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Fans were in for a real treat at Tiesto’s concert Monday night at the Lifesyles Communities Pavilion, with an incredible electric light show (and we’re not talking about the Columbus Zoo) complete with flashing beams, pulsing lasers and hypnotic computer animations.

So it’s established that his music is great. But do the live performances do the music justice? Tiesto laughs as I talk about the crazy reaction form the crowd at his concerts: beam-twirling, crowd surfing and the inevitable fist-pumping. He explains what fans can expect at a live show, “I’m actually working on a new track called ‘Maximal Crazy’ because that’s what you can expect at my concerts: maximal craziness.”

He explained it well. He performed to a full house at the LC last night. The concert is not focused on any of his flashy dance moves (because he doesn’t have any), but mostly on the amazing graphics set up around his booth and stage. The lights and animations on stage perpetuate onto the crowd to make you feel like you were in your own personal “Flashing Lights” music video. The pulsating synthesizers that built up during song transitions would come to dramatic “drop” that could easily make anyone’s heart “drop” as well.

A great performance from Tiesto, more than just a DJ; an amazing performer as well. Tiesto will be on his national tour until June. Check out his newest album mix, Tiesto

A|X FANS INTERVIEW TIËSTO LIVE FROM A|X SOUTH BEACH (WATCH)
You asked — Tiësto answered — “A|X Fans Only” Interview from the booth at A|X in South Beach on Thursday March 24th during Miami Music Week.

And CONGRATULATIONS to the 10 winners of the Tiësto ‘Fans-Only’ Interview contest! As the winners of the contest, each receive a new watch from the A|X:TIME Spring Collection: http://bit.ly/fIijdo.

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Q1 How did you start out making music?
I was interested in music from an early age. I would listen to a radio show called the Soul Show, and to Ben Liebrand’s mix show, where he would remix different tracks, and one day I just decided that I wanted to give it a try. I started to buy records and put together mixes, making them the way I thought they should sound.

Q2 What inspired your latest album?
The starting point was to work with different artists that I liked. I was listening to a lot of indie-rock, electro, techno and house and drew inspiration from this.

Q3 What process do you go through in creating a track?
I usually start things off by producing and coming up with the main idea of the song, building things as I go. If it’s a vocal track, than I add the vocals after I have built the basis of the song. When it came to working with the different artists on ‘Kaleidoscope’, it worked in a similar way. I would start things off, and then we would exchange it back and forth til it was finished. I like a song that has strong emotion to it. I also love a great arrangement; how a song builds, then crescendos is always important in my favorite tracks.

Q4 Which artists influence your work?
I was influenced by a broad range of music in my youth. Sven Väth has been a big influence for me throughout my career. U2 have been a big influence on my live shows. I have so many different inspirations, it’s hard to choose.

Q5 What would you say to someone experiencing your music for the first time?
As with all music just approach it with an open mind. I hope they like it.

Q6 What are your ambitions for your latest album, and for the future?
I always start every new project with the same mindset, to progress as an artist and take my sound in a new and interesting direction.

source: www.thecmuwebsite.com

DJ Tiesto says dodgy rumours surface every couple of years

DJ Tiesto says he’s seen a psychic who predicted that he’ll live until the age of 90.

The announcement comes a week after the DJ and producer was forced to deny reports that he’d died in a car crash, after false internet rumours.

He told Newsbeat: “Tiesto is alive and kicking!

“I actually went to a psychic and they said I’m going to be 90 years old, so I have a long time to live.”

Reports had circulated on sites including Twitter that he had died in an accident after losing control of his vehicle in California.
Twitter take-up

The DJ said the rumours had actually been quite positive though: “It made me realise a lot of people love me in the world.

“Everybody was shocked and sent messages like, ‘Oh, I hope it’s not true’ and ‘I hope you’re OK’, so it was actually a good thing.

“I got 10,000 more followers in one day on Twitter.”

He said there was absolutely no truth in any of the rumours, which surface every couple of years and revealed how the whole thing started: “It’s just a website where you can make your own fake articles.

“Someone thought it was funny to make a fake article about me. Then it blew up. I think people don’t really check the news sources and started to believe it.”

Tiesto – real name Tijs Michiel Verwest – has released four studio albums during his 15-year career, the last being 2009′s Kaleidoscope.

He currently has a Monday night slot at Ibiza club Privilege and is touring Europe.

His only UK gig this summer is at Victoria Park in London on 30 July.

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