"Are you ready for Tiesto?" "That's what I like to hear:" "Tiesto." "Beautiful, isn't it?" "Tiesto forever." "Tiesto, of course." "Carrying the records." "My life in general is pretty hectic." "On Christmas Day I played in Ireland and in London." "The day after I flew to Hong Kong and now a day later I'm here in New York." "So that's quite..." "It's pretty rough and pretty tiring." "But..." "I love what I do." "It's still my hobby." "Being a DJ, I love it and that's what keeps me in shape, I guess." "I'm not away from home that much." "I only play on Fridays and Saturdays." "In the winter that is, from September till April, May..." "I only play on Fridays and Saturdays." "It's only when I do a big tour in the US or Asia... that I'm away for a bit longer." "So normally I'm in the studio from Monday till Thursday... to work on remixes or tracks and Fridays I fly out to somewhere and do the gigs." "2002 has been my most successful year till now." "I've won so many awards." "I won the Dutch TMF Award." "I won the UK Dance Star Award." "I won the Ibiza Award for being the best DJ on the island this summer." "But the biggest award was to be photographed by DJ Magazine... for being the best DJ worldwide in 2002." "That's my biggest dream come true." "And the winner for the best international DJ is:" "DJ Tiesto." "hello everybody." "Thanks very much." "unfortunately I can't be with you, I'm in Chicago." "And it's, it's:" "Tiesto." "And he's here." "He's here." "Many people ask me if I feel any different after winning this award... but actually I don't feel that much different." "Because everything I do is very natural." "It's great to win such a prize, but that's not why I do it." "I do it because I like doing it, but it releases a lot of pressure as well." "This year I'm the number one DJ in the world... and that gives me the freedom to do whatever I want." "All the way from holland." "When you're the number one DJ in the world... you notice that a lot of promoters and other people treat you differently." "They take you more seriously." "Which I think is a bit strange, but it's good." "You get more privileges." "Everything is arranged really well when I go to a club now." "In the early days I had to arrange everything myself." "When I arrived at the airport, there was no one to pick me up." "I had to go to the club myself, I didn't know what time I had to play." "And now there's always a limo waiting." "Everything is paid for, the minibar in the hotel, the food." "They take you out for dinner." "It's just like winning the jackpot." "I've got an interview here." "So nice to see you." "Welcome to my office away from my office." "A cup of coffee?" "An espresso, please." "An espresso." "Just a minute." "How did you get to join the Area2 tour?" "I did the first remix for Moby:" "We Are All Made of Stars." "He was really impressed by the remix." "Then he asked me for the second single as well." "And then he thought:" "Well, I'd love him to join the tour." "He had heard a mix album of mine, the In My Memory album." "He was really impressed with my work." "His asking me was a great honour." "For that reason as well." "Didn't you also have a residency at Cream on Ibiza last summer?" "Okay?" "How has that been going?" "That's been great as well." "I love that club." "For me, Amnesia is the best club to play in on Ibiza." "One of the best clubs in the world to play in." "Why is that?" "Because it's on the party island, Ibiza." "It attracts lots of people from different cultures." "Americans, Brits, Europeans..." "Dutch and Swedes." "Dutch and Swedes of course, Asians." "All those people together in one club gives a great atmosphere." "Flight 643 was the flight to New York." "It's the flight from Amsterdam to New York and I was on that flight... because I was supposed to do a residency in New York at the Twilo." "Before it got closed down." "I was in the plane and we had some turbulence, and I was sitting there... and you can't control anything any more." "You're just out of control." "And that's exactly what I meant with the middle part of Flight 643." "You hear the sound fading and you get the..." "And you can't dance to the rhythm any more." "That's what that meant." "Your real name is Thijs Verwest." "Where does Tiesto come from?" "Tiesto is a nickname for my real name." "It's an Italian slang name from my Dutch name." "Italian slang in Dutch." "I never heard of that