DJ Mag Top 100 DJ's Poll 2009

[thebanned1]

Re: DJ Mag Top 100 DJ's Poll 2009

my personal opinion is that this poll is a good showing of how unpopular everyones "minimal" sounding music thats gettin played is becoming, lets face it, the scene is not so young anymore and peopl like myself ae nt botherin to vote due to the poor showing of this years sets in general and that from just about everyone i,ve heard this year....i can honestly say that not one set has stood out for methis year..poor show all round

[TheMightyGreg]

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^People always say that getting on the top 100 list is important for getting gigs, but does any promoter seriously say to themselves 'hmm who should I book to play next month... time to check out the top 100 djs list!'?

Promoters and DJs take it extremely seriously. DJs who are high up the list use it as a bargaining tool to get themselves more money, and promoters use it as way of paying well known DJs who have slipped down the rankings less money. Why else would they spend lots of money on campaigning to get people to vote for them?

[evo7]

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I didn't see many people complaining when Blue Fear was included on Northern Exposure 2?

Totally different Armin back then you'll have to admit. Today hes just a business man.

[floridaorange]

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I did like Corsten's dance dept 2001 mix, but it's 2009 didn't realize he had any sort of following as of late...clearly he must, but who are these people?

[andyrUK]

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why is there so much negativity about trance?

the lowest common dominator is equally applicable to minimal and
some of the music that's been in the boxes of S&D over the last few years!


I'm sorry but the likes of Tiesto/Ferry/Armin/PVD totally deserve to be where they
are! They put bums on seats at the end of the day!

I didn't see many people complaining when Blue Fear was included on Northern Exposure 2?

I haven't stopped playing Markus Schulz's Toronto CD1 which has some older progressive sounding tracks at the beginning and his Cold Harbour label has been consistently good since it's inception!

[DIDI]

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^^ I've seen and enjoyed Ferry Corsten, he and Marcus Schultz are Ok !!

[dusk]

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[YOUTUBE]EKjMqraT_Y0[/YOUTUBE]

Isn't he the guy who always spins his own tracks? System F is all I remember

[chunky]

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I don't think Dave Seaman has played The Gallery since he fell out of the top 100. Then again they book Jimmy Van M who hasn't been in the top 150 since 2001

[DIDI]

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Yeah the lowest common denominator

Ahh, We can but dream And the guys we love are still actually the best !!

[cohiba]

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Would probably like both

Can't be greedy now

But wouldn't you feel good if your Dj was listed as No. 1,?? and wouldn't you want to boast about it just a little ??. Sigh , just a little dream

It would be nice, but unfortunately when you poll a large group of people, the most generic, widely appealing choice is likely to come out on top. Poll for the best dj, and it will be armin or tiesto instead of hernan. Poll for the best musician, and it will be britney spears rather than john coltrane. Poll for the best book and it will be the davinci code rather than the old man and the sea. It's quite sad to think about.

[DIDI]

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It seems to work for Trance Djs. Btw I have actually seen and enjoyed Ferry Corsten !

What do you think matters more to him di, recognition from some magazine poll, or recognition from the people that love his music?

Would probably like both And the magazine poll is a very tangible way to show support. Ultimately this one is absolute crap though !! And in fact, there are too many variables for any to be really accurate on any level.

But wouldn't you feel good if your Dj was listed as No. 1,?? and wouldn't you want to boast about it just a little ??. Sigh , just a little dream

[cohiba]

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^People always say that getting on the top 100 list is important for getting gigs, but does any promoter seriously say to themselves 'hmm who should I book to play next month... time to check out the top 100 djs list!'? I could imagine that happening if they were putting on a commercial night or something, but I'd think that any prog/techno promoter would already be familiar with any djs on the list that would suit their kind of night.

[floridaorange]

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[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKjMqraT_Y0[/YOUTUBE]

[unrecogniseduser]

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i think bookings for gigs is high up on a priority list

[cohiba]

Re: DJ Mag Top 100 DJ's Poll 2009

What do you think matters more to him di, recognition from some magazine poll, or recognition from the people that love his music?