Rolling Stone just released their list of the top 25 dj’s that run electronic dance music right now and it’s out of touch. Having been to festival after festival this summer and seen what draws people in, on some of the rankings they couldn’t be further off. Ranking Tiesto at one might be suitable for some, but the true ace is either Skrillex or Avicii. No one draws the numbers that Skrillex or Avicii do.
Armin Van Buuren is missing from the list while old school mainstays like Richie Hawtin and Danny Tenaglia fill in the midst. If you put a festival on with DJ Harvey, Richie Hawtin, Ricardo Villalobos, Seth Troxler, Danny Tenaglia and Maya Jane Coles (10 – 15), it would be a hard sell for tickets.
Check out the list and let me know what you think.
1. Tiesto
2. Swedish House Mafia
3. Avicii
4. Kaskade
5. Diplo
6. David Guetta
7. James Murphy
8. Skrillex
9. Boys Noize
10. DJ Harvey
11. Richie Hawtin
12. Ricardo Villalobos
13. Seth Troxler
14. Danny Tenaglia
15. Maya Jane Coles
16. Bassnectar
17. Todd Terje
18. Loco Dice
19. Carl Craig
20. Deadmau5
21. A-Trak
22. Carl Cox
23. Cassy
24. Porter Robinson
25. Daft Punk
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