The authoritative British magazine DJ Mag has identified the hundred best representatives of the club culture of the past year. It should be noted that the compilers rating of the best DJs of 2012 took into account the work of clubbers from 170 countries of the world. On the top three lines of the rating are trans-scene DJs.

In the ranking of the best DJs in the world in 2012, there are four Russians (Arty, Bobina, DJ Feel, Moonbeam).

But the main discovery of the star list was the DJ Omnia from Ukraine, ahead of many famous meters of club scenes.

1. Armin Van Buuren

A trance-style musician from the Netherlands. According to the magazine, DJ Mag was the No. 1 DJ in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012.

2. Tiesto

11 years in the top three best DJs in the world. One of the 40 greatest Dutchs 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, it is among 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 of 2011 (according to DJ Magazine). Frenchman.

5. Deadmau5

Replacing the video card, I found a dead mouse in the PC. Having reported this, he became known as the "guy with a dead mouse." Created the alias Dead Mouse, later Deadmau5. Canadian.

6. Hardwell

He began his DJ career at age 13. At 14, they signed a contract with him. Promotes the Bigrum 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 group. In 2006, DJ Mag rated their debut Tri-State at 5 out of 5, calling the album Diamond.

9. Afrojack

In 2011, Madonna received a Grammy for a remix on Revolver (along with David Guetta). Grammy nominee in 2012.

10. Skrillex

The second of the highest paid DJs in the world (USA) according to Forbes (income of 15 million). He has 3 Grammy Awards.

11. Headhunterz

Engaged in music at 9 years old. With 10 - scoring films (still doing this). At 19, he signed the 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 trance style, progressive trance. Engaged in the Dakota project.

14. Gareth Emery

Lives in Manchester (England). He uses classical piano, elements of punk rock and jazz in his compositions.

15. Steve Aoki

At the age of 20, he created the recording company Dim Mak Records (USA). Launched a line of clothes, sunglasses and headphones.

16. Paul van Dyk

One of the leading trance DJs in the world. Nominated for a Grammy. By 2007, sold 4.5 million copies of albums. A pacifist from Germany.

17. Nicky Romero

Young producer remixing for Madonna. Collaborates with Nervo, Avici and others. He devotes much time to producing.

18. Sander van Doorn

Real name Sander Ketelars (Netherlands). He plays in the genre of progressive house. Develops its club concept - Dusk till Doorn.

19. Aly & Fila

Egyptian trans duo Ali Amr Fatala and Fadi Wassef Nagui (since 1999). They play uplifting trance. Born in one year (1981), studied at the same school.

20. Alesso

Alessandro Lindblad, Swede. Specializes in progressive house. Debuting in 2011 in the Top 100 DJ Mag, he immediately took 70th place.

21. ATB

Andre Tanneberger - German musician, DJ, songwriter. Plays electronic music. He has 9 albums and 6 compilations (“The DJ In the mix”).

22. Ferry Corsten

While working on a car wash, he saved up money for the first musical keyboard. Mix audio cassettes and sell to friends.

23. Axwell

Member of Swedish House Mafia. In 2011, he took 1st place in the nomination Best House DJ at the Ibiza DJ Awards.

24. Dada Life

Dada Life (Sweden). An electronic duet created in 2006. The success was brought to them by the single “The Great Fashionistas Swindle”.

25. W&W

A duet from Holland who performs trance, house music. The band’s first hit is Mustang.

26. Fedde Le Grand

Netherlands. The sets and tracks that he creates are an energetic house with nuances of acoustic sound and with the addition of 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 Of Russia. In autumn 2010, he was nominated for the title Breakthrough of the Year (IDMA 2011 rating).

29. Laidback Luke

DJ from the Philippines. A friend showed him how to make PC tracks from passages.

30. Kaskade

Ryan Reddon, USA. With the hit, “Steppin’ Out ”reached the top 10. The single“ Everything ”was the first in Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Club Play.

31. Calvin Harris

Originally from Scotland. He has the title "King of Electropop" for the first album "I Created Disco", which became gold.

