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Chuckie disputes the DJ Mag Top 100 in a recent interview

Dutch heavyweight, Chuckie questioned the legitimacy of the controversial DJ Mag Top 100 poll while also bringing up ethical issues in a recent interview. Despite having a more successful and prosperous year than the last, Chuckie managed to move down in the list, which he states is “weird”. Many would have to agree with his point and most dance music fans have also agreed that the poll is more of a popularity contest, hence this sort of mismatch is not surprising at all.

Moving ahead, it was noted that most of the top 10 was comprised of Chuckie’s fellow Dutch peers. However, it was also acknowledged that although a popularity contest can create rivalries, his fellow producer/DJ’s were certainly not stricken with any ill vibes. In fact, it was established that the competition between each of his peers allows for each individual to grow and thrive for the scene as a whole.

In this context Chuckie said, “It’s funny because there are a lot of websites where people analyze through statistics, and if you follow the statistics I’m number 20 or something, you know? And I had a better year than the year before and still I went a couple of places down so that’s weird”.

Adding that, “Of course there’s competition but it’s healthy competition because together we carry this industry, we carry this scene”.

While the following the poll generates annually is sizeable, one can’t help but agree with the Dutch stalwart’s insight as well. Let us know what you think about the polls and Chuckie’s opinions about them now!

DJ Mag responds to outroar with “10 Things You Should Know About #Top100DJs”

DJ Mag top 100 DJs

Our Top 100 DJs 2013 poll was our biggest yet and, as always, the response has been enormous. Each of you has an opinion, but not everyone understands how or why we do it. Here are a few things to consider when looking at this year’s results…

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Canada’s finest EDM duo & DJ Mag’s #70, ‘Project 46′ talk to us prior to their debut India tour!

Project 46 have made an undeniable impact on the progressive house scene this year. Their meteoric rise dates back to their breakthrough release, ‘Reasons’ featuring vocals by Andrew Allen, which went straight to the #1 overall spot on Beatport. Living at opposite ends of their country has also not slowed down the steady flow of productions from the duo’s studios, as Ryan and Thomas still find time to post new tracks on their SoundCloud page at least weekly. Their refreshing mixes of originals, remixes, bootlegs, and mashups have kept fans engaged and has drawn massive support from followers across the globe.

We had the pleasure of interviewing the  duo prior to their tour of India. Hit past the break to know what they had to tell us about the most memorable moment of their career yet, their passions apart from music, the reason for offering their tracks as free downloads, what they look forward to as part of their tour of India & more!

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Ministry of Sound celebrates 20th anniversary of DJ Mag poll with Top 100 compilation

Ministry of Sound celebrates 20th anniversary of DJ Mag poll with Top 100 compilation

 

 

With the controversial rankings of the DJ Mag being endowed with praise and criticism around the world, fans of the biggest global dance poll are in store for a major treat, with 2013 being the 20 Year Anniversary of the infamous ballot. Ministry of Sound and DJ Mag have proudly joined forces for the 2nd year running with an enormous 3CD release including a selection of the Top 100 of 2013 across CD 1 & 2 as well as a never before special edition bonus CD of the best voted DJ’s from the past 20 years. The 3CD package includes all of 2013’s top 10 and all past top 100 winners. With some of the best hits of dance music on this one, you can’t miss out on this one, when it drops on October 25th. Hit past the break to view the track listing as well as the mini mix! Continue reading →

Deadmau5 makes fun of DJ MAG Top 100 Results!

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So, the DJ Mag top 100 poll results for 2013 were finally revealed on Saturday with Hardwell taking up the #1 spot. As expected, Joel Zimmerman better known as deadmau5, who never supported the poll took to twitter and made fun of the results. With Joel’s ranking falling by 7 spots, from #5 to #12 for this year, the Canadian producer couldn’t care less. Deadmau5 hilariously mocked the polling concept and even mentioned Hardwell, Armin van Buuren & Paris Hilton in his tweets.

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DJ Mag Top 100 DJ’s 2013 results announced; Hardwell takes the top spot!

Known to be controversial and frequently disputed amongst the global clubbing circuit, the DJ Mag Top 100 DJ’s poll has swiftly grown to be one of the most heavily followed DJ rankings worldwide. This years poll saw a considerable amount of rumours emerge that leading Dutch DJ/Producer, Hardwell had taken the top slot along with last years numero uno, Armin van Buuren coming in second whilst Swedish superstar Avicii taking the third spot just like last year.

