As shown on genero

 

# Paul van Dyks real name is Matthias Paul and once had orange hair! SHOCKER!

 

# Sashas (DJMag no.4) real name is Alexander Coe

 

# Sasha alledgedly cannot drive and refuses to wear a watch

 

# Ferry Corsten is an electrical engineer by trade and did not DJ before Out of the blue became a hit.

 

# Ferry studied alongside Ronald van Gelderen aka Kid Vicious, the two traded mixes of their tracks while learning their trade

 

# Paul van Dyk was a carpenter

 

# James Zabiela was a graphic designer

 

# Sander Kleinenberg is a chain smoker. He alledgedly smokes 3 packs in a 3 hr set.

 

# Marco V is one of the shortest superstar djs He is only 5 foot 4 inches tall. He also used to be a Hip Hop DJ.

 

# Spiller (remember Groovejet) is the tallest pro-dj with Andy Cato from Groove Armada at 6 foot 8 inches being second.

 

# Armin van Buuren is now a qualified lawyer

 

# ATB was a construction worker before he succeeded with 9PM Till I Come

 

# Paul Oakenfold was once the A&R man for hip hop label Def Jam records. He was responsible for signing artists like Salt n Pepa and Will Smith ( as Fresh Price and Jazzy Jeff)

 

# Tiesto used to make hardcore (175+ bpm music) under the alias Da Joker. (But switched to trance to make the dosh below-Shaun)

 

# Speaking of 9PM Till I Come. It is alledgedly the largest single advance given by a record label for a dance track. Its alledged ATB received 900000 pounds from Ministry of Sound before a single vinyl or cd was pressed.

 

# Michael Woods (aka Warrior) is the older brother of Marcella Woods (the voice behind Matt Dareys Liberation and Beautiful)

 

# Johan Gielen was part of the Alice Deejay project! (DO YOU THINK YOURE BETTER OFF ALONE!!!! Lah lah?I think I still have that remix cd somewhere-Shaun)

 

 

 

 

 

# Above and Beyond got their name after member Jono Grant ?Googled? his name and discovered the site of an American motivational speaker, also named Jono Grant. The site bore the inscription Above and Beyond, the name stuck.

 

# John 00 Fleming was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1990 at age 20 but has fully recovered

 

# Paul van Dyk and ATB dislike each other immensely

 

# Robert Miles pioneering dream trance record Children, was produced for less than 150 UK Pounds. The track was later signed to Platipus records and achieved anthem status the world over

 

# DJ Scott Project is an avid watcher/collecor of porn movies

 

# Carl Cox played a set for a deaf audience once.

 

# Armin van Buuren spent Millenium New Years Eve at home. Poor Armins career was still in its infantcy, he had no gigs and out of poor frustration opted to stay in.

 

# Yoji Biomehanika always takes two bags to a gig. One for the records, the other almost as big for his make-up!

 

# Darren Tate murdered Jurgen Vries (Opera Song, The Theme)

 

# US based house gurus Deep Dish (Flashdance) are originally from very anti-US territory, Iran

 

# John Digweeds brother is a nine time clay pigeon shooting champion

 

# Gabriel and Dresden (aka Motorcycle) refuse to play new material of theirs if the set is being recorded or broadcast live on radio. (As a consequence no recordings of the new Motorcyle track are available)

 

#Shaney_R claims he could probably out drink anybody he also ha s1 of the biggest dicks on the circuit...........................

 

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Edited January 26, 200520 yr by Shaney_R

# Speaking of 9PM Till I Come. It is alledgedly the largest single advance given by a record label for a dance track. Its alledged ATB received 900000 pounds from Ministry of Sound before a single vinyl or cd was pressed.

 

 

Some interesting bits, but that one has surely got to be bollocks?

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lol, just read that bit

thats some good stuff

some funny stuff too

hehehehehe

haha...rooooit

 

i LOVE titbits of music background info like this.

 

did you know andy pickles was one half of jive bunny

Lee hemstock from hemstock & Jennings being the other half