The authoritative British magazine DJ Mag has identified a hundred best representatives of the club culture of the coming year. It should be noted that the compilers rating of the best DJs 2012 took into account the creativity of clubbers from 170 countries of the world. Top three in the rating housed the DJs of the trance scene.
In the 2012 ranking of the best DJs in the world, there are four Russians (Arty, Bobina, DJ Feel, Moonbeam).
But the main discovery of the star list was DJ Omnia from Ukraine, ahead of many famous meters of club scenes.
1. Armin Van Buuren
Musician from the Netherlands, playing in trance style. According to the magazine DJ Mag, he was the # 1 DJ in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012.
2. Tiesto
11 years in the top three DJs in the world. One of the 40 greatest Dutchmen of all time. Now he is the most popular person in his country.
3. Avicii
Tim Bergling is from Sweden. With an annual income of $ 7 million, he entered the top 10 highest paid DJs in the world (Forbes, 2012).
4. David Guetta
One of the most popular DJs and music producers. Collaborates with Rihanna, Madonna and others. DJ No. 1 2011 (according to DJ Magazine). Frenchman.
5. Deadmau5
Replacing the video card, I found a dead mouse in the PC. After reporting this, he became known as the "guy with the dead mouse." Created the pseudonym Dead Mouse, later Deadmau5. Canadian.
6. Hardwell
He started his DJ career at the age of 13. At the age of 14 they signed a contract with him. Promotes Bigroom House. One of the best remixers. Dutchman.
7. Dash Berlin
A team of 3 DJs (Netherlands). Frontman and Founder (2006) - Jeffrey Sutorius. The most famous singles: "Till the Sky Falls Down", "Man On The Run".
8. Above & Beyond
British trans band. In 2006, DJ Mag rated their debut "Tri-State" 5 out of 5, calling the album "Diamond".
9. Afrojack
In 2011, Madonna received a Grammy for the remix of Revolver (with David Guetta). 2012 Grammy nominee.
10. Skrillex
The second of the highest paid DJs in the world (USA) according to Forbes (income 15 million). Has 3 Grammy awards.
11. Headhunterz
He took up music at the age of 9. With 10 - dubbing films (he is still doing this). At 19 he signed his first contract.
12. Swedish House Mafia
The team was formed in 2008. Consists of 3 house DJs - Sebastian Ingrosso, Axwell, Steve Angello.
13. Markus Shulz
German DJ working in the style of trance, progressive trance. Deals with the Dakota project.
14. Gareth Emery
Lives in Manchester (England). Uses classical piano, elements of punk rock and jazz in his compositions.
15. Steve Aoki
At the age of 20, he founded the Dim Mak Records (USA). Launched a line of clothing, sunglasses and headphones.
16. Paul van Dyk
One of the leading trance DJs in the world. Nominated for a Grammy. By 2007, he had sold 4.5 million albums. A pacifist from Germany.
17. Nicky Romero
Young producer remixing Madonna. Collaborates with Nervo, Avici, etc. He devotes a lot of time to producing.
18. Sander van Doorn
Real name Sander Ketelars (Netherlands). Plays in the progressive house genre. Develops its own club concept - Dusk till Doorn.
19. Aly & Fila
Egyptian trance duo Ali Amr Fatala and Fadi Wassef Nagui (since 1999). They are playing uplifting trance. Born in the same year (1981), went to the same school.
20. Alesso
Alessandro Lindblad, Swede. He specializes in progressive house. Debuting in 2011 in the Top 100 DJ Mag, he immediately took the 70th place.
21. ATB
Andre Tanneberger is a German musician, DJ, songwriter. Plays electronic music.On account of his 9 albums and 6 compilations ("The DJ In the mix").
22. Ferry Corsten
Working at a car wash, he saved up money for the first musical keyboard. Mixed audio cassettes and sold to friends.
23. Axwell
Member of Swedish House Mafia. In 2011 he took 1st place in the Best House DJ nomination at the Ibiza DJ Awards.
24. Dada Life
Dada Life (Sweden). An electronic duo created in 2006. The single "The Great Fashionistas Swindle" brought them success.
25. W&W
A duo from Holland performing trance, house music. The band's first hit was "Mustang".
26. Fedde Le Grand
Netherlands. The sets and tracks he creates are energetic house with acoustic nuances and electro.
27. Noisecontrollers
Dutch hardstyle blowing. The founders are Bas Oskam and Arjan Terpstra. Debuted with "Wanna Freak You".
28. Arty
Artyom Stolyarov from Engels, Saratov region. Russia. In autumn 2010 he was nominated for the Breakthrough of the Year title (IDMA 2011 rating).
29. Laidback Luke
DJ from the Philippines. A friend showed him how to make tracks from the clips on the PC.
30. Kaskade
Ryan Reddon, USA. With the hit "Steppin 'Out" it reached the top 10. The single "Everything" was the first on Billboard Magazine's Hot Dance Club Play.
