Nolimit Posted November 15 Report Share Posted November 15 The votes have been added up and the results are finally released in DJmag's 278th issue, which hits the streets on November 16th. The DJmag Top 100 DJs poll - currently in its eighth year - is the dance music industry's best indicator of a DJ's popularity and visibility, and the vote has thrown up quite a few surprises this year. The top DJ of the last two years, Paul Oakenfold, has been pipped to the post by progressive house don Sasha - the original DJ pin-up. Sasha (real name Alexander Coe) has been an ever-present figure during the phenomenal growth of dance music over the last decade, never straying from the credible path. "It's absolutely unbelievable," Sasha told DJmag. "I'm overwhelmed to say the least. You shouldn't really pay much attention to polls and prizes, but because this one's voted for by the clubbers it's seen as the most honest award around. Every year I think I'm going to be slipping because I'm out of the country a lot and there's a lot of other DJs playing more commercial music and much bigger gigs than me. So to find I've actually won it is amazing." Sasha was undoubtably helped in his victory by the American internet vote resulting from his fabled residency at Twilo in New York. His DJ partner-in-crime at Twilo, John Digweed, shot up three places from last year to finish at number three in the poll - just behind Paul Oakenfold. Also staying in the top ten are Carl Cox, Paul Van Dyk, Judge Jules and Danny Tenaglia, while crashing in from nowhere come hard house trailblazers Fergie and Lisa Lashes (the first woman ever to be voted into the Top Ten) and also Danny Howells. This year, through additional website voting and DJmag's link up with leading music site Dotmusic, there was increased input from other countries. The poll still retains an obvious UK bias, but this year greater reflects dance music's internationalism and the flourishing scenes in many other territories around the globe. "DJ culture has grown into a multi-million pound industry over the past decade, and our readers' chart is the best indicator there is of the popularity of the top spinners," said DJmag's Carl Loben. "The craft has grown immeasurably since Sir Jimmy Saville first put two turntables together upstairs in a northern pub forty years ago. For an enigma like Sasha this is long-overdue recognition for somebody absolutely at the peak of his artistry." See the Top 100 DJs issue of DJmag for the full results - out Nov 16. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted November 15 Report Share Posted November 15 Imagine having Sahsa, Digweed, Paul Van Dyk and James Brown @ your wedding?Dope Huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back2basics- Posted November 15 Report Share Posted November 15 Well i dont think anybody can argue with that, he has done quiet a bit for music and rehab over the years.And the residency @ Twilo, and his passion for breaks... he has been pusing them for a while when nobody was listening.Thumbs up Sasha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jprutig Posted November 16 Report Share Posted November 16 wombat - you got something to tell me there, buddy?thinking about popping the question? the holidays are right around the corner, and i've benn told that it is the most popular time of the year for that kind of thing...a twilo wedding perhaps?------------------you can judge the quality and content of one's character by the way they treat someone that can do nothing for them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowchaser Posted November 16 Report Share Posted November 16 Originally posted by back2basics-:And the residency @ Twilo, and his passion for breaks... he has been pusing them for a while when nobody was listening.My ears were wide open. How can you not listen to those breaks...Sasha deserves it. ------------------all the girls say i'm pretty fly for a white guy... shadowchaser076@aol.com [This message has been edited by shadowchaser (edited 11-15-2000).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowchaser Posted November 16 Report Share Posted November 16 Top 100 DJs 2000.1 Sasha2 Paul Oakenfold3 John Digweed4 Paul Van Dyk5 Carl Cox6 Judge Jules7 Danny Tenaglia8 Fergie9 Lisa Lashes10 Danny Howells11 Seb Fontaine12 Dave Seaman13 Danny Rampling14 Roger Sanchez15 Erick Morillo16 Tall Paul17 Timo Maas18 Nick Warren19 Deep Dish20 Anthony Pappa21 Pete Tong22 Ferry Corsten23 Masters At Work24 Tiesto25 Steve Lawler26 Ritchie Hawtin27 Mauro Picotto28 Norman Cook29 Dave Clarke30 Lisa Pin-Up31 Laurent Garnier32 Derrick Carter33 John Kelly34 Darren Emerson35 JFK36 Chris Liberator37 Graham Gold38 Justin Robertson39 Ann Savage40 Andy Farley41 Jeff Mills42 Steve Thomas43 Lottie44 Sven Vath45 Lee Burridge46 David Morales47 John OO Fleming48 Jon Pleased Wimmin49 Adam Freeland50 Guy Ornadel51 Gilles Peterson52 Yousef53 Dave Pearce54 Jimpy55 Basement Jaxx56 Jon Carter57 DJ Sneak58 Gordon Kaye59 EZ60 Parks & Wilson61 Francois Kevorkian62 Sister Bliss63 BK64 Tidy Boys65 Scott Bond66 Sonique67 Brandon Block68 Derrick May69 Frankie Knuckles70 BT71 Rachel Auburn72 Dave The Drummer73 Mark Farina74 Craig Richards75 Chemical Brothers76 Jimmy Van M77 Norman Jay78 Christopher Lawrence79 Armand Van Helden80 Mark Moore81 Hype82 Sander Kleinenberg83 Dave Lee84 Bad Boy Bill85 Tony Humphries86 MYNC Project87 Dreem Team88 Andy C89 Ian M90 Scratch Perverts91 Alan Thompson92 Grooverider93 Sandra Collins94 DJ Dan95 Andy Morris96 Mr.Scruff97 Josh Wink98 Stonebridge99 Lisa Loud100 Krafty Kuts ------------------all the girls say i'm pretty fly for a white guy... shadowchaser076@aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolimit Posted November 16 Author Report Share Posted November 16 12 out of the top 20 djs have some sort of residency in NYC. I guess we're not so bad afterall. Thanks Twilo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey_m Posted November 16 Report Share Posted November 16 Originally posted by shadowchaser: My ears were wide open. How can you not listen to those breaks...Sasha deserves it. I second Frank's motion.......nobody can remotely replicate Sasha's style.......(Digweed doesn't count)......Mikey------------------Room to dance?....Oh..I will take that..thank you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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