Armin Van Buuren is number one in this year’s DJ Magazine Top 100 DJ Poll.

I think everyone knew it was only a matter of time before Armin took the top spot as Top 100 DJ Poll.

Van Buuren has earned the title this year, with all of his top charting tracks and remixes as well as his incredibly popular A State of Trance radio show which is broadcast on 40 stations around the world.

Left behind were a handful of the biggest names dance music has to offer, including Tiesto, John Digweed, Paul Van Dyk, Sasha and Oakenfold.

Notable movers this year are: Justice, Infected Mushroom, Booka Shade, David Guetta, Sander van Doorn, James Zabiela, Freddy le Grand, and Eric Prydz.

Here’s the rest of the TOP 100:

1 Armin Van Buuren
2 Tiesto
3 John Digweed
4 Paul Van Dyk
5 Sasha
6 Above & Beyond
7 Carl Cox
8 Ferry Corsten
9 Infected Mushroom
10 David Guetta
11 Deep Dish
12 Paul Oakenfold
13 Markus Schulz
14 Hernan Cattaneo
15 Sander Van Doorn
16 Eddie Halliwell
17 James Zabiela
18 Astrix
19 Richie Hawtin
20 Marco V
21 Judge Jules
22 Fedde Le Grand
23 Gabriel & Dresden
24 Erick Morillo
25 Roger Sanchez
26 ATB
27 Sven Vath
28 Yahel
29 Umek
30 Andy Moor
31 Gareth Emery
32 Benny Benassi
33 Axwell
34 Mauro Picotto
35 Sander Kleinenberg
36 Eric Prydz
37 Blank & Jones
38 Bad Boy Bill
39 Pete Tong
40 DJ Vibe
41 Tiga
42 Steve Lawler
43 Danny Tenaglia
44 Ronski Speed
45 Nic Fanciulli
46 Steve Angello
47 Nick Warren
48 Matt Hardwick
49 Ricardo Villalobos
50 James Holden
51 Mark Knight
52 The Thrillseekers
53 Marco Bailey
54 Anderson Noise
55 Lange
56 Offer Nissim
57 Kyau and Albert
58 Justice
59 Matt Darey
60 Timo Maas
61 Danny Howells
62 Menno De Jong
63 Bob Sinclar
64 John Acquaviva
65 Agnelli & Nelson
66 Fatboy Slim
67 Andy C
68 Ricky Stone
69 Donald Glaude
70 Desyn Masiello
71 Daft Punk
72 Martin Solveig
73 BT
74 Chris Liebing
75 Valentino Kanzyani
76 Trentemoller
77 Jeff Mills
78 John Graham
79 Robbie Rivera
80 Chemical Brothers
81 Luciano
82 Hype
83 Lisa Lashes
84 Filo and Pero
85 Lee Burridge
86 Armand Van Helden
87 Magda
88 Dave Seaman
89 Victor Calderone
90 Dave Clarke
91 Richard Durand
92 Westbam
93 Sebastien Leger
94 Chus and Ceballos
95 Wally Lopez
96 Booka Shade
97 Adam Beyer
98 Dirty South
99 Erol Alkan
100 Laurent Garnier

via: DJ Mag Official Announcement

Christopher Lawrence and his team are pleased to announce that
Christopher has been cleared of any wrongdoing in relation to the Top
100 poll.

Following the discovery of voting anomalies in this years poll, DJ Mag
conducted an in depth investigation, which ultimately cleared
Christopher of any involvement.

Publisher James Robertson says “DJ Mag has been in lengthy discussions
with Christopher Lawrence following our discovery of voting
irregularities” he stated. “We fully accept his explanation that he,
personally, had no involvement in any cheating”.

In an interview with Skrufff, Christopher Lawrence explained
“Apparently there were multiple votes from single IP addresses. DJ Mag
felt it was suspicious and contacted my team to see if we knew anything
about it,” he continued, “We didn’t, so we arranged for the marketing
manager who was handling my Top 100 campaign to speak to them. He
explained that he promotes the vote to street teams of 100,000- 150,000
people, mainly students”.

“My team hired him because he had done campaigns like People’s Choice
Awards in the US as well as work for major record labels and movie
studios. He said he had never had problems before, but clearly DJ Mag
had a problem with his methods and the multiple votes were irregular,
so we had to ask him to step aside,” he continued.

“My wife was worried and considered signing me up with a wedding DJ
agency, but fortunately there has been no impact whatsoever. No
cancelled bookings. Nothing. So I guess I can put my Kool & the Gang
records away. No weddings any time soon,” Christopher joked.

