On this week’s edition of the Sun City Music Festival drop, we have a lot of reasons to celebrate. Whether it be from charting because of your production or charting for overall career success, we’d like to extend our congratulations to four of our talented lineup picks for gracing charts all over the internet. Seeing this makes us even more excited to throw down at Ascarate Park this Labor Day Weekend. Grab your tickets today to score the best deal!
Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, and Digweed picked for MusicRadar’s 25 greatest DJs in the world today
To celebrate the inaugural MusicRadar DJ Expo, the site asked their readers and music fans of the internet to nominate and vote for the greatest DJ in the world today. Cross-referencing the results of the poll with the artists’ overall sales on Beatport, they drew up a shortlist of 25 names.
#1: Armin van Buuren
Sun City Music Festival headliner and trance icon Armin van Buuren is a bit of a global phenomenon. His weekly radio show A State Of Trance is broadcast on stations in over 26 countries with listeners in an upwards of over 20 million. He’s headlines the biggest clubs and dance music festivals in the world on a seemingly daily basis.
“I’m extremely happy to win this year’s greatest DJ Poll. To me it’s very special to know that so many people take the time to go online on MusicRadar and vote. It’s truly the best feeling, to get recognition from the people I do it for: the fans! Thank you!”
#7: Tiësto
This Sun City Music Festival act and enduring winner of DJ Mag’s Top 100 poll has done it all. From record-breaking marathon sets to performing at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games to an audience of billions. Not only is he a DJ hero in real life, but he also plays one as a character in the video game with the same title. The Dutchman even has a wax statue at Madame Tussauds. Simply stated, Tiësto is a performer who has transcended musical genres and created brand.
#10: John Digweed
Almost 25 years into his career, UK house legend and Sun City act John Digweed is showing no signs of slowing down. He’ll regularly be found playing all-night sets in clubs across world, proving he still has the passion and the technical skill to stay at the forefront of house music.
On a recent Facebook status, Digweed laments, “I normally don’t pay too much attention to DJ polls but it is truly amazing to see how much support I still have after all these years. I feel so lucky to have such amazing fans. Thanks to everyone who has ever come to a show, bought a release, listened to my radio show… you make it all worthwhile.”
Stefano Noferini’s latest single “The End” climbs Beatport Top 20
Champion of house music in all its forms and Sun City talent Stefano Noferini has been in the dance music game for quite some time. In his home country of Italy, he is one of the most-respected DJs and producers, having been a pivotal force in Italy’s up and coming house music scene.
Earlier this week, Stefano finally released what critics have been calling his “biggest track of the year on the revered Spinnin’ Records. The psychedelically driven track, “The End” features a vintage sample from The Doors and a pounding beat that you can’t help but to dance to. Within days, the track is now already at #13 on Beatport’s house chart. We’re sure you’ll hear this techy banger when Stefano Noferi makes his way to this year’s Sun City Music Festival.
