Tiesto (his real name is Tijs Michiel Varwest) is the most famous DJ in world of house and dance music with more than 25 years on stage. His music is significant for the whole genre as the DJ dominated among the top DJs for more than 10 years, has created certain instrumental movements within the sound construction and has made a valuable contribution to the mixture of trance and house elements.

Born in 1969 in the Netherlands, Tiesto had a constant love for music and started taking part actively in organizing and conducting school parties when he was at the age of fourteen, he started playing clubs and gigs as soon as he could (which were held in locations that resembled a storage unit). By 1985 he was a recognized DJ after performing in several major clubs in the Netherlands being encouraged by his friend and manager. A significant part in his life played a small club in Breda, the Netherlands, where he was able to refine and construct his own style by playing 12 hours during weekends in a separate room specially designed for his parties. Later in his carried he signed a major music production Dutch company and started taking active part in the issuing of different house music series (such as the Sunrise series) thus gaining success and love among the fans. One of his most famous tracks is Traffic which hit the charts in the USA and Europe and became an all-time house&trance hit, symbol of the new generation in music. His career developed through many performances around the globe including the top party places like Ibiza (Spain), Miami (The USA), The Italian and the French beaches, the Eastern European summer resorts and most of the capitals of the European, American and Asian cities.

By successfully mixing and producing house and trance music, Tiesto has become one of the icons in the genre, having millions of fans worldwide and his music being respected by both fans and house music producers.