Members of the dance industry spoke out in support. BBC Radio 1’s Judge
Jules said “Christopher has long been one of the biggest DJ’s in the
US, who in more recent years found just how well his sound worked over
in Europe. I’ve played with him loads and he’s never failed to generate
a brilliant reaction”.

Dave Lee, Gatecrasher Brand Director says “Chris has been a great
artist for many years, and performed well for Gatecrasher in 2007. His
‘Live in Moscow’ album was at the top of MOS non TV album seller list
in 2007″.

“The fans have also been great” said Christopher. “I was on tour in
China over the weekend and the shows were the best I have ever done in
that market. I think most people are able to put it into perspective.”

And as for other DJ’s reactions, “I think most DJs are probably
relieved that it wasn’t them,” he laughed.

DJ Mag publisher James Robertson says “DJmag has always believed,
regardless of 2007’s anomalies, that Christopher is an excellent DJ who
stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the world’s best. We look forward to
him resuming his rightful place amongst the leading performers in the
Top 100 DJs 2008 poll.”

In conclusion, Christopher said “Any DJ can be #1 on any given night.
The Top 100 is only a poll and what really matters is what happens on
the dance floor. At the end of the night when the lights come on and
the music fades, you know who your favorite DJ is, and that’s all that
really matters”.

For more info: http://www.christopherlawrence.com

So I got a friend request on MySpace from Niki Belucci - Topless DJ, some DJ I’ve never heard of. I did a little more research and discovered she is a former Hungarian pornstar, whose claim to fame is the fact that she performs her DJ set mostly wearing only headphones.

Question is can she mix? Apparently so.

Courtesy of YouTube

Justice is there playing with the radio at the beginning but then the wierdos take over!!

Well to be fair DJ Dan and Christopher Lawrence weren’t caught cheating themselves but they were among several DJs that are now ineligible for the DJ Mag Top 100 List this year due to irregularities in votes cast for them.  Also removed are Israel’s Flash Brother and several Chinese DJs who either paid for votes or used a script to log multiple votes.

When publisher James Robertson went through the votes manually he noticed that the same IP Address was used to log 50 or more votes both for DJ Dan and Christopher Lawrence who are represented by the same marketing company.  Both DJs deny any wrongdoing on their part.

Chinese DJ Tiesmi admitted paying cash for votes. Tiesmi explained that it cost 4000 Yuan (£260) for 100,000 votes and that he had paid a software engineer to create a script to by-pass the security code.  It was noticed that he quickly raced to the No.1 spot within hours of the voting starting.

Tiesmi’s friend Yutise, was also investigated. He explained that it was not him cheating, but his crazed fans who he had no control over.

Christopher Lawrence has since fired his marketing company.

via: DJMag

Philadelphia-based DJ & producer Diplo, known for his reworking of Peter Bjorn & John’s Young Folks provides an Essential Mix on UK’s BBC Radio 1. This mix features everything from hip-hop, electro, dancehall, rock, pop, and more packed into two hours.

Download: DivShare [192kbps MP3, 164 MB]

Tracklist:

