Well it's half way thru the year and many dj/producers have done magnificently well already this year.

Who would you rate as the top 5 this year taking into consideration - dj sets, releases and just sheer 'presence'!

Mine: -

Armin Van Buuren - release of ASOT '05, his radio show and an artist album still coming...he truly is a genius this lad!

James Zabiela - dj magic...sampling, scratching, mixing beyond the boundaries set! Awesome

Marco V - the launch of 'In Charge', many a mind-blowing techno set and his artist album '200V' still forthcoming, the dutch maestro is ontop of his game!

Paul Van Dyk - pioneer of the dance scene, release of 'Politics of Dancing 2' comng soon...many a mind blowing set. Need i say more!

Eddie Halliwell - might not be releasing any material, but his dj'ing ability is just amazing. Playing alongside all the BIG names of dance, and still the most energetic performer i've seen. Total mastery behind the decks!

I would have to say:

Armin Van Buuren
Markus Schulz
Paul Van Dyk
Above & Beyond
Probspot

P.S. they are not in order, i just typed them down

Isn't his album called More Than a Life Away?

In Charge is his new record label

we have at least 2 topics running with the same idea i am not even gonna get into that as we just did it not too long ago

armin for president
tiesto for vice president
markus for mayor
thrillseekers for manager
ferry for janitor of top 5

You may close it then!

i meant 'In Charge' as his record label...

Markus Schulz (GDJB)
Armin (Asot)
Dj Precision (Always spinnin great new / unknown stuff)
Paul Van Dyk
Perry O'Neil

1. Armin (of course, there is no doubt...)
2. Andy Moor
3. Cor Fijneman
4. Agnelli & Nelson
5. Above & Beyond

i've had a little problem with the other four places...

Armin for President..
Ferry Corsten
Dj Precision
Perry O'Neil
DJ Tiesto

What about tracks and or compilations by THE SCUMFROG? any comments? I havent heard about him in a while thought I might ask.as far as top 5
1.tiesto
2.paul van dyk
3. armin van buuren
4.marco v
5.above and beyond

if i had to pick 5 djs for a night id have

AVB
PVD
Kyau vs Albert
Ferry Corsten
Ronski Speed

can only pick 2, cos they're the only ones i listen to:

Ferry Corsten
Armin Van Buuren

Armin van Buuren
Markus Schulz
Above & Beyond
Gabriel & Dresden
David West

i won't be original for this one ..

AVB
Tiesto
PVD
Markus Shulz

and then mmmmh .....

Ferry Corsten will be the fifth :-)

who is scumfrog

Paul Van Dyk
Armin Van Buuren
Ferry Corsten
Rank 1
Tiesto

crazy frog's cousin

My Heros are:


Paul Van Dyk
Ferry Corsten
TimeOK
Tiesto
Ronski Speed

Markus Schulz
Above & Beyond
Armin van Buuren
Gabriel & Dresden
Niklas Harding

1. Paul Van Dyk
2. Tiesto
3. Armin Van Buuren
4. Above & Beyond
5. Agnelli & Nelson

my choice?:

Armin
Tiesto
Above & Beyond
Gabriel & Dresden
Sasha

DJ Precision
Niklas Harding
Yaz
Armin
Markus Schulz

# 1 / Numero Uno: Armin Van Buuren
# 2 / Numero Dos: Paul Van Dyk
# 3 / Numero Tres: Gabriel & Dresden
# 4 / Numero Cuatro: Markus Schulz
# 5 / Numero Cinco: Tiesto

#1. ARMIN VAN BUUREN
#2. PAUL VAN DYK
#3. TIESTO
#4. FERRY CORSTEN
#5. ABOVE & BEYOND

TRANCE RULEZ!!

i would say:
Armin
Tiesto
Paul Van Dyke
Ferry
Schulz

it seems like schulz is going to rank high this year...
hmmmm
is he that good?

Armin
Markus
A&B
Kyau vs Albert (little bit underrayted as dj's imho)
Ozgur Can

Yes

My top 5:
1. Armin Van Buuren
2. DJ Tiesto
3. Paul Van Dyk
4. Paul Oakenfold
5. Ian Van Dahl

Paul Van Dyk
Armin Van Buuren
Markus Schultz
James Zabiela
Sander Kleinenberg

armin van buuren
tiesto
paul van dyk
above & beyond
markus schulz

AVB
PVD
Gab. & Dres.
Above & Beyond
Markus

Ian Van Dahl!? WTF?

cheese masters themselves...personally, i would not rate 'them' in the top 500!

ouff....Ian Van Dahl....Cheese beats with ultra-cheese vocals

My top 5 :

#1 - Armin
#2 - Steve Lawler
#3 - Sander Kleinenberg
#4 - Paul Van Dyk
#5 - DJ Preach

Dyk
AvB
Ferry
Max Graham
Timo Maas

1) Tiesto
2) Armin
3) PvD
4) Mark Norman
5) Marco V

My five:)

1. Armin van Buuren
2. Above & Beyond
3. Gabriel & Dresden
4. Greg Benz (Benz & MD)
5. Perry O'Neil

ooooooo, and Markus is a tie for third, lol

hehe

Jon Carter
Plump DJs
Sasha
James Zabiela
Likwit

hmmm trance doesn't really do it for me these days

I put Likwit in there purely based on his Oslo Nights sets...never seen him live, but would love to. If only he would come to England

Erm, rather broad range from me.

Sasha
Timo Maas
Armin
Dave Clarke
Above and Beyond

who da hell picks ian van dahl

Armin Van Buuren - have seen him spin 3 times in the last 6 months and he never once failed to disappoint

Gareth Emery - I'm not just mentioning Gareth for obvious reasons. Las time I saw him spin back in March at Turnmills, he literally melted the crowd his set was so f*cking hot! His new compilation is a stormer as well, and there are loads of very very good things coming from him production wise

Eddie Halliwell - Saw him spin on Friday and the man created a trance tornado at Turnmills! Awesome hard tech-trance set, good selection and superior mixing. He managed to accidentally press the stop button on the decks with his elbow but just smiled and carried on. Made it seem as if it was planned!

Jon O'Callaghan - still havent seen the man spin live but his production rate is awesome. He just wont stop. And lucky for us, he maintains consistency at a very high level.

Above & Beyond - radio show's going well, productions are going well, and they're all such nice people... according to Jono, having spoken to him on Friday, they still crack up about the 'toilet incident'

And still he's in your top 5?

Sasha
Dave Seaman
Armin
Schulz
Ferry

yeh man... the dude's awesome. Dont you think so?

I agree with 4 out of 5 there. The only one i would change is to put Gabriel & Dresden istead of Above & Beyond just think they have the edge this year so far

AVB
Ferry Corsten
G&D
Deep Dish
Tiesto

Interesting to see everyone's top 5...Here's mine:

1.) Armin (duh!) - ASOT kicks my butt every week
2.) Gabriel and Dresden - Thier Record Label launch party at Rumi in Miami was one of the best experiences ever!
3.) Tiesto - Before I heard In Search of Sunrise 4, he wouldn't have made my list...but wow, he earned his place with his latest release. I loved that is was progressive and not the typical Tiesto Trance.
4.) Junkie XL - His music and live sets never fail to leave a lasting impression
5.) Deep Dish - Their last stop in Denver was simply amazing (although, looking at the track list from the Essential Mix at creamfields it appeared to be the same set song for song...makes you wonder...)

Markus Shulz is another worthy mention, but i guess i should stop now before i make this a top 10 list....