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WORLD’S BIGGEST MUSIC POLL RETURNS

Voting for the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs Poll 2012 powered by Trackitdown opens today (Wednesday 27th June) and runs until 29th August. Voting will once again take place through Facebook. All fans need to do is go to http://www.djmag.com/top100 and follow the necessary steps from there.

With over half a million votes received from music fans in over 167 countries, The Top 100 DJs Poll powered by Trackitdown is the biggest music poll of its kind in the world. In 2011, David Guetta made global headlines when he toppled Armin Van Buuren from the No.1 spot, Van Buuren having previously held the top position for 4 years. DJ Mag is the world’s biggest dance magazine, translated into 10 languages and with more Facebook fans than any other music magazine worldwide. The Top 100 DJs Poll 2012 Awards party will be held in Amsterdam during the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s biggest electronic music festival, in October.

The Top 100 DJs Poll powered by Trackitdown is a public vote where voters are given the chance to name their Top 5 favourite DJs in order of preference. It inspires fierce debate all year round with speculation on the world’s top spinner, new entries, and biggest climbers, dominating social media and beyond.

The Top 100 DJs Poll powered by Trackitdown began in 1993 as an in-house list put together by the staff in the DJ Mag office. After becoming a public vote in 1997, Carl Cox, Paul Oakenfold, Sasha, John Digweed, Tiësto, Paul Van Dyk, Armin Van Buuren and David Guetta have each been voted No.1, with Guetta telling DJ Mag last year that scooping the Top 100 DJs crown meant more to him than scoring a No.1 hit record in America. So, who will win in 2012? Will Guetta hold on to the top spot? Might Armin return there, will leading Brits Above & Beyond take the honours, or will it be one of the new kids on the block like Avicii, Skrillex or Afrojack?

FREE TOP 100 DJS ALBUM FROM TRACKITDOWN FOR EVERY VOTER

This year, everyone who votes will get a free Top 100 DJs album from Trackitdown.net. This unique and unprecedented release features unreleased and exclusive contributions from the biggest names in dance music. The album includes DJ friendly tracks and a mix from; UMEK, Sander Van Doorn, Roger Sanchez, Alex M.O.R.P.H. presents Indigo, Chuckie, Ferry Corsten, Angerfist, TyDi, Headhunterz, Astrix, Sidney Samson, Christopher Lawrence, Hardwell, Claudia Cazacu, Cosmic Gate, Skazi, Arty, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, YvesV v Wolfpack, Gareth Emery, Arnej, Nishin Verdiano, Infected Mushroom, Judge Jules, Marco V, Noisecontrollers, Richard Durand, Sean Tyas, Simon Patterson, Wez Devall, Tocadisco, Brennan Heart, Richard Dinsdale, The Bloody Beetroots & Wally Lopez. Check out the full album at:

http://www.trackitdown.net/djmagtop100

AWARDS PARTY

The Top 100 DJs Poll 2012 Awards party will be held in Amsterdam during the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) in October. And for the first time in the poll’s history, DJ Mag will also be hosting a Top 100 DJs party on another continent.

NEW CHARITY PARTNER

For 2012, DJ Mag has announced a new charity partner, Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (LNADJ). The Last Night A DJ Saved My Life charitable foundation unites the global dance music community to raise vital awareness and funds for humanitarian and environmental causes. Please see http://lastnightadjsavedmylife.ning.com/ for further information.

LAUNCH PARTY

The launch party for the DJ Mag Top 100 Poll powered by Trackitdown.net will be held on Wednesday 27th June at Proud2 at the O2. The event will be broadcast live to the world on B@TV.

Celebrations will commence on the outdoor terrace at Proud2 at 18:00, with music from MYNC, Lange, John B and Spektre through until 23:00. If the weather isn’t pleasant the event will move inside to Proud2’s VIP room.

TRACKITDOWN

Trackitdown was launched in 2004 as the first electronic music digital download website in Europe and has now grown to carry one of the most extensive catalogues of electronic music on the planet. The online store provides high quality MP3s, Wav files and related merchandise as well as tickets to the best events around the world. Trackitdown.net supplies 350,000+ customers from over 200 countries. 

AMSTERDAM DANCE EVENT

The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is the leading electronic music conference and the world's biggest club festival for electronic music. Taking place from October 17 – 21, the event offers a unique blend of daytime conferences, including interactive workshops, technical demonstrations and in-depth round-table discussions, alongside a nighttime music festival with performances of over 800 DJs & acts at 60 venues around the city. The annual event attracts 3,000 business professionals and 160,000 festival visitors from all around the globe.

The Amsterdam Dance Event is organized by the Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation, an initiative of Buma. For more information visit: www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl

BUMA/STEMRA

Buma/Stemra is the collecting society for electronic music in the Netherlands and represents the interests of music authors and publishers worldwide.

LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE

The Last Night A DJ Saved My Life charitable foundation unites the global dance music community to raise vital awareness and funds for humanitarian and environmental causes. LNADJ handpicks charities and organisations it feels can benefit from its support. By becoming an efficient central hub for the global dance music industry, and with the help of DJs, promoters, clubbers and venues across the world, LNADJ intends to show how much of difference dance music can make.