DJ Mag saga continues… Who we voted for and why.

As I sat on the lounge, procrastinating whilst I scrolled through the Facebook feed, one thing that I couldn’t ignore were the plethora of artists with a “Vote for ‘blah blah’ in the Top 100 DJ’s” photo. Up until the other day I had sworn off voting (unless it was voting for Darude 5 times in a row) but until I realised that out of 100, only 10 hardstyle artists were represented, I swore that I would vote and make it count. With the startling discovery that 14 hard dance artists came along in the 100-150 places, my aim was to keep existing artists in the list, as well as vote for artists who didn’t quite make the cut. As mentioned in an article earlier this week (click here) it’s important that we stand behind our scene and one by one, vote in the big pioneers first and then work our way down to the smaller artists until we are representing a more wholesome percentage of the count.

I jumped onto DJ Mag and although I was still tempted to vote for Darude 5 times (which I later did, being the cheeky cunt that I am) I voted for the artists in the hardstyle scene who I thought deserved our vote. Here’s who got Alive At Night’s vote and why we chose them…

1. Noisecontrollers
Sorry Christians, but ‘God’ actually wears a fedora and prefers the name Noisecontrollers. No, but seriously, Noisecontrollers should be applauded for the complexity, yet simplicity in his sound design – it’s incredible, timeless and he truly deserves to be in amongst that list. NC has a lifetime of achievements, 3 albums and has literally performed ‘all around the world’ all thanks to his incredible knack for production and his ability to entertain and mix amazing sets. Raw kids, like it or not but Noisecontrollers is THE leading name in our scene and with over a decade of his music, not many artists deserve this title over him.

2. Da Tweekaz
Da Tweekaz music is similar to crystal meth… You try it once and “WHAM” you’re addicted. The difference between meth and Da Tweekaz is that their music won’t make you scratch yourself to scabs or land you in rehab, it’s 100% safe and hey, they even said – “Music is my drug…” Whenever I watch Da Tweekaz my spine shivers because of the fact that they don’t just stand there and DJ, they engage with the crowd and love every minute of it. These guys are true entertainers and every show they put on they give it their all, which leads me to say that these crazy Norwegian cunts deserved our vote!

3. Zatox
Sometimes I feel as though people in The Netherlands forget about Zatox… It’s probably because he’s not ‘raw’ enough to be put in the raw box and not euphoric enough to be put in the euphoric box. Nevertheless, I love his music and it’s middle-way sound, not many artists are pursing that path and Zatox has always stayed true to what he loves producing. He’s also done so much for the hardstyle scene and has a plethora of incredible tracks under his belt, including his album “New World Order.” Thanks to Zatox, I’m always ready for action, which has ultimately made him worthy of my vote. (Plus I also like pizza, pasta and gondolas and Italian stuff…)

4. Ran-D
Recently, one artist that has really stood out like a glow stick on a dark night is Ran-D. He’s always been a really solid producer but in the past few year’s he’s gone from a solid producer to a pioneer in our scene. His attitude towards music is something that others should aspire to and his production ability is so vast, I know that whatever happens in our scene Ran-D will remain a solidly engraved name. Although elitists say that hardstyle is a form of EDM and Ran-D is all like “FCK EDM,” I feel as though he can get some of those house pussies on their toes and show em’ who da boss is around here… Ran-D, you have my vote.

5. Angerfist
Angerfist has taught me some very valuable lessons in life.
He has taught me that:
1) It is possible to dance with the wolves and wrestle with the pitbulls simultaneously
2) Smoking weed, taking pills, dropping out of school, killing people and drinking behind the wheel like it was still legal is acceptable
3) Losers always whine about their best and winners go home fuck the prom queen
4) On Saturday nights when you like to party, you might catch a body.
5) If you get a feelin’ deep inside, watch out, you may be pissin’ razorblades later on… (poor Sally…)

But most importantly, he has taught me when to say “FIST” at the appropriate time. He deserved my vote.

Remember to jump onto: https://top100djsvote.djmag.com/ and cast your vote today. One more thing, be sure you vote pussies out and vote HARD.