News : Markus Schulz Wins America's Best DJ
News : Markus Schulz Wins America's Best DJ
The votes are in and the fans have spoken. Presented by the DJ Times and Pioneer DJ, this year's America's Best DJ competition belongs to German DJ/producer Markus Schulz. Edging out the likes of Steve Aoki and Skrillex for the DJ throne, this trance producer has really made his mark this past year. To celebrate his big win, Schulz will be awarded with an all gold plated Pioneer mixer and also play an ABDJ closing party with A-Trak in Las Vegas on October 7th. Vibe would like to just congratulate Markus and all the other DJs who made the top ten.
Rounding out the Top 10:
2nd - Steve Aoki
3rd - Skrillex
4th - BT
5th - Z-Trip
6th - Porter Robinson
7th - Wolfgang Gartner
8th - A-Trak
9th - Diplo
10th - Bassnectar
Who is Markus Schulz?
Markus Schulz is a German trance music DJ and producer who resides in Miami, Florida, United States. He is best known for his weekly radio show titled Global DJ Broadcast that airs on Digitally Imported radio, After Hours FM and other online stations. He is also the founder of the EDM label Coldharbour Recordings. and Schulz Music Group (SMG), an artist management company which manages rising stars in the industry such as KhoMha, Mr. Pit, Grube & Hovsepian and Adina Butar.
Schulz has released six mix compilations and three artist albums under his own name. He has also released productions and albums, Thoughts Become Things and Thoughts Become Things II, under the alias Dakota. Through his work with remixing tracks, he has had the opportunity to work with such artists as: Depeche Mode, Madonna, Everything but the Girl, Jewel, OceanLab, Gabriel & Dresden, Télépopmusik, Fat Boy Slim, Miro, Book of Love, Blue Amazon, and PQM. His remixes of "Intuition" and "Stand" by Jewel both hit #1 on the Billboard club chart.
When not in the studio working on new mixes, Schulz maintains an extensive international touring schedule. He originally held a seven-year residency at The Works in Phoenix, Arizona, where he developed his style. Since then, he has performed at clubs all over the world and has DJ'ed at some of the largest festivals and events, including: Electric Daisy Carnival, Electric Zoo, Monster Massive, Together As One, Ultra Music Festival, Amsterdam Dance Event, Nature One, Dance Valley, Love Parade, Global Gathering, Creamfields, ETD Pop, Trance Energy 2010, Bang Music Festival, Future Music Festival, Bal en Blanc, at the Episodes 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, and 550 of A State of Trance and at Summafieldayze on the Gold Coast in Australia. (Read More)
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