I figured some one would be on this. i had to look just because, but man I wish I didn’t. I know its the same argument every year at how irrelevant the ranking is and everything, but its fun to talk crap about and get mad at. Its not even done but they posted the ones after 100…Zabiela is like 123…
Taking it as more than fun is wrong for the punters and players, but I suspect booking fees go up a bit if you make it in the top 100 and sky rocket at top 10.
If this is aimed at me i’ll post my reply.. Joris Voorn isn’t my favourite DJ but he has done great things for dance music (EDM) in the past year including playing numerous times at Space Ibiza. He also pushed boundaries for controller DJ’s. So for him not to get placed in the top 100 is strange.
My favourite DJ didn’t even make the top 200 but i’m not complaining about that. It was just an observation of who was placed where.
When the DJ Mag Poll went online and the use of the internet became mainstream, this became the point in which the poll become a meaningless litmus test - it’s about as much use as getting your old fella out, dipping it in a bowl of water, hanging it in the breeze and using this as the basis for predicting world wide weather patterns for the next decade.
I gave up on DJ mag a good few years ago and don’t get me started on Mixmag!