DJ nominations at Grammy Awards 2013
Well, don't let the title throw you off – there isn't actually a Grammy category for the best DJ. Nevertheless, we find top DJs competing for a Grammy in 5 categories: Best Dance/Electronica Album; Best Dance Recording; Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical; Best Producer, Non-Classical; Best Short Form Music Video. Find your favorite DJs from the […]
Solveig Petersen introduces: ALEX METRIC
For this week’s edition of ’Solveig Petersen introduces’ I’ve chosen the talented ALEX METRIC. There were many reasons for this. Besides the fact, that he’s going to release a banging sequal to the 'Ammunition' EP in a few days (UPDATE! Listen to the fresh Ammunition Pt. 2' here), Alex is pretty underestimated among the wider […]
DANCE (RED), SAVE LIVES: Live stream from Stereosonic 2012
We've been following (RED) and Tiësto on their fight agains AIDS. Now they've taken it to the next level. On 1st and 2nd of December, the live acts from Stereosonic 2012 are broadcast live on Youtube – Check out the stream below! Also, listen to the special Club Life edition which Tiësto put together and […]
David Guetta is nr.1 on Spotify as well as The Official Global DJ Rankings
The Swedish spawned music streaming portal Spotify has reveled the statistics of its highly lucrative service. There's a list of most streamed albums, tracks and artists in many sub-categories. These lists are mainly consisting of pop-icons and pop-bands. Although there's one DJ out of France, who's got his name on many of the rankings – […]
Embark on a ‘Skrillex Quest’ by Jason Oda
Jason Oda, a well-kown game designer for bands and brands has worked with Atreyu, Chemical Brothers, Fallout Boy and Breaking Benjamin. The most popular game he’s done is the ridicilously funny nostalgic adventure ’Perfect Strangers: Nothing’s gonna Stop Me Now’. This time, Oda has put his efforts into making ’Skrillex Quest’ – a 3D action […]
Deadmau5 bashes Forbes DJ list, discusses EDM and much more
Probably the most outspoken top DJ of the world, Joel Zimmerman aka Deadmau5 recently gave a 20 minute interview at the Billboard's FutureSound Conference. Joel laughed off Forbes for listing the highest earning DJ's of the world. He also discusses EDM marketing, branding similar to his mouse-hat and, of course, his cat's Facebook profile page […]
Gabrielle Guetta’s Female DJ of the Week: Ellen Allien
The multi-talented, multi-functional, multi-just-about-anything Ellen Allien is this week’s Gabrielle Guetta’s female DJ. I’ve chosen Ellen for this week’s feature story for the superb Boiler Room set she agreed to do after countless invitations from the Berlin BR echelon. The electronic music empress performed a superb mix. Then again, nothing less is expected of Ellen […]
David Guetta: a DJ first, then a producer
This year, David Guetta has been under the spotlight countless times. He's had some great times touring the globe, winning awards and releasing tracks, videos and collaborations with the biggest names out there. Then there are those not too great occasions, which have had him pinned down for faking DJ sets. All that aside, this […]
The Official Global DJ Rankings presents Umek: #1 from Slovenia, #1 Techno
In this series, we take a look at DJs that are #1 for some reason. In the second edition we are taking a peak into the life of DJ UMEK! Uroš Umek aka DJ Umek is remarkable for being the #1 DJ out of the East-European country Slovenia and the #1 DJ in the techno […]
Calvin Harris pissed off at BBC for saying he’s ”defending pre-recorded sets”
A very public outrage by Calvin Harris has been infused after the publishing of a short video clip of an interview given to BBC Newsbeat (watch the video here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/20227595). The article suggests that Calvin Harris is defending pre-recorded DJ sets. Of course, the UK's premier DJ and producer got angry letters for this and […]
Solveig Petersen introduces: MAREK HEMMANN
We’re proud to launch the weekly articles series – 'Solveig Petersen introduces' – and hope you will enjoy learning about DJs you might have not known before! I have chosen something really special for the first edition. Namely – DJ MAREK HEMMANN – from Germany with an unique flavor and an understanding of taste that's […]
Solveig Petersen introduces
We’re launching a weekly category introducing DJs who are not in the top 100 of The Official Global DJ Rankings. These could be upcoming DJs who are climbing the steps for the first time, this could be someone doing a comeback or basically just about any DJ in the top 10000 of The DJ Rankings […]
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