Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), better known by his stage name Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, singer-songwriter, and producer. Harris earned more than Jay-Z or Katy Perry this year—and claimed electronic dance music's cash crown for the first time in his career. In February he signed ...
Tijs Michiel Verwest born 17 January 1969, known by his stage name Tiësto, is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. The Dutch-born DJ has been spinning for decades—playing over 140 shows last year—and he's earning more than ever. Tiësto landed a lucrative residency at ...
Pierre David Guetta (born November 7, 1967) is a French house producer and disc jockey. Daft Punk contemporary David Guetta navigated his way from the DJ decks of underground Parisian clubs to the upper echelons of Top 40 radio. He has made a name for himself by crossing into pop music and ...
Swedish House Mafia was a Swedish electronic dance music trio consisting of disc jockeys and producers: Axwell, Steve Angello, and Sebastian Ingrosso. The group officially formed in late 2008. The supergroup placed at number ten on the DJ Magazine Top 100 DJ Poll 2011. The three members of Swedish ...
Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), better known by his stage name deadmau5 (pronounced "dead mouse"), is a Canadian progressive-house music producer and performer from Toronto, Ontario. The mouse-helmeted DJ has been collecting vast amounts of cheese despite performing half as ...
Tim Bergling (born 8 September 1989), better known by his stage name Avicii ( stylized as ɅVICII and ◢ ◤), is a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer.At 23, the Swedish DJ is the youngest artist on our list—and taught himself to produce music using pirated software that he played with from his ...
Nick van de Wall, commonly known by his stage name Afrojack,is a Dutch music producer and DJ. Nick "Afrojack" van de Wall seems to be enjoying his newfound purchasing power: He bought a Ferrari 458 in February, wrecked it less than an hour later and bought a new one the next day. Only 25, the ...
Armin van Buuren born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch music producer and DJ. He is known for mostly playing progressive trance and uplifting trance. The European trance king has long been recognized as one of the world's best performers in the electronic music space. With his weekly radio show "A ...