32. Orjan Nilsen

Norwegian. He dedicated the first release of La Guitarra to his late brother. “La Guitarra” is considered by many to be classics 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 did the first remixes and tracks. Sebastian's father owned two studios.

35. Chuckie

"King of the mixes." Engaged in charity, UNICEF Ambassador. Created a single influenced by the spiritual teachings of Gandhi and the Dalai Lama.

36. Zatox

DJ from Italy. Born in 1975. Created the Qlimax anthem “No Way Back” (2011).

37. Coone

Koen Bauweraerts is a Belgian producer and DJ. Has been playing music since 2002.

38. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike

Two brothers from Belgium. For the Tomorrowland 2011 festival, a hymn was created (together Afrojack and Nervo). Remixers of the "A" class. The basic style is House.

39. Cosmic Gate

Trance duet from Germany. Recently, they have moved away from branded hard trance sound and play softer music.

40. Porter Robinson

Young genius (born in 1992) developed his recognizable style of electric sound. The track “Say My Name” took 1st place on the Beatport Electro House Chart.

41. Wildstylez

Born in 1983 in the Netherlands. The first solo release of Life’z A Bitch / Missin.

42. Angerfist

Gabber musician and DJ Danny Maslin comes from the Netherlands. His music is notable for its 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 shocking - they wear robotic costumes during live performances and in public. Winners of many Grammy Awards.

45. Carl Cox

Originally from England. Since childhood, he spent all his pocket money on vinyl. At 15, he bought a DJ set. Able to twist at the same time 3 turntables.

46. ​​Nervo

Duo of twin sisters Miriam and Olivia (Australia). Choosing between a modeling career and a musical one, they chose a musical one.

47. Pete Tha Zouk

Born in 1978. A native of Portugal. Developing DJ and producer.

48. Martin Solveig

Martin Pikandet (France). He chose a pseudonym in honor of the French actress Solveig Dommartin.

49. Brennan Heart

Real name is Fabian Bohn, a Dutchman. He became interested in electronic music at 14. One of the best in the harddance scene.

50. Tenishia

The Tenishia project (Malta) was founded in 2005. It consists of 2 musicians (Joven Grech and Cyprian Cassar).

51. Zedd

Anton Zaslavski? German DJ, producer.
Engaged in music since 4 years. It has a unique, easily recognizable style.

52. Eric Prydz

Producer, DJ from Sweden. First played the piano and drums. DJ career began with part-time jobs in clubs.

53. Bobina

Dmitry Almazov. Russian DJ, musician. He plays trance and progressive. Best Russian DJ of 2009.

54. Madeon

Hugo Pierre Leclerc, electro-pop DJ from France. Composes music from 11 years old. He gained popularity thanks to his clip “Pop Culture”.

55. John O’Callaghan

Irish producer and DJ. Works in the direction of trance. In 2009, he was ranked 29th among the best DJ Magazine DJs.

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 part of the Swedish House Mafia.

58. Omnia

Denis Shmatov - Ukrainian DJ, first introduced his country in the world ranking of DJ Magazines Top 100 from DJ Mag in 2012.

59. Umek

Uros Umek - Slovenian producer, DJ. He began his career as an organizer of techno-parties.

60. Wolfgang Gartner

Wolfgang Gartner (Joey Youngman) is an American producer and DJ. An electro house is playing. 2011 Grammy Award Nominee.

61. AN21

Antoine Josefsson (Antoine Josefsson) - a young DJ from Sweden, brother Steve Angello. He became popular thanks to his remixes.

62. Tommy Trash

Thomas Olsen? Australian DJ and producer. It works in the style of an electric house.

63. Francis Davila

DJ and producer, originally from Guatemala. One of the best on the Latin American scene. He has good reviews from eminent musicians such as Paul Van Dyk.

64. D-Block & S-Te-Fan

The duet of the Dutch DJs - Diderik Bakker and Stefan Dan Daas. According to DJ Mag, in 2011 they took 40th place in the ranking of DJs.

