DJ Mag Top 100 Djs 2017: A Look at the New Entries
This past Saturday, the Top 100 DJs Poll award ceremony took place at the Amsterdam Arena during this year’s Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE). For the second consecutive year, the top position was taken by the 21-year old Dutch wunderkind Martin Garrix. There were 15 new entries and 7 Re-Entries.
The highest climber was Alan Walker which entered the list last year on #55 and moved up 38 positions to the #17 spot. The highest new entry of this year is:
23-years old Belgian DJ/Producer, Lost Frequencies on #26
The ranks of female artists have doubled to a total of four, with the Dutch EDM duo Nervo on #42 (part of the list for the 6th consecutive year), followed by the Ukrainian “Queen of Hardcore” Miss K8 on #58. The two new entries are:
Mexican Violinist & DJ/Producer, Mariana BO on #84
Australian EDM/Trap artist, Alison Wonderland on #89
Non-Commercial House and Techno music gained more share with Eric Prydz moving up to the #34 spot and Carl Cox to #62, the re-entries of Richie Hawtin (#80) and Paul Kalkbrenner (#97) and four new entries, which are:
Mask-wearing House maestro, Claptone on #69
Three-time DJ Awards winner, Solomun on #81
Breakthrough DJ Of The Year 2015, Black Coffee on #85
US-born Pacha Ibiza Resident, Maceo Plex on #91
Hardstyle is represented with Headhunterz on the #33 spot, Angerfist on #40, Radical Redemption on #44, Brennan Heart on #59, and Da Tweekaz on #67, as well as one new entry, which is:
24-years old Dutch Raw Hardstyle artist, Warface on #65
Aligned with the rising popularity of Psychedelic Trance, the genre got its representation on the list with the new entry of:
Israeli Psychedelic Trance duo, Vini Vici on #72
Also joining the list as new entry is DJ L (musical director at MYST club Shanghai) on #98, as well as the following five EDM artists:
Mike Williams on #60
Lucas & Steve on #64
Cat Dealers on #74
Carta on #92
Julian Jordan on #94
Noteworthy is also the re-entry of Drum&Bass icon and head of RAM Records, Andy C on the #77 spot. You can see the full DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll results by clicking on the “Website” link at the bottom of this article.
If you are keen to see some of the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs perform live on stage, then you will have the chance to do so here in Bangkok this December, by attending the 5th installment of the 808 Festival. So far only the Phase 1 lineup is announced, but it already features Above & Beyond and Vini Vici. Besides that, promoter Retox Sessions has also announced a Bangkok performance of Alan Walker for this December.
Another option would be to take a trip to Singapore for the mighty ZoukOut festival, which will feature Axwell Ingrosso, Claptone, Flume, Marshmello, R3hab, Robin Schulz, Yellow Claw and DJ Snake.