Tijs Michiel Verwest, known professionally as Tiësto, is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda He was voted "the Greatest DJ of All Time" by Mix magazine in a 2010/2011 poll amongst fans In 2013, he was voted by DJ Mag readers as the "best DJ of the last 20 years" He is also regarded as the "Godfather of EDM" by many sourcesIn 1997, he founded the label Black Hole Recordings with Arny Bink, where he released the Magik and In Search of Sunrise CD series Tiësto met producer Dennis Waakop Reijers in 1998; the two have worked together extensively since thenFrom 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 He was voted World No
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