Why do trance DJs get catapulted to superstardom so much more so than DJs of other genres?

I was thinking about this as I watched a couple of the Bal en Blanc videos - Armin was signing endless requests for autographs, on shirts, on CDs, on body parts and I wonder, what is it about trance DJs (Tiesto, Ferry, Armin and whoever else) that has people freaking out so much for photos, autographs, etc?

You don't really see this (to the same degree) with DJs of other genres, do you?

cause trance dj's are whores

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Because trance fans are bigger losers?

I stand corrected

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Originally posted by jennypie Because trance fans are bigger losers?

and bigger n00bs ???

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Originally posted by Special K and bigger n00bs ???

Most def.

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Originally posted by RobotHouse question: are you secretly Dwight from The Office?

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I guess it's cause everyone wants to have a picture or autograph of the people who represent their favourite genre and music. Similar to how people would want autographs of DJ Clue or Khaled for hip hop music. Also trance DJs are probably recognized more internationally, hip-hop seems to be mainly in North America.

I'm not really sure that trance DJ's are of anymore 'superstar' status than other genre's.

I mean, guys like Sasha, Diggers, Deep Dish, Lawler, Sander K, Benny B, etc. all attract fans like mad. I'm sure they sign autographs as well.

As for techno DJ's... I'll quote Brad Copeland from WMC as we were sitting on the Beatport Remix Hotel watching Magda, Tommy Sunshine, and Hawtin: "Why is it that all these techno DJ's look like they're homeless?"

Although just for you Sarah, I did run into Miss. Barbara and she's definitely still smokin'.

So in that regard, general composure and look of those superstar 'trance' DJ's is more helpful for bringing in fans. Armin, Ferry, Tiesto or the others you mentioned generally look put together, clean, and are crowd pleasing people. I think that's one of many avenue's that draw people in who may or may not like the music.

If you don't believe me, how many times do you hear "OMG ARMIN IS SOOOOO HOT" ?

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Why is it so hard to comprehend that trance is pop music? They ask Armin for autographs for the same reason they throw their underwear at Mick Jagger and Justin Timberlake.

House music has its share of fanboys too, albeit fewer than trance, but if you're talking about electro or techno or breaks, they just don't have the same critical mass. They probably never will, either; trance was adaptable that way from the start due to its structural formula, the other types aren't.

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Originally posted by DigiNut Why is it so hard to comprehend that trance is pop music?

What makes you think people can't comprehend that? because I asked a question?