Will Tiesto ever play trance again?

While it has been joked about for quite a while that Tiesto would be returning to trance music, the DJ and producer has officially announced his new alias VER:WEST, which will be his new trance music alias.

When did Tiesto stop trance?

In a recent interview with DJ Mag, Tiesto was posed with the question, “If you hadn’t left trance in 2007-2008, do you think you would have become so big in the U.S.?” Rather than giving a brief answer, Tiesto provided an elaborate, insightful, but harsh response: Maybe, it’s hard to say.

Where is Tiesto now?

Tiësto is thriving. In 2019, Tiësto married his girlfriend Annika Backes in the remote Utah desert. They’re riding out the pandemic in Denver, where Backes grew up.

Where is Tiesto from?

Breda, Netherlands
Tiësto/Place of birth

Does Tiesto write his music?

Dennis is referred to by Tiesto as “the band,” which is a nice way of stating he is the guy in the studio creating his music for him. Dennis Waakop has written several of Tiesto’s biggest tracks like “Feel it In My Bones,” “Escape Me,” and “I Will be Here,” among many others that will be listed below.

Where is DJ Tiesto from?

Does trance still exist?

Now, trance is considered a music genre on its own, often taking influences from other music genres, including techno, house, pop, chill, tech music, ambient tones, and even classical music. Modern trance music is often combined with other genres such as electro and progressive house.

Should trance be Tiësto’s defining genre?

Now all though he did not say this directly, it does seem Tiësto believes Trance should not be his alias defining genre. With the massive wave of EDM sweeping the USA in the past years, we’ve seen that many genres take precedent over others and Tiësto wants to be as influential as possible.

Is Tiësto a house DJ?

We all see Tiësto as a international Dj that lives a very lavish lifestyle and absolutely rakes in the dough, but from his point of view, he does it for the youth, he does it for the generation to follow. You can watch the snippet of the interview that talks about his transition from Trance to House as well as the full length interview below.

When did Tiësto start his solo career?

From 1998 to 2000, Tiësto collaborated with Ferry Corsten under the name Gouryella. His 2000 remix of Delerium ‘s ” Silence ” featuring Sarah McLachlan exposed him to more mainstream audiences. In 2001, he released his first solo album, In My Memory, which gave him several major hits that launched his career.

When did Tiësto go on tour with Moby?

In August he became part of Moby’s Area2 Tour. For eighteen days he travelled through the United States with artists such as Moby himself, but also David Bowie and Busta Rhymes. In January 2003, Tiësto received the annual Dutch Popprijs (‘Pop Award’) during the Noorderslag festival.