Ferry Corsten

In this short interview, prior to a performance with Ferry Corsten, BT explains why he’s not a DJ, discusses his influences and talks about some of the crazy stuff he did with electronics when he was a kid.

via ferrycorstenofficial

DJ Magazine has announced its take on the Top 100 DJs in the World for 2009, and there aren’t a lot of surprises.

Armin Van Buuren again reigns supreme, with Tiësto and David Guetta following in the #2 & #3 positions.

Here are the Top 10 DJs:

1. Armin van Buuren
2. Tiesto
3. David Guetta
4. Above & Beyond
5. Paul van Dyk
6. Deadmau5
7. Ferry Corsten
8. Markus Schulz
9. Gareth Emery
10. Sander van Doorn

Check out the full list below, and then leave a comment with your thoughts! Read more…

This isn’t much of a jam – just a short teaser from the progressive trance side of BT (Brian Transeau), as he preps a performance of Flaming June with Ferry Corsten.

The reason we’re including it with our Sunday Synth Jams is to bring BT’s new Vimeo channel, BTv, to your attention. No word on how he plans to use it, but it’s something for fans to check out.

Here’s a list of some of the top DJs on Twitter, via genxglow:

• Axwell
• Armin Van Buuren
  
• Ferry Corsten
• John Digweed
• Sander Van Doorn
• Paul Van Dyk
• David Guetta
• Eddie Halliwell
• Richie Hawtin
• Andy Moor
• Paul Oakenfold
• Markus Schulz
• Tiesto
• James Zabiela

This is a good start, but if you’re a DJ and you’re using Twitter, or if there are DJs that you follow, leave a Twitter page link or @ name below.

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Ferry Corsten kicks off his US tour tomorrow, starting in Atlanta and ending up, at the end of the month, in New York.

Tour Dates:

• 2/5 Atlanta, GA – Opera
• 2/6 Houston, TX – Bar Rio
• 2/7 Washington, DC – Glow at Fur
• 2/20 San Antonio, TX – Bar Rio
• 2/21 Dallas, TX – Lizard Lounge
• 2/23 New Orleans, LA – Ampersand
• 2/24 Orlando, FL – Tabu
• 2/25 Tampa, FL – The Kennedy
• 2/26 Boston, MA – The Roxy
• 2/27 Detroit, MI – Bleu
• 2/28 New York, NY – Webster Hall