While this article comes from a cheeseball site all about trying to make money, they give a great run down of tiesto's biography. I thought some of the EDMBoston fans would enjoy learning about his humble roots, especially with the "in the booth series" taking place.
(bigbusinessideas) "This is a nice example, may be even trivial, for a man who made his hobby his work. One of the greatest DJs of our time, made 20 million dollars in 2011, and has earned nearly 185 million dollars for the last several years. Knowing nothing about business, DJ Tiesto managed to create a fortune, many businessmen could look only through green glasses. This is another proof for the fact, that passion is one of the most important factors for successful business.
DJ Tiesto, whose real name is Tijs Verwest, is one of the most famous DJs in the world, a real pioneer of dance and trance music styles. He was born in Breda, Holland, on January 17th, 1969. He started playing records at the age of 8 which was a clear indication that this boy promised to be a genius. At 14, he started turning his hobby into his job. Soon, his career began in Breda, entertaining the public in a local disko at a very young age. Later he continued as a renowned club DJ called “The Spock”. DJ Ti?sto began mixing and producing music and Hardcore Hardstyle under the nicknames: “Tom Ace”, “West & Storm”, ” Stray Dog”, “TB X-Press” and “Da Joker”."
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