Tiësto

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Tiësto
Background information
Birth name	Tijs Michiel Verwest
Also known as	Allure (until 2011), Steve Forte Rio, Da Joker, DJ Limited, DJ Tiësto, Drumfire, Handover Circuit, Boys Will Be Boys, Passenger, Roze, Stray Dog, Tom Ace, TST, Wild Bunch.
Born	17 January 1969 (age 45) Breda, Netherlands
Genres	Electro house, progressive house, trance, electronic dance music.
Occupations	Musician, DJ, record producer
Years active	1987–present
Labels	Noculan, Basic Beat, Lightning, XSV Music, Black Hole, Ultra, Musical Freedom
Associated acts	A3, Alibi, Allure (since 2011), Andante, Boys Will Be Boys, Clear View, Control Freaks, Glycerine, Gouryella, Hammock Brothers, Hard Target, Jedidja, Kamaya Painters, Main Men, Major League, Paradise In Dubs, T-Scanner, TB X-Press, Two Deejays, Vimana, West & Storm.
Website	www.tiesto.com

Tijs Michiel Verwest (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɛi̯s miˈxiɫ vərˈʋɛst],born 17 January 1969), known by his stage name Tiësto (/tiˈɛstoʊ/ tee-ES-toh; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈcɛstoː]), is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music.Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto. On his latest productions, however, he has dropped the "DJ" label and is now known simply as "Tiësto",an artist name which is a twist of his childhood nickname.In 1997, he founded the label Black Hole Recordings with Arny Bink, where he released the Magik and In Search of Sunrise CD series. Tiësto met producer Dennis Waakop Reijers in 1998, and the two have worked together extensively since then. Reijers is credited as producer, writer, composer, or arranger on many of Tiësto's releases. In 1999 and 2000 Tiësto collaborated with Ferry Corsten to create Gouryella. His 2000 remix of Delerium's "Silence" featuring Sarah McLachlan exposed him to more mainstream audiences. In 2001, he released his first solo album In My Memory which gave him several major hits that launched his career. He ranked at #1 on DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 DJs Poll consecutively for three years from 2002 to 2004.
Just after releasing his second studio album Just Be in 2004 at the Summer Olympics, he performed live at the opening ceremony in Athens, Greece, becoming the first DJ to play live on stage at an Olympics. Tracks he made especially for the Olympics were mixed together and released as the mix compilation Parade of the Athletes later that year. In April 2007 Tiësto launched both his radio show Tiësto's Club Life on Radio 538 in the Netherlands and released his third studio album Elements of Life. The album reached number one on the Dutch album chart as well on "Billboard Top Electronic Albums" in the U.S. and received a nomination for a Grammy Award in 2008. Tiësto released his fourth studio album Kaleidoscope in October 2009.





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