1.Hardwell

Style: Energetic, big room — between progressive and electro, although I always like to call it ‘Hardwell music’.
Best known for: “My productions and DJ sets.”
Tune of the year: “Dyro ‘Leprechauns & Unicorns’ on my label Revealed. I’ve played it every set for the last eight months.”
Have DJs' fees got out of hand?: “No. People always say ‘DJs are the new pop stars’, but when Rihanna, Jay-Z or Lady Gaga is selling out an arena and get a ridiculous amount of money, everyone is handling that ok. If a DJ like Tiësto or Calvin Harris does it, everybody is like, ‘Wow, can they take that amount of money?’ But they are doing the same thing.”
Has dance music become the new pop?: “Dance music is still the same thing — the mainstream is just playing it more. Pop is just the word for popular, and dance music is really popular now.”
If you could be any animal, what would you be?: “A penguin, I love penguins. If you go to a zoo and see a penguin, it acts super-funny.”
Should DJs do "heart hands": “Yeah, why not? Every DJ is doing it, otherwise how do you show your love for the crowd?”
Do DJs have a duty to speak out about drugs?: “I don’t think it’s our job to do that, to be honest. Dance music shouldn’t be related with drugs, y’know?”
What would be on your fantasy rider?: “A crowd that will never lose its energy.”



2.Armin Van Buuren

Style: Trance and progressive.
Best known for: #ASOT
Tune of the year: Armin van Buuren feat Trevor Guthrie ‘This Is What It Feels Like’.
Have DJs' fees got out of hand?: “If the amounts that people usually hear are true then yes, but mostly it's incorrect. All kinds of costs that have to be deducted aren't taken into account — visuals, lights, sound, pyro, the agent, flights and sometimes hotels. If you take those into account, fees are much more reasonable. Having said this, most top 100 DJs have a very comfortable living.”
Has dance music become the new pop?: “There's a whole new generation of young people listening to EDM like my parents listened to the Beatles. Popularity has its good and bad sides. A lot of people consider EDM ‘theirs’ and don't want it to commercialise. I can understand that and I feel that too. But I also think all the attention for EDM gives room for new interesting things to happen and for new talent and sounds to be born.”
If you could be any animal, what would you be?: “A cat so I can catch up on sleep.”
Should DJs do "heart hands": "There's nothing wrong with showing love for a crowd but please, don't over do it.”
Do DJs have a duty to speak out about drugs?: “Yes, it's good to raise awareness, also warning people about damaging your ears for example. But people also have their own responsibility and we have to look after each other.”
What would be on your fantasy rider?: "A spaceship for all my fans so we could celebrate ASOT 1000 on the moon in 2020!”



3.Avicii

Style: EDM
Best known for: "Levels"
Tune of the year: "Wake Me Up"
Has dance music become the new pop?: "It’s definitely on top of its game right now, and I think we’ve broken a lot of barriers in understanding the wide range of musical genres that can be included in the songwriting and production. We have to make sure it keeps changing, or else people will get sick of it.”
Should DJs do "heart hands": “Why not?”
Do DJs have a duty to speak out about drugs?: “No, not more than any other type of artist or public figure has.”
What would be on your fantasy rider?: “Clouds.”

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