Rich Boy - Throw Some D’s // Interscope
Nirvana - Drain You // Geffen
Baby Huey - Pop, Lock & Drop It // White label
Marc Houle - Bay of Figs (Ward 21 Mix) // M_Nus
DJ Tamiel - Bump Like This
Queen Feat. David Bowie - Under Pressure // WEA
Hollertronix - Betty // Money Studies Records
Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight (Be My Baby) // CBS
Soulja Boy - Crank Dat Superman // Interscope
Bat for Lashes - What’s a Girl to Do // Break
DJ Shadow - Organ Donor (Sandrinho Remix)
Diplo & Switch Feat. Beenie Man - Solta Frango
Mr. Vegas - Hot Fuk (Diplo Mix)
Enur Feat. Natasja - Calabria (2007 Mix) // Scorpio/Data
Spoon - Paper Tiger // Merge Records
Circle Children - Zulu // Strictly Rhythm
M.I.A. Feat. Akon - Boyz Remix (Hi Powered Boyz Get Down)
Boy 8 Bit - Suspense Is Killing Me // Trouble & Bass
KW Griff - Tony’s Back // Money Studies
A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario (White Label Mix) // White label
Nucleus - Jam On It (Gold Rocc Mix)
Nigga Say Wut - Hey Hey Hey
BooMan - Pick em Up
King Tut - Y’all Niggaz Aint Shit // Heavy Rock Music
KW Griff - Aint None Of Y all Safe // White label
Technics - Uh
KW Griff - Respect // Quiet Records
DJ Eli - In The Jungle
2 Bad Mice - Bombscare // Moving Shadow
Armand Van Heldan - You Dont Know Me (White Label Mix) // White label
Big City - Spanish Lesson // Spectra Records
Diplo - Work Is Never Over // Mad Decent
M.I.A - Bamboo Banger // XL Recordings
Sizzla - Bamboo Banger // Dubplate
DJ Blaqstarr - Supastarr // Mad Decent
Shai - If I Ever Fall in Love Again // Dubplate
Orbital - Halcyon // Rhino/WEA
LA Priest - Engine (Erol Alkan Remix) // Phantasy
Joakim - Drum Trax // Versatile
Chemical Brothers - Saturate // Virgin
M.A.N.D.Y. - Unknown (Tiefschwarz Mix)
TOK - Solid As A Rock // VP Records
Petter - Some Polyphony // Border Community
Rihanna - Umbrella (Vandalism Mix)
Justice - Phantom Part II (Soulwax Mix) // Ed Banger
The White Stripes - Little Cream Soda // XL Recordings
ZZT - Lower State Of Consciousness // Turbo
Kia Shine - Crispy // Chest Nut Records
Bart Simpson - Bartman (So Kripsy Mix)
Jay Dilla Feat. Guilty Simpson - Detroit To LA
Deuce Papi - Do It Again
Kanye West Feat. Young Jeezy - Cant Tell Me Nothin // Def Jam
Mr. Vegas - Lean Wit It (In The Streetz)
M.I.A. Feat. Bun B & Rich Boy - Paper Planes // XL Recordings
Schoolly-D - Gucci Time // Schoolly-D Records
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Rockers to Swallow // Interscope
Jellybean - Sidewalk Talk // EMI
Belle Stars - Iko Iko // Capitol Records
Scala & Kolacny Brothers - Heartbeats // PIAS
Simian Mobile Disco - I Still Believe // Wichita Recordings
The Pack - At The Club // Zomba
South Rakkas - Hotter Then Them (Mad Decent Mix)
Hurricane Chris - A Bay Bay // J US
Mad Cobra - AA (Kenny Meez Edit) // Black Shadow
Buju Banton - Crazy Talk // Black Shadow
Beenie Man - The Crime // System Records
Lil’ Wayne Feat. Mack Maine - I Know The Future // Universal
Bugle - What The Gonna Do // Daseca
Photo credit: Diplo at The Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow on June 29, 2007. Photo by James H. Cadden, via Flickr.

via: Filter27

Pitchfork Media has a rare and interesting interview with Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter. Check it out HERE.

Paul Oakenfold, once the #1 DJ in the world, was photographed drunken, unkempt, and apparently homeless in a Los Angeles bus depot. My how he has fallen.

His latest release Greatest Hits & Remixes, out Oct. 23 on Perfecto must not being doing too well. This collection features his remixes of Justin Timberlake, U2, Madonna, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead and others.

(editor’s note: We have reports that this photo might not actually be Paul Oakenfold but rather one of the cast members of ABC’s new sitcoms “Cavemen”. We’ll keep you posted.)

REMIX HOTEL LOS ANGELES 2007
Nov. 8-10, 3-9 p.m. daily
SAE Institute of Technology - Los Angeles
6565 Sunset Blvd, Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Located on Sunset Blvd., just blocks from the walk of fame, Kodak Theatre, and Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, SAE Los Angeles offers a complete wireless network with T1 Internet access.

Register for REMIX Hotel Los Angeles with one of the attendee packages:
A. REMIX Hotel All-Access Pass: $30
B. REMIX Hotel Event Pass: FREE

Cycling 74 has announced Max/MSP 5.0, the next-generation of their popular media development tools. This version offers a completely redesigned multi-processing kernel and a streamlined development environment built on a platform-independent foundation. With a new patcher interface, searchable database of objects and examples, integrated documentation and new tutorials, the new Max user will find a smoother learning curve while experienced users will see improved productivity.

This is Max for the next twenty years, CEO David Zicarelli declared. In addition to a modern infrastructure designed to support today’s multi-core processors and tomorrow’s operating systems, Max 5 features a new UI intended to aid in the expression of complex ideas in a fluid manner. Max’s concept of interactive graphical programming has enhanced greatly with their new presentation mode, which de-couples programming logic from user interface construction, allowing clearer patches as well as richer user interfaces. The idea behind Max 5 is to create a new paradigm so the users both advance and new can take advantage of their unique working environment.

Max version 5 will be available first quarter 2008 and, if used with its digital audio and video extensions, will require updated versions of MSP and Jitter. An upgrade price for Max 5 has not been announced.

Offical Website: Cycling74.com