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The Classic Center Theatre • Thursday, November 10 • 8 p.m
Tickets go on saleFriday^September, 23 at 10 a.m.
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706.357.4444 • www.ClassicCenter.com • 300 N. Thomas St. • Downtown Athens
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is an enigma. A mystery
wrapped in wires and circuits,
cloaked in a shroud of palpable
bass, adrift in his own ambient
soundcloud. He is the biggest DJ in the world,
and yet remains a shadow, spinning digital
magic amid a thousands-strong throng of
beautiful, sunkissed people, like an electronic
Dionysus culling together the young and the
bold for a modern-day bacchanalia. He is both
known and unknown, and thanks to his cross
country College Invasion Tour, Tiesto (ne Tijs
Michiel Verwest) is coming here. As preface
to his Sept. 25 date at the Classic Center, this
Dutch dancefloor juggernaut, this giant of
modern music, was kind enough to answer a
few questions for Flagpole, and leave just as
many unanswered.
Flagpole: What drew you to include Athens
on the College Invasion tour? Have you played
here befoie, or is this the first time?
Tijs Michiel Verwest: I have never played
in Athens before, but I know enough about
the town to know it has a great passion for
music and that the college students give the
town a great energy.
FP: Your career has taken you all over the
globe, playing for millions of fans on every
continent except Antarctica. Without playing
favorites, could you talk about a few of the
more unusual or memorable venues/shows
you've played?
TMV: Every show has its own unique quali
ties to it that make it special. I've played at
brilliant shows in both intimate, smaller clubs
and shows as large as Ipanema Beach with
250,000 people. What makes a show memo
rable for me is the crowd, and each city has a
different crowd for me to remember.
FP: What is your process like? How much
composition do you do on your own, and how
much of your shows are pure improvisation?
Where do you feel you draw inspiration from?
TMV: I like to do a little of both with my
shows; I have a basic plan for each show, but
I see how the crowd reacts to what I'm play
ing and then I take it from there. I draw inspi
ration from everything and anything around
me because I am always open to new things.
The different cultures of each city I play in are
great sources of inspiration, but it can also
come from seeing a piece of art or even hav
ing a simple conversation with someone.
FP: With the meteoric rise of dubstep and
the ever-growing dance and jamtronica scenes,
electronic music seems very much to be the
wave of both the moment and the future. How
do you see the genre evolving and growing in
the coming years, and who are some of your
favorite young talents on the scene today?
TMV: This genre is booming right now, and
I think it's here to stay for a very long time;
most music genres are cyclical and can go out
of style, but I really think electronic music
won't be going anywhere and will only con
tinue to get better and better.
I've got to give props to my boys Dada
Life; they have been doing some amazing
things, and they are the guys that people
need to look out for now and in the future.
FP: You recently sponsored a contest for DJ/
producers to remix one of your tracks online,
a truly remarkable opportunity. How did you
come up with the idea, and what do Athens DJs
need to know?
TMV: The remix contest came about from
seeing how much producing has progressed
in the past few years and how many talented
people could be found so easily by just
searching through places like Soundcloud or
YouTube. I wanted to give aspiring produc
ers a chance to put together a great remix of
the "Work Hard Play Hard" track and have the
chance to have that song be released through
my label, Musical Freedom, to be heard on an
enormous scale by music fans everywhere.
Unfortunately, the Remix contest has
ended, so we won't be taking any more mixes.
But the fans and I have picked an amazing
winner, anu look our for the release of the
remix soon!
FP: You'll be ending this tour at Home
Depot Stadium in Los Angeles, before a crowd
of 25,000: the largest single headline DJ show
in U.S. history. It's both a historic personal
accomplishment and a milestone for electronic
music in America. What’s next for you? How will
you top it?
TMV: I plan on taking some time to work in
the studio on a new album for 2012, and I'll
also start planning the new tour that will blow
my past tours out of the water!
David Fitzgerald
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WHO: Tiesto
WHERE: The Classic Center
WHEN: Sunday, Sept. 25, 8 p.m.
HOW MUCH: $45
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