before." "My friends always used to call me Tiest." "I made it sound more Italian." "Tiesto sounds better than Tiest." "And that's the way it goes." "DJ Thijs doesn't sound as good." "Most Americans and Brits don't know how to pronounce Thijs." "Yeah, I screwed up as well." "You said:" "Ties, or Titjes." "Let's do some signing." "Keep checking the website." "Can I take a picture?" "Tiesto fucking rocks." "My friend was on Ibiza and I have all his albums." "I think he's the best." "I heard about Tiesto from my friend who saw him live on Ibiza." "And then I saw him in Giant in LA and I thought he was awesome." "I went to all of his shows and he's the best Trance DJ in the world." "Love you, Tiesto." "I love him." "He is an inspiration to all dancers." "Tiesto is the best, man." "The number one." "We're now in my hometown, Breda, and I'm going to show you around." "We're going to walk through the park now:" "Breda National Park." "This is where I used to hang out with my friends... to do some skateboarding and drink some beers." "Just have a good time." "Here we are at the first club I worked in as a DJ." "It's called the Spock." "And it's nice to be back here." "I played here for about 150 people." "I played every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 22.00 till 04.00 o'clock." "It was a great time." "We're now going into my record shop." "It's called Magik." "Come inside." "I've always wanted to have a record shop and my dream came true." "I'll show you around." "That's where the DJs play the music." "What we sell most is vinyl." "DJ Cor Fijneman and DJ Tony Montana." "All the best DJs in the world have worked in a record shop some time or other." "In a record shop you learn about your customers and their taste in music." "What kind of records they want." "You create your own style." "The more you work in a record shop the more you learn about music." "We're going to the studio." "We're going to enter the Black Hole recording studio." "My favourite place in the building." "Come in." "This is where I listen to the records." "Mix my radio show." "Prepare for my sets." "Here are the decks." "CD player." "And here is my little studio." "So, this is where it all happens:" "the mixing, the producing, everything." "This is from a girl called Chantal." "She thanks me for the Tiesto Solo last weekend in Godskitchen." "She said:" "It was heaven on earth." "This is my mail for today." "All new records." "I'm gonna see what's in there." "This is always the best part of the day:" "Opening my mail." "Checking out my new records." "Tiesto forever." "LA babes." "That's DJ Tiesto." "My god." "Nice to meet you." "How are you doing?" "This is Sarah." "I can't wait to see you tonight, man." "I'm from LA." "I've flown to Amsterdam to see him." "I've seen him in Israel." "He's phenomenal." "He really, really is." "And that's the only reason we came here today." "To see Tiesto." "Tiesto is amazing." "I've seen him in Miami and I came here especially for him." "This has made my day, it's made my week." "It's his music, and it doesn't hurt that he's really cute too." "I just want to say that Tiesto is the world's best DJ." "There's nothing in music like him." "Thank God we have such a talented artist here with us." "We're big fans of Tiesto." "We've been following him for a while now." "It's his music and what it represents, and the feeling it gives you." "It comes from his heart." "It takes you on a beautiful journey." "When you walk away after listening to it, you're just very happy." "It puts life in perspective and that's what music is about." "That's why it's there." "We love Tiesto." "all new CDs." "Not released yet." "Umek." "Some female vocal stuff." "This one is really special." "You can't see it on the label, but this is King Unique." "That was my first idea." "To do something like..." "But then I changed it into..." "Just flat." "Here?" "You're on, right?" "On?" "Yeah, I go on now." "Four minutes." "Then you're on." "Four minutes." "This is the tour's soundman." "Hello, Holland." "What does a normal day look like for you?" "A normal day:" "I get up at six a.m." "I set up your booth, do a sound check and then wait for you to show up." "That's my normal day." "And at night you break everything down." "We break it down and put it away." "We drive to the next city and do it all over again." "This man is hardcore." "Let's do a meet and greet." "Awesome." "Great