When going to a performance, one of the highlights is often hearing an intro for the DJ comin' up. Like with any musical performance, the better the intro is given to the performer, the more excited you get. If they simply say who's up next, or if they're voice is too annoying it get often kill the mood before the performance even started.

Some good ones:
"DJ Tiesto on the wheel!" - Energy 2000 (although after that he got kind of annoying)
"A huge new start to the decks...for the next 60 minutes...its Tiesto...Turn it up!" - Live @ Homelands
"Hyperstate 1999 right now. Here we have for you...are you ready? [audience cheers]...are you ready? [audeince cheers louder]...are you readdaaaaayyyyy? [audience cheers even louder]...oh that's very cool. Here he is....DJ TIESTO!" - Hyperstate '99

Pete Tong always did a great job of setting up the stage for Paul Oakenfold on various plays during the Essential Mix World Tour. very professionally done. one that sticks to mind incldues, "...Haul out those roller blades...and flex those pecs...and Oaky cranks it up on Ocean Drive" - Live @ Shadow Lounge, Miami.
"[scratch noises heard]..Dance Department: Paul Oakenfold [echos] Paul Oakenfold [then dead silence for a quick second][music pumps back out again almost louder than before]" - Dance Department. (that one was really neat the first time cause i was thinking...uh oh something happened when it got silent...but then it cranked back up and brought back the excitement again).

Some bad ones:
Tiesto @ Qontact. that woman got really annoying really fast. "Do you know who that person is? I want you to tell me! Yes....Tiiiiiieeeeeeeeessssssssttttttttohohohohohohohohohohohohooooo" UGH!
Tiesto @ Haoman 17: another woman's voice...but horribly scratchy (and i doubt it was the microphone's fault...)

Just some thoughts.

Good:
Judge Jules @ Qontact 2001: "This. Is. Judge. Jules!!!"
Pete Tong for Paul Oakenfold @ Gatecrasher 6.19.99 with air horns in the background

Bad:
Marcus Schultz on Party 93.1
Whoever the moron is at Tonic for Paul Oakenfodl 4.12.01

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Pete Tong for Armin van Buuren Essential mix 2003

I could pretty much memorize his lines because i listen to that set in my car almost everyday

"International Essential mix out of Holland, by the turntables this evening....Armin van buuren!" Mark Otten - Mushroom Therapy (Lightscape Remix) playing in the background

Man i so love that song....if any of you guys have it, PM me!

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Originally posted by DJ Dingel Judge Jules @ Qontact 2001: "This. Is. Judge. Jules!!!"

OF THOSE THAT I'VE HEARD, THE BEST INTRO EVER ... he did a pretty good scratching job there!

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Originally posted by deejay2002 Man i so love that song....if any of you guys have it, PM me!

me too!

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steve lawler (16-07-00) EM

a deep and devasting set from deep south resident and general top bloke steve lawler, I think you will want to turn this up.

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Judge Jules @ Qontact 2001: "This. Is. Judge. Jules!!!"

OMG i love that set!!!! i lost when i formatted, now that i have the name, its commin back to mama!
also... dont forget the 'cmon peopleeeeeeeeeeeeeee'

another intro i loved was Cygnus X's little intro from Trance Energy this year. Even though im still bitter about them billing him as live, but him not being there, you can literally feel the energy when the announcers like.....'say fire!'

Staying with Trance Energy, gielen has one from 2002 i think (i lost the set) where he starts off with parts of I'We Know What You Did' and some of the usual Trance Energy speech, but i think its ace =D

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No more trees

best introduction at a gig i was at

rofl...Digweed and Sasha walked on....crowd went nuts....just Jimmy Van M pointing to them....crowd roared....that was an introduction.

"Hey Orlando, how's everybody feelin tonight?"
*ROAR*
"Give it up for DJ John Digweeeed"
*ROAR*
"I couldn't hear you!"
*ROAR*

Then the huge bass came in and destroyed us all

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"That's why I don't like Hard House, it's more about the tits than the music"

- Dave Dresden

from those ive heard i love the intro to oakeys emix in 99 from miami w/ pete tong sayin its time oil those rollerblades and flex those pecks plus tongs intro for james holdens emix as wells as digweeds newest emix and for some variation the dutch guy announcing midway thru ferry corsten's trance energy 2000 set

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Best Tracks:
Noel Sanger My Prayer
Amber Anyway (Steve Porter Mix)
Chicane Love on the Run
Chris Lake Santiago De Cuba
HYBRID CELEBRITY SCIENCE OMG!!!!

this is how they always introduce armin at club glow:


"all the way from holland, give it up for aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrmin.........vannnnnnnnn.............BURRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEENNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!"

i really enjoy Pete tong as a host, i think he has a great voice for radio and he does a good job introducing most of the acts.

My fav was one from a few years ago "Damn difficult thing to follow but we're going to ask stakka and skynet if they can do that for us, are you ready? (they mutter yeah) alright then, knock us dead" mmmm nu step jungle starts up there.

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