Despite his huge prominence on the US EDM scene this year, Zedd is actually Anton Zaslavski, a German DJ and producer from Kasierslauten.

For the first time in a long time, Eric Prydz found himself in the US in 2012, embarking on his first proper tour since 2007.

While Bobina, or Dmitry Almazov, has had another busy year as part of the Russian DJing elite, with bookings and releases galore, his highlight of 2012 has a more personal tone.

“Electronic music as a whole is a wonderful musical format because it’s vaguely defined.

John O’Callaghan’s 2012 hit a strange peak with a visit to Macau in China.

Russia’s DJ Feel, aka Philip Belikov, has been a regular in the Top 100 for the past few years, with his success tied in with burgeoning Russian and Eastern European scenes.

Steve Angello has spent a sizeable portion of the year winding up Swedish House Mafia activities.

It’s been a productive year for young Evgeny Smirnov, aka Omnia.

Umek is excited. He’s just finished working on a new compilation for Toolroom that will be out early next year.

Wolfgang Gartner is five-years-old. Well, the moniker is, and after plenty of hard work for the man behind it, aka Joey Youngman, it’s finally paying off.

Antoine Joseffson is Steve Angello’s brother (Angello also has Joseffson in his name), and although he says that’s what he’s probably best known for, it’s as AN21 that he’s been making waves in int

“I’m loving the new stuff from Bromance,” says Australian DJ/producer Tommy Trash, running his hand through his trademark long-and-flowing locks.

Having entered the Top 100 last year, Guatemala’s leading DJ and producer, Francis Davila, has had an even bigger 2012. “It has been a year full of blessings,” he says humbly.

Diederik Bakker and Stefan den Daas began their partnership in 2004, taking inspiration from Bakker’s father’s musicianship and the happy hardcore scene.

The Tritonal hitlist for 2012?

Dutch duo Bingo Players, aka Paul Bäumer and Maarten Hoogstraten, must have done something right in 2012, because after finishing 116th in last year’s poll, they have made the official Top 100 in 2

After smashing into the DJ Mag Top 100 in 2010, Psyko Punkz now look to be a regular fixture in the poll, as the global appetite for Dutch hard dance – and Psyko Punkz’s jagged, heads-down, fist-pu

American-born Taiwanese DJ/producer Andrew Chen, aka Shogun, first made his name warming up for DJs like Tiësto and Paul Oakenfold when he was resident at Ministry Of Sound in Taipei.

As you will find reading this Top 100 issue, many DJs now cite Las Vegas as the current or next dance music hotspot.

Although he began DJing in the late ’80s, Benny Benassi’s solo breakthrough came in the first years of the 21st century, and since then, his mix of house and electro styles has seen his reputation

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It’s been quite a year for Dutch hardstyle DJ/ producer Wildstylez.

In terms of Dutch hardcore, it doesn’t get much hardcore-r than leading exponent Angerfist, mixing techno with gabber, euphoria, industrial and straight-up hardstyle, accompanied by MC Prozac’s dar

Listening to their latest album ‘Army Of Mushrooms’, it seems Infected Mushroom have caught a case of the wobbles, since tracks like ‘U R So Fucked’ on the Israeli-born, California-based Amit Duved

Tucked away in a hidden location (probably) somewhere in the environs of Paris, France, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo have this year mostly been working hard on an album they’re

Carl Cox is as chatty and buzzing as ever when DJ Mag catches up with him: Not bad given his long service to electronic music and enduring place in the Top 100. So what’s his secret?

Twin sisters Miriam and Olivia Nervo are delighted when we get in touch to inform them that they’ve been voted into the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs list this year – and have come in as the Highest Female DJ

Pete Tha Zouk has had a busy year. Ricocheting between the studio and the airport, so he can fly off to one of his well-attended gigs, he says he’s had hardly any time to think.

For Martin Solveig, 2012 was the year that he went from skirting the peripheries of pop-house stardom to world touring support man for Madonna.

This year Dutch hardstyle DJ/producer Brennan Heart fulfilled one of his lifelong dreams.

While a certain other island grabs all of the attention, Tenishia continue to put Malta on the dance music map.

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Ørjan may only look about 13-years-old in some of his press photos, but he’s actually 30.

Knife Party is probably one of the worst-kept secrets in dance music: If you don’t know, we aren’t about to spoilt it for you, but this Australian, electro house cum dubstep duo are not exactly new

When DJ Mag tracks him down, Sebastian Ingrosso is in Las Vegas.

Regardless of what you may think, the sound Chuckie has made famous across the world in recent years, dirty Dutch house, is not just about house music.

Having smashed his way into the chart last year, Italian hardstyle DJ, Zatox, has again pummeled his way into the Top 100.

Young DJ and producer Coone is singlehandedly changing the face of hardstyle.

In just a few short years, party-starting house duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike have been propelled well-and-truly into the big league. “It’s been an amazing year,” they confirm.

2012 has seen Nic and Bossi touring last year’s ‘Wake Your Mind’ album globally. Playing over 140 shows this year, it’s a wonder they can pinpoint their favourites.

He might only just be out of school, and he might be seen as one of the figureheads of the new EDM craze sweeping America, but that’s not stopping Porter Robinson from evolving his own way.

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