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3 | Tiësto is the stage name of Tijs Michiel Verwest (born 17 January 1969), a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] DJ and producer. Most famous for his {{Trance}} mixes and tracks, though his style has drifted more towards [[HouseMusic house]] since 2010. |
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5 | A quick recap of his career: After some fiddling around [=DJing=] house and releasing unnotable hardcore/gabber tracks, he [[StartMyOwn founded his own record label]], Black Hole Recordings, in 1997 as a vehicle for his ''[[XtremeKoolLetterz Magik]]'' and ''In Search of Sunrise'' DJ mix series. Started producing his own tracks, first as [[AllYourPowersCombined collaborative efforts]] (Kamaya Painters with Benno de Goeij, Gouryella with Ferry Corsten), then solo works; five of the tracks on his first production album ''In My Memory'' were widespread hits. |
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7 | Continued to DJ, becoming famous for playing six-hour sets as a solo act. One of these sets, played for 25,000 people in a stadium in Arnhem, the Netherlands, was made into a DVD, ''Tiësto in Concert''. |
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9 | In 2004, he became knighted as an Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau; became the first DJ to perform at the Olympic Games (at the opening ceremonies in Athens; he would later make this into an album, ''Parade of the Athletes''); and was ranked #1 DJ in the world by ''DJ magazine'' for the third year in a row. In 2006, he became an ambassador for [=Dance4Life=], an organization raising awareness of HIV/AIDS. In 2007, he began hosting his own radio show, ''Tiësto's Club Life''. In 2009, his single "Elements of Life" appeared in ''VideoGame/DJHero''; the following year, the sequel, ''DJ Hero 2'', would feature him as a playable character. |
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11 | In 2010, he sold his share of Black Hole Recordings to co-founder Arny Bink, passed control of his ''In Search of Sunrise'' series to DJ Richard Durand, and started a new record company, Musical Freedom, which would go on to publish a new mix series reflecting his changing musical tastes, named ''Club Life'' after his radio show. |
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13 | !!Discography |
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15 | [[AC:Production Albums]] |
16 | * ''In My Memory'' (2001) |
17 | * ''Just Be'' (2004) |
18 | * ''Elements of Life'' (2007) |
19 | * ''Kaleidoscope'' (2009) |
20 | * ''A Town Called Paradise'' (2014) |
21 | * ''The London Sessions'' (2020) |
22 | * ''Drive'' (2023) |
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24 | [[AC:DJ Mixes]] |
25 | * ''Magik'' series |
26 | ** ''Magik 1: First Flight'' (1997) |
27 | ** ''Magik 2: Story of the Fall'' (1998) |
28 | ** ''Magik 3: Far From Earth'' (1998) |
29 | ** ''Magik 4: A New Adventure'' (1999) |
30 | ** ''Magik 5: Heaven Beyond'' (2000) |
31 | ** ''Magik 6: Live in Amsterdam'' (2000) |
32 | ** ''Magik 7: Live in Los Angeles'' (2001) |
33 | * ''Summerbreeze'' (2000) |
34 | * ''Revolution'' (2001) |
35 | * ''Nyana'' (2003) |
36 | * ''In Search of Sunrise'' series |
37 | ** ''In Search of Sunrise'' (1999) |
38 | ** ''In Search of Sunrise 2'' (2000) |
39 | ** ''In Search of Sunrise 3: Panama'' (2002) |
40 | ** ''In Search of Sunrise 4: Latin America'' (2005) |
41 | ** ''In Search of Sunrise 5: Los Angeles'' (2006) |
42 | ** ''In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza'' (2007) |
43 | ** ''In Search of Sunrise 7: Asia'' (2008) |
44 | * ''Club Life'' series |
45 | ** ''Club Life Volume 1: Las Vegas'' (2011) |
46 | ** ''Club Life Volume 2: Miami'' (2012) |
47 | ** ''Club Life Volume 3: Stockholm'' (2013) |
48 | ** ''Club Life Volume 4: New York City'' (2015) |
49 | ** ''Club Life Volume 5: China'' (2017) |
50 | * AFTR:HRS (2016) |
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53 | !! We could just trope them red lights: |
54 | * GenreBusting: While known for his style that fuses HouseMusic and {{Trance}}, recent live shows have him incorporating many different and disparate ElectronicMusic styles into his setlists. |
55 | * GenreShift: He gradually shifted his musical style to ElectroHouse while keeping some of his trance elements intact. |
56 | ** Started off producing Hardcore and Gabber before developing the Trance sound he was best known for. |
57 | * IdenticalStranger: He was mistaken for Music/MarkusSchulz on a few occasions and vice versa. |
58 | * IHaveManyNames: [[https://www.discogs.com/artist/447026-Tijs-Verwest Discogs]] lists 15 solo aliases and over 30 "In Groups" credits, many of them one-offs. |
59 | * SignatureStyle: Uplifting and supersaw-laden trance set to shuffling house beats and trancey ElectroHouse with influences from other musical styles. |
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