songs." "How are you?" "Awesome." "Love it." "Nice T-shirt." "Hello." "I like your hair." "I like you." "You're so beautiful." "He's good." "Yes, he is." "Tiesto is fucking mad, dude." "Every time he comes to LA he sets it off." "Would you write:" "To Dennis?" "When are you gonna be in LA?" "November or December?" "I'm gonna be in LA in October." "Tiesto, I'd love it if you'd sign my hat." "This guy is a fucking bomb." "I'm sorry, but I love him." "He'll keep me dancing for like 12 hours." "This guy is phenomenal." "I love him to death." "Tiesto, baby." "Please sign my hat." "That's all I want." "I love him." "He's awesome." "Would you please sign my ticket?" "A proper car waiting for us." "Your crew has arrived." "Another day at the office." "Right now, check it out, we're gonna hear DJ Tiesto." "Great picture." "Quite a cool picture." "My brother saw you in a shop... with my parents and he wanted to take a picture." "That was my brother." "That was your brother." "I remember." "First time, the battery was empty." "Then there was no flash." "I just saw your set, awesome." "It was a good set in there." "I loved it." "Tiesto is the reason why I started buying vinyl and record players." "He's an inspiration." "Just awesome." "His set lists are perfect." "It's not just listening to music, it's more like a religious experience." "I'm speechless." "Beautiful." "The set was awesome." "With Tiesto you're not just listening to music." "You're going on a journey." "That's where it takes you." "Tonight was a beautiful experience." "The people in there were ecstatic." "All the hands up in the air." "Beautiful stuff." "The end of the party." "On to the next gig." "They're tearing down the DJ's booth and wrapping it up." "Drop that at the bottom." "I'm off." "We'll see you in seattle?" "This is the end of another great night." "The end of the office day?" "The end of another day at the office." "I'm gonna do a little scratching." "I can put a record on." "I always try to listen to a few records to get into the mood... before I go on stage." "It's an important set today." "They expect a full house." "So I go through my records, listen to new stuff." "That's why I bought my own little turntable." "You never have electricity here on the bus." "I bought it in Japan when I was there." "I'm gonna play a record." "All right." "We're gonna do the sound check here." "I try to rest a lot before a gig, but there's not always the time." "It's all last minute work, what I do." "I walk into the club." "It's all about the vibes, how do the people react in the beginning?" "What's the DJ booth like?" "Who's on before you and what kind of music are they playing?" "How does the crowd react to the first three records?" "All those things are very essential to me... to do a good performance for the gig." "This is the mixer." "This is a typical American mixer." "It's got no faders, but old school knobs." "This is the gain level." "This is the bass, the mid, and the high." "Gain volume, so you can set it softer or louder." "Here we have the CD players." "They work like turntables." "And here are the turntables." "Tonight we're gonna jump around." "Can we test it?" "Let's see if this turntable is Tiesto-proof." "I used to play in Holland quite a lot." "I get a lot of comments from people from Holland and England... that I don't play there often enough any more." "I became so big around the world that now I have to everywhere." "It's a shame that I can't play there more often." "Hormones." "I have to practise that." "We're now going on a helicopter ride." "Above Manhattan." "I'm trying to catch a cab now." "And that's very..." "This one?" "This is gonna be my fourth gig in New York." "And the best one so far." "Live on Times Square." "It's a great way to finish off the great year I had in 2002." "I first heard it when a friend gave me the CD and said:" "Listen to this." "This is a good Trance." "This is solid good Trance, this is the hardcore stuff." "I can't believe I just bumped into him just here." "It's amazing." "We're ready for a tour around Manhattan." "Let's go flying." "It was a good flight." "I feel a bit airsick now, but it was good." "Ibiza is my favorite place to play in the world, I think." "It's the only island I know... where people from all nationalities come together to party." "The partying goes on 24 hours a day." "My favourite club is Amnesia." "I had my residency there