Tijs Verwest

Tijs Verwest aka Tiësto (born 17 January, 1969, Breda, Netherlands) is a Dutch electronic dance music producer and DJ. In 1997, he founded the label [l=Black Hole Recordings] with [a=Arny Bink]. In 1998, Tijs met producer [a=Dennis Waakop Reijers] and this led to a long and successful collaboration. Tiësto's fame rose in the 2000's as his music was exposed to mainstream audiences. He was named "the Greatest DJ of All Time" by [l=Mixmag] magazine in a poll voted by the fans.