Op-Ed: Are DJ Rankings Helping or Harming the Dance Community?
The numbers are in folks. The people have spoken as to who the world’s “Top” DJ is, and your new champion is none other than David Guetta. The DJ whose notorious 2014 Tomorrowland moment still gets talked about to this day. Regardless of whether or not you agree with artists on ranking lists, their popularity probably came from their tracks, not their DJing skills. Even within their own fanbase, there are probably very few fans that go to these massive shows or festivals and say “Hey did you hear how he mixed the outro of his hit song into the intro of his other hit song? That was vibes.” There are many issues with a DJ ranking list such as the Top 100 DJs list, and I’m sure many people already agree that it only hurts our dance community. However, what are the various reasons why such a list is wrong, and what are the multiple possible ways it can hurt our community?
