Some mighty forces were at work here as Tiesto teamed up with Don Diablo for a record that led to dance floor magic. In 2015, both Dutchmen were on fire with previous releases and ‘Chemicals’ certainly doubled that heat as strong piano chords, bouncy basslines, melodic intervals, and solid vocals by Thomas Troelsen all came into play. This single celebrates its 5-year anniversary on the 21st of September.
In 1994, Tijs Verwest donned his pseudonym: Tiësto. Today, the DJ and dance music producer is a GRAMMY Award-winning, platinum-certified, international icon. He is the only artist to ever hold the titles of “The Greatest DJ of All Time” courtesy of Mixmag, “#1 DJ” according to Rolling Stone, and “The Godfather of EDM” as proclaimed by Billboard. After making history in 2004 as the first DJ to open the Olympic Games, he remains a sought-after headliner everywhere from Coachella, Electric Daisy Carnival, Ultra, to Tomorrowland. From his high-profile residency at Hakkasan to his crossover success, Tiësto created the blueprint that defines what it means to be a success in today’s dance music world.
Some artists look toward the future while Don Diablo dictates it. Don Diablo is one of dance music’s perennially pioneering forces. In 2019 he made the power move up to #6 on the coveted Top 100 by DJ Mag and was recently ranked the fifth best selling artist of all time on Beatport. Called “Future House’s Founding Father” by EDM.com, he’s become an indisputable phenomenon regularly averaging upwards of 9M monthly listeners on Spotify.