31. Calvin Harris
Originally from Scotland. Has the title "King of Electropop" for the first album "I Created Disco", which went gold.
32. Orjan Nilsen
Norwegian. He dedicated his first release "La Guitarra" to his late brother. La Guitarra is considered by many to be a classic of trance.
33. Knife Party
This project was founded by members of the Pendulum group (Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen). Their first remix was on the Swedish House Mafia track.
34. Sebastian Ingrosso
Originally from South Africa. From the age of 14 he made the first remixes and tracks. Sebastian's father owned two studios.
35. Chuckie
"King of Mixes". Engaged in charity work, UNICEF Ambassador. Created a single influenced by the spiritual teachings of Gandhi and the Dalai Lama.
36. Zatox
DJ from Italy. Born 1975. Created the Qlimax anthem "No Way Back" (2011).
37. Coone
Koen Bauweraerts is a Belgian producer and DJ. Has been making music since 2002.
38. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
Two brothers from Belgium. Created an anthem for Tomorrowland 2011 (with Afrojack and Nervo). A-class remixers. The main style is House.
39. Cosmic Gate
A trance duo from Germany. Recently, they have moved away from the proprietary hard trance sound and play softer music.
40. Porter Robinson
The young genius (born 1992) has developed his own recognizable style of electro sound. The track "Say My Name" took 1st place on the Beatport Electro House Chart.
41. Wildstylez
Was born in 1983 in Holland. First solo release "Life'z A Bitch / Missin".
42. Angerfist
Gabber is a musician and DJ Danny Masslin, originally from the Netherlands. His music has a harsh and aggressive sound.
43. Infected Mushroom
Electronic group from Israel. Founders Erez Aizen and Amit Duvdevani. They play trance.
44. Daft Punk
They are famous for their shocking - they wear robots costumes during live performances and in public. Winners of multiple Grammy awards.
45. Carl Cox
Originally from England. Since childhood, I spent all my pocket money on vinyl. At the age of 15 I bought a DJ set. He knows how to turn 3 turntables at the same time.
46. Nervo
Duet of twin sisters Miriam and Olivia (Australia). Choosing between a modeling career and a music career, we chose a music career.
47. Pete Tha Zouk
Was born in 1978. A native of Portugal. Developing DJ and producer.
48. Martin Solveig
Martin Pikandet (France). Chose a pseudonym in honor of the French actress Solveig Dommarten.
49. Brennan Heart
Real name - Fabian Bohn, Dutch. He became interested in electronic music at 14. One of the best in the harddance scene.
50. Tenishia
Tenishia project (Malta) was founded in 2005. It consists of 2 musicians (Joven Grech and Cyprian Cassar).
51. Zedd
Anton Zaslavski? German DJ, producer.
He has been studying music since the age of 4. Has a unique, easily recognizable style.
52. Eric Prydz
Producer, DJ from Sweden. At first he played the piano and drums. He started his DJ career with part-time jobs in clubs.
53. Bobina
Dmitry Almazov. Russian DJ, musician. Plays trance and progressive. Best Russian DJ 2009.
54. Madeon
Hugo Pierre Leclercq, electro-pop DJ from France. Has been composing music since the age of 11. He gained popularity thanks to his video "Pop Culture".
55. John O'Callaghan
Irish producer and DJ. Works in a trance direction. In 2009 he was ranked 29th among the best DJs in DJ Magazine.
56. DJ Feel
Philip Belikov. Popular Russian trance DJ. Owner of his own label "Transmission".
57. Steve Angello
Greek DJ and producer. Has its own label Size Records. Was a member of Swedish House Mafia.
58. Omnia
Denis Shmatov is a Ukrainian DJ who first presented his country in the world Top 100 DJ ranking by DJ Mag in 2012.
59. Umek
Uroš Umek is a Slovenian producer, DJ. He started his career as a techno party organizer.
60. Wolfgang Gartner
Wolfgang Gartner (Joey Youngman) is an American producer and DJ. Plays electro house. 2011 Grammy Award nominee.
61. AN21
Antoine Josefsson is a young DJ from Sweden, brother of Steve Angello. He became popular thanks to his remixes.
62. Tommy Trash
Thomas Olsen? Australian DJ and producer. Works in electro house style.
63. Francis Davila
DJ and producer, originally from Guatemala. One of the best in the Latin American scene. Has good reviews from famous musicians such as Paul Van Dyk.
64. D-Block & S-Te-Fan
Duet of Dutch DJs - Diederik Bakker and Stefan dan Daas. According to DJ Mag, in 2011 they were ranked 40th in the ranking of DJs.
65. Tritional
The trance is from DJs and producers Chad Cisneros and David (Dave) Reed. The hosts of the radio show Air Up There.
66. Bingo Players
Dutch duo playing electro house. Paul Baumer and Maarten Hoogstraten founded. In the list of the best DJs in the world in 2012 they were ranked 66th.
67. Psyko Punkz
A duet of musicians from Holland. Played by Hardstyle. Consists of DJs Sven Sieperda and Wietse Amersfoort. Top Performers of 2011 at the Hard Dance Awards.
