Trance Addict's Top 250 DJ Poll

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The Trance Addict top 250 DJ poll rankings have been out for over a month but I haven't posted about it until now.

The top ten are:

  1. Armin Van Buuren
  2. Markus Schulz
  3. Above & Beyond
  4. Aly & Fila
  5. John O'Callaghan
  6. Lange
  7. Dash Berlin
  8. Gareth Emery
  9. Bryan Kearney
  10. Ferry Corsten

I am particularly happy to see Bryan Kearney making the top ten at 9 (up 22 spots) as it shows that the demand for 140 BPM Trance music is alive and well. Another notable entry is Coldharbour Recordings super producer KohMha making 19th (up 198 spots) this year. KhoMha's tracks have been played countless of times at major Trance events in 2012 so it's good that he receives the recognition that he deserves.

You can check out the entire ranking results here.

Mini-Documentary on the Paris Scene by RA

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Resident Advisor traveled to Paris to cover their burgeoning electronic music scene:

The concept of a weekly Sunday afternoon party is something that appeals to me greatly because after attending too many of these late night events you start to having this feeling as if you're jet lagged in your own city.

Really nice video - the only thing I wished to have seen was for RA to talk to somebody from Bromance Records.

Getting to know more about Bassnectar

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From SFWeekly:

"He had a number of years there where he was like the Burning Man guy," Darling says. "He was playing dubstep before anybody even knew what dubstep was. They didn't even know what to call it. They just called it Bassnectar."

Here's Bassnectar's funny theory on why dubstep (not house and techno) took off in North America:

"Maybe kids didn't want to dance as fast," he says. "Maybe we're all fat and out of shape in this country. Dubstep is a perfect electronic music for Americans because we eat too much."

The article is a long read but it's a highly recommended one as you get to know more about Bassnectar and his long road to the top.

(Source: SFWeekly)