data Transmission poll from uk

1.Erol Alkan
2. John Digweed
3. Sasha
4. Danny Howells
5. Above & Beyond
6. Riley & Durrant
7. Armin Van Buuren
8. Carl Cox
9. James Zabiela
10. Paul Van Dyk
11. Tiesto
12. Lisa Lashes
13. Deadmau5
14. Judge Jules
15. Nic Fanciulli
16. Sven Vath
17. 2Many DJs
18. Krafty Kuts
19. Lisa Pin-Up
20. Eric Prydz
21. Richie Hawtin
22. Riton
23. Pete Tong
24. Eddie Halliwell
25. Andy C
26. Paul Oakenfold
27. Mark Knight
28. DJ Yoda
29. Fergie
30. Nick Warren
31. Andrew Weatherall
32. Scratch Perverts
33. Plump DJs
34. Eric Morillo
35. Paul Woolford
36. Steve Angello
37. Matt Hardwick
38. Kutski
39. Tiga
40. Anne Savage


i know there may be some mistakes, so feel free to correct them.

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Last edited by maddraver on Oct-29-2008 at 04:09

AVB's productions and sets have been shit lately.

That's not what almost got me thrown out of the music discussion forum last night. The fact that Tiesto hasn't committed suicide or overdosed yet is what pisses me off. How the fuck is a dj, who hasn't produced shit since 2006, going to reach #2? This is the last time I'm voting in the Dj Mag. I feel like ta.com turned into another Florida in the 2004 elections.

How is mau5 under infected mushroom? Mau5 produced way more tracks than overrrated I.M....not to mention Deadmau5 has his own label. I don't see I.M.'s label anywhere.

David Guetta at #5 has got to be the biggest joke I've witnessed on this website. If anything, Ricardo Villalobos, who I've recently encountered, prodiced waaaaaaay better tracks and played a set in Mexico that could easily make Guetta fans think twice about voting for him.

UK's poll is a little surprising in my opinion as well, but looks 1,000,000 times better than USA's poll.

Steve and I had a conversation about this the other day.....

I'm burned out as shit on EDM. I don't listen to half of the radio shows I use to, I don't get enthused to play myself anymore, search for tracks, etc. I use to skip work to listen to radio shows, jam out at my house, search for tracks, etc. The energy & the ride is not there for me right now. It seems like to me that the days of understanding what a DJ did are gone.

IMO, every DJ in their set or production right now is trying to one up the other with style points on how many effects, loops, and whatever else crap you can throw together in a track or set right now. I miss the days of it being about the experience & journey an entire set use to do to me. Now, it's just getting flat out boring. There aren't a whole lot of guys left IMO that still take you on that ride and focus on that ride, not the track of the moment.

I'll call it the Deadmau5 effect (even as much as I hate to give him credit, but he's the hot name at the moment). Sure, his style is unique, blah blah blah, but it seems to me that everyone is trying to one up a similar technique into their sets or productions, regardless of genre.

Curious to know everyone elses thoughts.

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Last edited by progress on Oct-29-2008 at 02:53

i feel you on several points schwab. haven't really been into edm lately like i was in the past. i didn't even bring my turntables to dallas with me this year. i'm not going to even go into the things about the crowd itself and some of the dj's (some famous and some very much not famous) that have turned me off from the music. i still go to shows and have fun, but it's not really about the music anymore as much as it is just the friends that i have there.

my xm has been set to lucy (90's alternative rock) and 20 on 20 (yes, top 20) lately.

i'm sure it's just a cycle since i've gone through all sorts of phases musically over the years. we shall see what the future brings.


and, just to say, the polls are the polls. they show what people like. whether you think it's bullshit or not, it's what the majority say is good. the top dj on the list is the top dj. just because you like a sports team and they had the lower score when the game was over doesn't mean that they should have won. unless it's golf.

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well atleast the AP Poll has it right this year, hook'em horns!

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M.Schwab, Steve, and Dirk.

You three need to look into retirement already. My wife Nicole is freakin old as hell (what..47...gray hair now?) and she still listens to electronic music as if it were top 20, yet she still has time to bake crumpettes for the kids after school and cooks my dinner when I come home every night.

Eh..on the real:
I know what you mean Matt n' Dirk. After my huge loss this summer, I decided I'd slow it down on the gig-trotting and album collectin'. I buy albums here and there only if they grasp the music senses. I've podcasted Trance Around The World and on occasion I'll play it out when I'm in the studio and I need something to wake me up. Other than that, I'm not going crazy on the music as much. If you asked me, I've greatly laid off trance and have experimented other genres. I've always been a fan of Indie and Instrumental and even played drums for a band we started in early high school ("The Attached"...which my friend Jake Hall still plays the bass for and is supported by Lakewood Church's audio engineer and father of Jake, Reed Hall). Those particular albums and podcasts are the ones I, on a daily basis, listen to.

I still think that list is ghey...and Steve too.

Carlos' mom is number one on my poll.

well not really sure what yall been listening to, but there are lots of good stuff out there. ive never been trying to get on this journey yall talk about. is that trance or something?

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Originally posted by maddraver well not really sure what yall been listening to, but there are lots of good stuff out there. ive never been trying to get on this journey yall talk about. is that trance or something?

No. And it ain't fucking tech house either. I'm about burned out on that here in Dallas.

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Originally posted by jonas No. And it ain't fucking tech house either. I'm about burned out on that here in Dallas.

lol! there sure is plenty of that around here. haha

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Originally posted by maddraver Data Transmission poll from uk much better 1.Erol Alkan 2. John Digweed 3. Sasha 4. Danny Howells 5. Above & Beyond 6. Riley & Durrant 7. Armin Van Buuren 8. Carl Cox 9. James Zabiela 10. Paul Van Dyk 11. Tiesto 12. Lisa Lashes 13. Deadmau5 14. Judge Jules 15. Nic Fanciulli 16. Sven Vath 17. 2Many DJs 18. Krafty Kuts 19. Lisa Pin-Up 20. Eric Prydz 21. Richie Hawtin 22. Riton 23. Pete Tong 24. Eddie Halliwell 25. Andy C 26. Paul Oakenfold 27. Mark Knight 28. DJ Yoda 29. Fergie 30. Nick Warren 31. Andrew Weatherall 32. Scratch Perverts 33. Plump DJs 34. Eric Morillo 35. Paul Woolford 36. Steve Angello 37. Matt Hardwick 38. Kutski 39. Tiga 40. Anne Savage i know there may be some mistakes, so feel free to correct them.

And how the fuck is that much better?

My favorite DJs aren't even on the list. On a positive note I couldn't be more enthused about dedicating my life to electronic music than I am right now.

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