68. Shogun
Andrew Chen is an American DJ and producer. He performed together with such top performers as Paul Oakenfold, Tiesto. One of the best in the Asian electronic scene.
69. Paul Oakenfold
Popular English DJ and producer. One of the highest paid in the world. Owns the label "Perfecto Records".
70. Benny Benassi
Benny Benassi (Marco Benassi) is an Italian DJ and composer. In 2002, he created the famous single "Satisfaction".
71. Tydi
Tyson Illingworth? DJ and producer from Australia. Trance is playing. He was twice Australia's # 1 DJ title holder.
72. Mat Zo
Matan Zohar is a DJ from England. Works in progressive style. At the age of 16, he won the remix competition for the Lustral track “In My Life”.
73. R3hab
DJ, producer from Holland. One of the most demanded performers. Collaborated with: Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez.
74. Quentin Mosimann
French DJ and singer. He created his own style - electro-house with his own vocal accompaniment.
75. Wasted Penguinz
Hardstyle project, founded by DJs Pontuz Bergman and Jon Brandt-Cederhall from Sweden.
76. Dirty South
Dragan Roganovich is a popular Serbian house DJ and producer. In 2010 ranked 75th in the ranking of the best DJs DJ Mag.
77. Andrew Rayel
Andrei Rata is a trance producer and DJ from Moldova. He mixes different trance styles in his tracks. Experiments constantly.
78. Richie Hawtin
Anglo-Canadian DJ and producer. Has its own label "Minus". One of the most notable characters on the world techno music scene.
79. Frontliner
Dutch DJ. At the end of 2006, in collaboration with Headhunterz, he released a hit: Scantraxx Rootz & End of my Existence.
80. Myon & Shane 54
Duo of Hungarian DJs. Professionals in their field. Despite the youth of the project, it enjoys considerable popularity in the trance environment.
81. Heatbeat
Trance DJ duo from Argentina consisting of Matias Faint and Agustin Servente. They became famous thanks to their hits: “Paradise Garage”, “PushOver”, “Trash”.
82. Thomas Gold
Frank Knebel is a German producer and DJ. The brightest works? remixes (Roger Sanchez “Turn On The Music”, DJ Antoine “Arabian Adventure”).
83. Nero
Electronic duo from Britain with Dan Stevens and Joe Ray. Drum'n'bass and dubstep are playing. In 2010 they were awarded the Beatport award for the best dubstep project.
84. Roger Shah
German DJ and producer. Also known as DJ Shah. Works in the trance genre. Founder of the balearic trans style.
85. Feed Me
Electro-house project by British DJ Jon Gooch, also known as Spor. Has 4 releases on mau5trap label.
86. Mike Candys
Swiss DJ, producer. He became popular after the release of his mega-hit "La Serenada" in 2008.
87. Andy Moor
British musician, extraordinary and authoritative person of the modern club scene. At the age of 11, he could already play six different musical instruments.
88. Ran D
Randy Wicland? dutch harddance dj. Has 10 years of musical experience. Differs in its unique style.
89. Richard Durand
Dutch trance performer. His first track "Make Me Scream" in 2005 became one of the greatest hits in the club.
90. Felguk
Felipe Lozinsky and Gustavo Rozenthal? Brazilian electro house blowing, operating since 2006. Very popular in Brazil, USA and Canada.
91. Paul Kalkbrenner
German producer, DJ. Plays techno, minimal techno. Author of 6 albums. Besides music, he is fond of photography.
92. Moonbeam
Russian electronic blowing two brothers? Vitaly and Pavel Khvaleev. DJ Magazine ranked them 42 in the 2010 ranking.
93. Sean Tyas
American DJ and producer. A representative of such a direction in trance as uplifting. Musician for A State of Trance.
94. Bob Sinclair
Christophe Le Friant is a French house DJ. Owns the label "Yellow Production". In 2010, his album Made in Jamaica was nominated for a Grammy.
95. Netsky
Boris Daenen is a Belgian musician and producer. Works in the Drum'n'Bass style. In 2010 he debuted with the album "Netsky".
96. Neelix
Henrik Twardzik is a Hamburg-based DJ who owns the Glamor Studios label. Headliner at many open airs and parties in Germany and other countries.
97. Mark Knight
Dutch musician, one of the best house producers. Created the famous remix of Laurent Garnier "Man With The Red Face".
98. John Digweed
Thomas John Digweed is a popular British DJ, producer. Created the label Bedrock Records. One of the founders of the progressive house style.
99. Da Tweekaz
Hardstyle blowing made up of Kenth Kvien and Marcus Nordli. On the hard scene since 2007.
100. Project 46
Canadian electro house project. Founders? Tman Shaw and Ryan Henderson.
This is what the list looks like today the best DJs in the world at the end of 2012Time will tell what will happen in 2013, but for now it remains to enjoy the creativity of this hundred of the best Djs on the planet.