By: Sean Fraser

Background Information

Tijs Michiel Verwest, known as DJ Tiesto, was born January 17th 1969 in Breda, Netherlands.

His music is in the trance genre, and has been producing music since 1994.

Rise to Fame

Tiesto first gaining notice in the late 1990s as a world-class DJ.

Tiesto's first studio album, “In My Memory”, was released in 2001.

It produced five major hits - Dallas 4PM, Flight 643, Obsession, Lethal Industry and Suburban Train.

#1 DJ Worldwide

According to DJMag, Tiesto was the number 1 DJ in the world from 2001 until 2004.

In 2004, Tiesto released his second studio album titled “Just Be”.

The album contained his first #1 hit in the albums single “Traffic”.

2004 Athens Olympics

A career highlight was when Tiesto performed at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

He was the first DJ to ever perform at an Olympic event.

Present Day

Today, Tiesto is still one of the most popular DJs in the world.

Tiesto is known around the world and is one of the most well respected DJs ever.

Tiesto’s Social Presence

MOST POPULAR

TwitterFacebookInstagramClub Life

PodcastSoundcloudYoutube

UP AND COMING

MyspaceBeatportTiesto.comTiesto BlogSongKickSnapChat

Twitter

Handle: @tiesto Tweet count: 22,300 Followers: 2.6 million Following: 1,147 Very frequent tweets with many fan

retweets. Posts photos from shows, upcoming

events, and fan appreciation

Final Twitter Grade: A+

Facebook

URL: https://www.facebook.com/tiesto

Page Likes: 16,545,498 Users talking about Tiesto: 385,425 Daily posts Up-to-date cover photo and display

picture

Final Facebook Grade: A+

Instagram

Followers: 692,699 Following: 89 Posts: 989 Daily posts Current events and upcoming

concert details

Final Instagram Grade: B

Tiesto Club Life Podcast

Weekly hour long DJ sets performed by Tiesto.

Available for download every Monday on the Tiesto itunes channel.

First started in 2007 There have 360 Club Life podcasts to

date.

Final Grade: A+

Soundcloud

Followers: 712,338 Tracks available: 130 Playlists: 2 Due to his unique dedication to

Tiesto Club Life podcasts, he is less involved with Soundcloud

Final Grade: C

Social Media Analysis

Tiesto effectively communicates with his audience

Understands his audience demographic is very involved in social media.

Shares interesting content that adheres to the audiences wants.

Social Media Analysis

Posts his own music across multiple social platforms.

Posts content daily on most platforms and is constantly active.

Interacts with fans using hashtags question and answer segments.

Social Media Analysis

Effectively communicates relevant and upcoming information regarding music releases and concert dates.

Does not recycle old content across all social platforms. Has separate content for each and every platform.

Posts a variety of pictures, videos, music sets, podcasts, interviews and relevant information.

The Worlds Best DJ

Final Social Media Score: 90/100