History Music / Tiesto

!Discography

!!Tiesto provides examples of:

* TheMentor: Has been this to younger producers, particularly Martin Garrix (who himself was inspired by Tiesto's set at the 2004 Athens Olympics).
* ViewerPronunciationConfusion: The 'ë' in the name was an effort to avert this. Without it, Dutch readers may pronounce it "TEE-sto".

** ''Club Life Volume 3: New York City'' (2015)

* TheMentor: Has been this to younger producers, particularly Martin Garrix (who himself was inspired by Tiesto's set at the 2004 Athens Olympics).

In 2010, he disassociated himself from his record company Black Hole Recordings, passing 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.

** ''2013 Club Life: Volume 3: Stockholm'' (2013)

'''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.

* GenreBusting / NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: 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.

'''Tiësto''' is the stage name of Tijs Verwest, 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.

* GenreRoulette / NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: His material is a mixture of HouseMusic and {{Trance}}.

* TheMentor: Has been this to younger producers, particularly Martin Garrix (who himself was inspired by Tiesto's set at the 2004 Athens Olympics).

* GenreRoulette: His material is a mixture of HouseMusic and {{Trance}}.

* HouseMusic: His most recent dabblings.

Music/Trance: What he's most famous for.

* Music/Trance: What he's most famous for.

* TranceMusic: What he's most famous for.

* House: His most recent dabblings.
* Trance: What he's most famous for.

!!Tiesto provides examples of:

** ''Club Life Volume 2: Miami'' (2012)

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 ''DJHero''; the following year, the sequel, ''DJ Hero 2'', would feature him as a playable character.

'''Tiësto''' is the stage name of Tijs Verwest, a Dutch DJ and producer. Most famous for his {{Trance}} mixes and tracks, though his style has drifted more towards [[HouseMusic house]] since 2010.

A quick recap of his career: After some fiddling around [=DJing=] house and releasing unnotable hardcore/gabber tracks, he 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.

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.

A quick recap of his career: After some fiddling around DJing house and releasing hardcore/gabber tracks, he 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.

'''Tiësto''' is the stage name of Tijs Verwest, a Dutch DJ and producer. Most famous for his Trance mixes and tracks, though his style has drifted more towards house since 2010.

A quick recap of his career: After some fiddling around DJing house and releasing hardcore/gabber tracks, he founded his own record label, Black Hole Recordings, in 1997 as a vehicle for his ''Magik'' and ''In Search of Sunrise'' DJ mix series. Started producing his own tracks, first as 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.