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Tiesto - Dutch DJ

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Seems the other author is always posting neat youtube videos about Dutch musicians. I finally found one. Not my personal taste or style but here is a neat video of a Dutch DJ; Tiesto. Dance music to the max.

A little about him. Tiësto was born Tijs Michiel Verwst on January 17th 1969 in Breda, North Brabant. He has had numerous names associated with him but the most famous one is DJ Tiësto. About five years ago he decided to drop the “DJ” portion of the name and is now known as Tiësto, which is an Italian twist of his old childhood nickname.

Tiësto became interested in music from around the age of twelve and by the age of fourteen he was already DJing at school parties. His success has continued to grow and in the early 2000’s he became the first DJ to perform to a large audience without any other DJs or opening acts. From 2002-2004 he was crowned the “World’s Number 1 DJ,” three consecutive times by DJ Magazine. Tiësto was also recently voted “The Greatest DJ of All Time” in the dance music publication, Mixmag.

Wow. Thanks to the official Dutch blog by transparent language for introducing him to me.

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