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.

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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!

The Top 100 DJs For 2009

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
11. ATB (
12. Infected Mushroom
13. Sasha
14. Axwell
15. Andy Moor
16. Bobina
17. John Digweed
18. Carl Cox
19. Cosmic Gate
20. Steve Angello
21. Roger Shah
22. Aly & Fila
23. Paul Oakenfold
24. John O’Callaghan
25. Sebastian Ingrosso
26. Benny Benassi
27. Laidback Luke
28. Richie Hawtin
29. Fedde Le Grand
30. DJ Feel
31. Lange
32. Hernan Cattaneo
33. Daft Punk
34. Eric Prydz
35. Bob Sinclar
36. Joachim Garraud
37. Kyau & Albert
38. James Zabiela
39. Umek
40. Christopher Lawrence
41. Eddie Halliwell
42. Simon Patterson
43. Offer Nissim
44. Judge Jules
45. Sean Tyas
46. Dubfire
47. Martin Solveig
48. Sven Vath
49. Richard Durand
50. Marco V
51. Kaskade
52. Tydi
53. Erick Morillo
54. Matt Darey
55. Astrix
56. Menno de Jong
57. The Thillseekers
58. Nick Warren
59. Dirty South
60. Roger Sanchez
61. Mark Knight
62. Wally Lopez
63. Leon Bolier
64. Blank & Jones
65. Justice
66. Laurent Wolf
67. Astral Projection
68. Boys Noize
69. Ronski Speed
70. Sander Kleinenberg
71. Ricardo Villalobos
72. Chuckie
73. Sharam
74. Marcel Woods
75. Lisa Lashes
76. Moonbeam
77. Rank 1
78. Sebastien Leger
79. Marcus Schossow
80. Steve Lawler
81. Skazi
82. Super8 & Tab
83. Pete Tong
84. Tocadisco
85. Sied van Riel
86. Tiga
87. Daniel Kandi
88. Mike Koglin
89. Luciano
90. Yahel
91. Myon & Shane 54
92. John B
93. Simon Posford
94. Fatboy Slim
95. Robbie Rivera
96. Antoine Clamaran
97. Nic Fanciulli
98. Gui Boratto
99. Alex M.O.R.P.H.
100. Andy C

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DJMag via InTheMix

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.

And if you’re not subscribed yet, follow me on Twitter for updates and twisted detritus from around the web: podcasting_news

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

Here’s the official video for Ferry Corsten’s latest, Radio Crash, from Twice In A Blue Moon. The album is available now digitally and everywhere Jan 27, 2009.

And if you hate anything related to trance, don’t forget to weigh in on the list of the Top 100 DJs.

I’m surprised to see Infected Mushroom in the top 10. And where are the female DJs?

Let me know what you think of the list in the comments.

DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2008

01. Armin van Buuren

02. Tiësto

03. Paul van Dyk

04. Above & Beyond

05. David Guetta

06. Ferry Corsten

07. Sasha

08. Markus Schulz

09. John Digweed

10. Infected Mushroom

11. Deadmau5

12. Carl Cox

13. Sander van Doorn

14. Paul Oakenfold

15. Richie Hawtin

16. Hernan Cattaneo

17. James Zabiela

18. Andy Moor

19. Eddie Halliwell

20. Axwell

21. Eric Prydz

22. Kyau & Albert

23. Gareth Emery

24. Sven Väth

25. ATB

26. Anderson Noise

27. Joachim Garraud

28. Bobina

29. Fedde le Grand

30. Dubfire

31. Aly & Fila

32. Judge Jules

33. Umek

34. Matt Darey

35. Ricky Stone

36. Ricardo Villalobos

37. Lange

38. Daft Punk

39. Benny Benassi

40. Bob Sinclair

41. Deep Dish

42. Mark Knight

43. Astrix

44. Marco V

45. The Thrillseekers

46. Laidback Luke

47. Danny Tenaglia

48. Menno de Jong

49. Marco Lenzi

50. Andy C

51. Offer Nissim

52. Martin Solveig

53. Adam Sheridan

54. Sean Tyas

55. DJ Feel

56. Yahel

57. Roger Sanchez

58. DJ Shah

59. Sander Kleinenberg

60. John O’Callaghan

61. Blank & Jones

62. Cosmic Gate

63. Steve Angello

64. Simon Patterson

65. Gabriel & Dresden

66. Richard Durand

67. Laurent Wolf

68. Matt Hardwick

69. Chris Liebing

70. Erick Morillo

71. DJ Hype

72. Signum

73. Justice

74. Dirty South

75. Wally Lopez

76. Magda

77. Lisa Lashes

78. Pete Tong

79. DJ Vibe

80. Bad Boy Bill

81. Tiddey

82. Greg Downey

83. Marcel Woods

84. Nick Warren

85. Solar System

86. Skazi

87. Mike Koglin

88. Mauro Picotto

89. Sébastien Léger

90. The Chemical Brothers

91. Steve Lawler

92. Fatboy Slim

93. Solarstone

94. Astral Projection

95. Leon Bolier

96. Nic Fanciulli

97. Ronski Speed

98. Tocadisco

99. Booka Shade

100. Alex M.O.R.P.H. & Woody van Eyden

Image: tricky

The will be joined by international heavyweight Ferry Corsten for the grand opening on the 27th. Both DJs will be in the club in avatar form in real time, so that anyone on the dancefloor can chat with them while they play; a rare privilege in real life clubs. The event starts at 5pm E.S.T./2pm P.S.T.

The opening will mark the second event with marquee-name DJs in Second Life. The first happened when The Scumfrog (aka Jesse Houk) opened his virtual 24-hour party island Skyros to the public. DJ Rap, D:Fuse, Richard Vission and Static Revenger also joined in the lineup.

All that’s needed to join Second Life and get to Skyros is to download the software from www.secondlife.com and register as a citizen. There is a SLURL (Second Life URL) on www.thescumfrog.com that automatically launches the software and teleports your newly created avatar straight to the virtual island.

Ferry Corsten

Corsten is from Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and still makes it his home. Corsten got a young start, DJing and producing tracks at the age of 15. Since then, Corsten has developed into one of the top international DJs.

Though Corsten got his start with hardcore gabba trance, he has also worked in other genres, including other types of trance and house music. As System F, Corsten has had hits with Out of the Blue and Cry. He’s also worked with another famous Dutch DJ, DJ Tiesto, as Gouryella.

His remix work has also brought him acclaim, especially for his work on William Orbit’s version of Adagio for Strings. His dj mix Trance Nation is one of the best selling dance compilations.

As a sign of his success, Corsten has 10 gold singles in his studio:

• Madagascar-Ferry Corsten Remix 1999
• Carte BlanceVeracocha, 1999
• System F-Out of the Blue 1999
• Gouryella-Gouryella 2000
• Gouryella-Walhalla 2000
• System F-Cry 2001
• System F-Dance Valley 2001
• System F vs. Armin van BuurenExhale 2002
• Ferry Corsten-Punk 2003
• Ferry Corsten-Rock Your Body Rock 2004

Official Site: http://www.ferrycorsten.com/