this summer." "It was one of the highlights of the year." "Every week you play in the same club." "You feel like a part of the island, like a local." "Every week you have a whole new crowd of 7000 people inside." "What I also really like about Ibiza is:" "The island has two sides." "You can party 24 hours a day... but you can also really relax on the other side of the island." "You can go to great restaurants." "That's why Ibiza is one of my favorite islands as well." "It has everything in one place." "We're driving to Times Square now for the final moment." "I'm really exited." "First we're going to a lovely backstage area... where they have a buffet and everything." "It's for a small group of friends." "At midnight we'll see the ball dropping down." "And then I start playing at one." "It's gonna be a long but good night." "Okay, I'm ready to party man." "Great, good." "He has to do a job." "I have to go in." "It's right in here." "Hello, welcome." "How are you?" "Happy New Year, camera." "Check out the jacket." "It's better the other way." "You wanna go outside?" "He'll lead the way." "This way?" "When are you flying back?" "The 3rd of January." "Then you can party." "Are you playing somewhere else?" "No, I just have to recover from tonight." "Tonight is gonna be a blast." "Are you going to kill them tonight?" "Are you serious?" "We want you to break the place down." "I'll break it down." "We're definitely gonna break it down." "You're on Candid Camera." "Let's see." "This is the Paramount theatre." "Frank Sinatra and Elvis." "So the ball drops here." "We're gonna open the doors the minute you start playing." "And your music is gonna inspire all these people to try to get in here." "That's the plan." "Look at all the people." "Unbelievable." "Well, you know." "Another day at the office." "Another day at the office." "It's gonna be really good tonight." "I'm exited now." "We're here at Times Square." "Look at all these people." "Incredible." "I'm already impressed." "It's now a quarter to eleven." "So 1 hour and 15 minutes to go." "We came to New York especially for Tiesto." "We go to all the house parties in Holland." "When Tiesto starts to play everybody goes wild." "That's fun." "Tiesto, Tiesto, you're the best." "Welcome to New York, Tiesto." "We love you, baby." "Experience New York and music, right now." "Here we go." "This is a great moment." "No matter what happens." "Right." "This year is just..." "Just warm up." "You look like that DJ." "I am that DJ." "I'm all wired you see." "Hey Tiesto, remember?" "Remember us from the Avalon?" "It's my birthday." "I love you." "Happy birthday." "Please give me a picture, just here." "Yeah, sure." "Come on, get in the picture." "Hurry up, he's got to go." "Let's party." "Love you." "Happy New Year." "I never know how the gig is gonna be." "I always follow my heart and my feelings." "I select the records and I think two or three records ahead." "But it can change half way through the night, because sometimes... people want to hear louder music or softer music or something vocal." "It's always different." "I've never had a gig which was exactly the same as the one before." "It's finally become clear why President Putin cancelled his visit to Holland." "It's rumoured that the ICPR refuses to put Putin and two others on the guest list." "Natasja, lnnercity, Putin." "Amsterdam Rai." "What exactly is going on?" "Innercity is the greatest dance event in the world, with 50,000 people and the best DJs." "On Saturday 21 December:" "Tiesto, Marco V, Sven Vath, Dana, Sister Bliss." "Dave Clarke and DJ Sneak." "Deputies now try to get VIP cards for Putin." "Putin definitely wants to attend this." "Over to you now, Sergei." "We'll keep you informed about this diplomatic crisis." "Obsession is really great." "Lethal Industry." "Yes." "That's really terrific." "Sub-Urban Train." "Lethal Industry." "It's gonna be really great." "That's always the case with Tiesto." "Absolutely the best." "Absolutely." "A terrific set. lt's rough, tough and going strong." "It's Tiesto." "Are you ready for Tiesto?" "That's what I like to hear." "So clap your hands for your hero:" "DJ Tiesto." "Ready, people of Republic Innercity?" "What did you think of comrade Tiesto?" "This is your last chance to say goodbye to Tiesto." "Hurrah for comrade Tiesto." "I said:" "Hurrah for comrade Tiesto." "This is your last change:" "Hurrah for comrade Tiesto."