65. Tritional

Trance blows from DJs and producers Chad Cisneros and David (Dave) Reed. Leading radio shows Air Up There.

66. Bingo Players

Dutch duet playing electro house. Founded by Paul Baumer and Maarten Hoogstraten. In the list of the best DJs in the world in 2012, they occupied 66th place.

67. Psyko Punkz

A duet of musicians from Holland. Play Hardstyle. Consists of DJs Sven Sieperda and Wietse Amersfoort. The best 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 Perfecto Records label.

70. Benny Benassi

Benny Benassi (Marco Benassi) - Italian DJ and composer. In 2002, he created the famous single "Satisfaction".

71. Tydi

Tyson Illingworth DJ and producer from Australia. Trance is playing. Twice won the Australia’s # 1 DJ title.

72. Mat Zo

Matan Zohar is a DJ from England. It works in the style of progressive. At the age of 16 he won the contest of remixes for the track Lustral - “In My Life”.

73. R3hab

DJ, producer from Holland. One of the most sought after artists. Worked with: Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez.

74. Quentin Mosimann

French DJ and singer. He created his own style - an electro-house with his 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 DJ Mag DJs.

77. Andrew Rayel

Andrei Rata is a trance producer and DJ from Moldova. It mixes different trance styles in its tracks. He is constantly experimenting.

78. Richie Hawtin

Anglo-Canadian DJ and producer. Has its own label "Minus". One of the most prominent characters on the world stage of technology music.

79. Frontliner

Dutch DJ. In late 2006, in collaboration with Headhunterz released a hit: Scantraxx Rootz & End of my Existence.

80. Myon & Shane 54

Duet of Hungarian DJs. Professionals. Despite the youth of the project, it enjoys considerable popularity in a trance environment.

81. Heatbeat

Trance duo of DJs 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 work? Remixes (Roger Sanchez "Turn On The Music", DJ Antoine "Arabian Adventure").

83. Nero

An electronic duet from Britain consisting of Dan Stevens and Joe Ray. They play drum’n’bass and dubstep. In 2010, they were awarded the Beatport Prize as 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 of British DJ Jon Gooch, also known as Spor. Has 4 releases on mau5trap.

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, an 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. It is distinguished by its unique style.

89. Richard Durand

Dutch trance performer. His first track “Make Me Scream” in 2005 became one of the best club hits.

90. Felguk

Felipe Lozinsky and Gustavo Rozenthal? Brazilian electric house blowing, working since 2006. Very popular in Brazil, USA and Canada.

91. Paul Kalkbrenner

German producer, DJ. Techno plays, minimal techno. Author of 6 albums. In addition to music, she enjoys photography.

92. Moonbeam

Russian electronic blowing two brothers? Vitaly and Pavel Khvaleev. DJ Magazine awarded them 42 places in the 2010 ranking.

93. Sean Tyas

American DJ and producer. The representative of such a direction in a trance as uplifting. Record label A State of Trance.

94. Bob Sinclair

Christophe Le Frian is a French house DJ. Owns the Yellow Production label. In 2010, his album “Made in Jamaica” was nominated for a Grammy.

95. Netsky

Boris Daenen is a musician and producer from Belgium. It works in the style of Drum’n’Bass. In 2010, he debuted with the album "Netsky".

96. Neelix

Henrik Twardzik is a Hamburg DJ, owner of Glamor Studios. Headliner at many open-air parties and parties in Germany and other countries.

97. Mark Knight

Dutch musician, one of the best house producers. He created the famous remix on Laurent Garnier "Man With The Red Face".

98. John Digweed

Thomas John Digweed is a popular British DJ producer. He created the label Bedrock Records. One of the founders of the progressive house style.

99. Da Tweekaz

Hardstyle blowing consisting 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.

So today the list looks best DJs in the world in 2012what will be in 2013 time will tell, but for now it remains to enjoy the creativity of this hundred of the best DJs on the planet.

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