Well rumours aside, the results for 2013 were just announced at a special ceremony during the on going Amsterdam Dance Event, and as was expected the top spot was taken by Hardwell, Armin Van Buuren took the number two spot, followed by Avicii at number three, Tiesto at four, and David Guetta at five. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Nicky Romero, Steve Aoki, Afrojack, and Dash Berlin round out the top 10.

Check out Hardwell’s first interview immediately after being announced as #1 below.

As tradition holds, there are two simultaneous parties running, one at the main event at ADE and the other at London’s renowned nightclub, Ministry of Sound. Upon being announced as the winner, Hardwell embarks on a whirlwind night which involves him flying between the two by private jet to play at both.

Dyro took the honours of the highest new entrant on the chart this year, debuting at an impressive number 30 and Andrew Rayel had the highest climb, jumping to number 28.

While the results of the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll may be often debated, they do serve as a good indicator of trends in the scene. There is a lot of young new talent to make the list this year, and a lot of the past heavyweights continue to slip in the rankings.

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DJ Mag Top 100 Poll Results Leaked, Top 3 Winners Revealed

DJ Mag Top 100

Only hours ahead of the official announcement of DJ Mags Top 100 results at this years ADE Conference has come a supposed leak of the top 3 placed DJs, with all three rather unsurprisingly representing the upper echelon of the ‘EDM’ world. The poll canvassed over 750,000 votes and also involved some rather suspect stories of heavy marketing budgets being pushed behind DJs that saw Gareth Emery give DJ Mag a ‘big F you’ after being told via an anonymous call he would need up to $15,000 to compete for a place, eventually donating the same amount to a charity. Hell even David Guetta came out saying he doesn’t want your votes, but did… in a rather round about manner.

The leak stems from a Facebook page that shares the top 3 as coming from ‘big name EDM managers’.
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Richard Durand Mixes Black Hole Recordings’ ‘Portrait’ CD For DJ Mag’s ADE Issue

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Having mix-celebrated summer 2013′s high season with the release of ‘Las Vegas’ – his fourth In Search Of Sunrise album – into Autumn globetrotting spin-master Richard Durand is firmly back onto compilation ground. He’s mixed the ‘Portrait’ covermount for DJ Mag’s prestigious ADE issue; the first in the forthcoming series of Black Hole Recordings releases, which will profile the label. Featuring white-hot tracks and remixes from a host of EDM stars - Tiësto, Ferry Corsten, Aly & Fila, Solarstone, Roger Shah, Myon & Shane 54 and Giuseppe Ottavianiamong them, the CD also features Richard’s brand new hi-power single, ‘Super Dad’.

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Florian Picasso brings DJ Mag to France and Switzerland!

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Successful DJ and producer Florian Picasso and his management team at Kronos, have announced today that they will be bringing the DJ Mag franchise to France and Switzerland starting in October. This is a great opportunity for France to have a dedicated magazine which is devoted only to dance music and Florian already has received some powerful support on the project from fellow countrymen, David Guetta and Bob Sinclar. The plan for the magazine will be to deliver the most upfront news, music and interviews to their readers and to establish DJ France as the go to guide for all things EDM related in France and Switzerland. The debut issue is slated for release this October at the conclusion of ADE, and following the announcement of the DJ Mag Top 100 results in Amsterdam.   Florian will contribute to the magazine with editorial, interviews and at large coverage, with the inaugural issue set to feature an in depth interview Florian did with Showtek.

Rukes troll DJ Mag with the help of Zedd.

Zedd helps Rukes in order to troll DJ MAG

After Gareth Emery, it is now time for Rukes to open fire on the criticized DJ Ranking measuring instrument from this era that goes by the name ‘DJ Mag Top 100′. Rukes chooses to work with a little less discretion, and together with the help of Zedd he managed to finish a mix that could be labeled as a ‘very decent’ attempt to participate in this year’s DJ Mag Top 100.

One of the most renowned DJ Photographers, has already been trolling the EDM scene for weeks now, but it didn’t come to anything concrete until today. Check out the mix below which he has put together to troll the ongoing voting.

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