RA Poll: Dj Top100

[Illuminate]

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Maya Jane No. 9

Well done lil' lady!!

[hypoluxxa]

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Only recognized 3 names from the top 10.... I'm so out of the loop. I am totally okay with that though!
Vortex anyone?

[tribalcho]

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13. John Digweed
There's honestly not much to say about John Digweed at this point. What's most amazing about the progressive house king's longevity, however, is the longevity itself. Dance music is a young man's game, yet Diggers continues to add colors and countries to his already voluminous gig diary. Few DJs on this list have played Macedonia,Cyprus,Israel and Taiwan. He did it in the past 12 months. It's Digweed's professionalism, consistency and dedication that keeps him booked every weekend in clubs around the world. The music, meanwhile, is what keeps crowds coming back year after year.


Well that descripes the real Winner,not ''The hottest tracks + the most gigs = the #1 DJ of 2011.''....

[Kinetic]

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Which part of it is more than a popularity contest?

The fact that much of that popularity results from the sort of artists that the site itself decides to cover. It´s a feedback loop.

I voted in this, but to be honest, the reason I did it is because I know that this list has some weight with promoters and unlike the DJ Mag one, some of my favorite DJ´s actually stand a chance to get in this one, thus more bookings for them, so it´s one of my ways of showing support.

[Hoff]

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No Danny Howells is laughable

very very !!!!!!!!!

[Haziel]

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Nothing says entertainment like reading the RA boards or other boards the day the ra poll is released..."OMG who is this new dj ???" " and why is my favorite on this position ?" , "what?? this guy got #... ?"

[TomTom]

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I am sure, if we would merge all threads from 2002 till today where people discussed the meaning and outcome of the DJ Mag/RA polls, page wise we would have quite a rival to the nonsense thread lol.

[feather]

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Good point!

[picklemonkey]

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And their top 20 Live Acts results:

http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1420

I'm glad to see Nicolas Jaar made the #1 spot. That guy is working his ass off, and everything he does is gold

[Huggie Smiles]

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^^ any good vids of him doing his thing live?

[picklemonkey]

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I haven't watched any until now, but these are pretty rad:

[chunky]

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I'm surprised Hawtin, Villalobos, and Loco Dice made it to top 10 and Marco Carola at 11. Digweed has a pretty good position considering it's RA.

Villalobos was number 1 the last 2 years running.

[chunky]

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I voted in this, but to be honest, the reason I did it is because I know that this list has some weight with promoters and unlike the DJ Mag one, some of my favorite DJ´s actually stand a chance to get in this one, thus more bookings for them, so it´s one of my ways of showing support.

Comedy post of the week. I will be back on this after my dinner

[chunky]

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The fact that much of that popularity results from the sort of artists that the site itself decides to cover.

Funny I had a look on there, they have Tiesto, PVD, David Guetta and many others that a far more popular in their DJ pages.Now when DJ's that pull big numbers at every event they do and don't make it even into the Top 100 there is something seriously wrong somewhere. Your last 5 words said it all The Site Decides To Cover

[chunky]

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I voted in this, but to be honest, the reason I did it is because I know that this list has some weight with promoters and unlike the DJ Mag one, some of my favorite DJ´s actually stand a chance to get in this one, thus more bookings for them, so it´s one of my ways of showing support.

DM

So what your actually saying is that it represents DJ you actually like so therefore it has more credibility. So you know this carries more weight with Promoters unlike the DJ Mag . Promoters don't make money making disisons based on the RA poll over any other poll unless they are morons. The DJ Mag poll covers a wider spectrum of the EDM comunity and therefore covers a truer reflection of the voting public whether you like the results or not. Personaly I think they are both manipulated, but RA more credible, I don't think so. You would get a far better reflection on who is the most popular DJ by looking at how much money they earn a year soley from gigs. Promoters will pay big money for a DJ that gets people through the door over one who charts high in some poll.