This is a list of notable club DJs, professionals who perform at nightclub venues or other dance events, or who have been pioneers in the development of the role of the club DJ. DJs play a mix of recorded music for an audience at a bar, nightclub, dance club, or rave who dance to the music. The music is played through a sound reinforcement system.
DJs who use their real names are listed alphabetically by last name; DJs who use stage names are listed alphabetically by their first name.
Armin van Buuren (born 1976), Dutch trance DJ/producer. The only DJ who has been named number one DJ in the world 5 times on DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJ poll
Armand van Helden, prominent funk & house DJ-producer prominent during the late-90s; best known for his track "You Don't Know Me"
Carl Cox (born 1962), genres include house, tech house, techno, minimal techno winner of DJ Magazine's Worlds No. 1 DJ Award in 1996 and 1997 he is also an 11 time DJ Awards winner
Cesqeaux (real name Daniel Francesco Tuparia), Dutch DJ/producer
Danny Dyer alias Pwoper Nawty (born 1977), DJ and MC
Danny Rampling, widely credited as one of the original founders of the UK's rave/club scene.[3] He was the first No 1 DJ in the world voted by the staff of DJ Magazine in 1991 in 1997 the top 100 poll became a public vote.
Danny Tenaglia "Daniel" (born March 7, 1961), New York-based DJ and Grammy nominated record producer he is also a 3 time IDMA winner and 3 time DJ Awards winner
David Mancuso, (born October 20, 1944), DJ/promoter created the popular "by invitation only" parties in New York City known as "The Loft Parties" many famous private discothèques/clubs of the '70s and '80s were modeled after The Loft, including the Paradise Garage, The Gallery, and The Saint.
David Morales (born 21 August 1961), internationally acclaimed Grammy-winning American house music DJ and producer
Djsky, Lebanese international DJ [4][5][6][7] In an interview with Watsup TV, Djsky revealed he was the first to introduce Electronic Music Dance into Ghana music.[8][9]
DJ Casper (real name Willie Perry Jr., 31 May 1965 — 7 August 2023), American songwriter and DJ
DJ Hell, internationally acclaimed German DJ and boss of International Deejay Gigolos. His DJ performance has been portrayed in the film 196 BPM.
John Digweed DJ, who travels all over the world and is producer, record label owner and artist
Doctor P (real name Shaun Brockhurst, born 9 April 1986), British Dubstep DJ
Don Diablo (real name Don Pepijn Schipper, born 27 February 1980), Dutch electronic Dance DJ
Donald Glover (also known as: Childish Gambino), Donald McKinley Glover Jr is an American actor, comedian, singer, writer, producer, director, rapper, songwriter, and DJ. He performs music under the stage name Childish Gambino and as a DJ under the name mcDJ.
DJ Dougal (real name Paul Arnold Clarke; born 1975), British hardcore and happy hardcore artist and DJ
Erick Morillo (1971–2020), American DJ, music producer and record label owner, a six-time DJ Awards winner; he also helped in the production of the famous dance hit "Move It" by Reel 2 Real.
Frankie Bones (real name Frank Mitchell, born 1966), first American DJ who played the early U.K. scene in the late 80s
Frankie Knuckles (real name Francis Nicholls, 1955–2014), helped to develop and popularize the electronic, disco-influenced dance music style called house music
Freemasons (real name Russell Small and James Wiltshire)
Frankie Cutlass (real name Frank Malave, born 1971), American DJ
Steve Lawler, British house music producer and DJ born in Birmingham, England he is a five time DJ Awards winner. He currently runs the record label VIVa MUSiC. He also founded the now defunct Harlem Records.
Laidback Luke (real name Lucas Cornelis van Scheppingen, born 1976), Filipino-born Dutch DJ
Mauro Picotto (born December 25, 1966), Italian electronic music producer and DJ, and previously a member of the Italian Euro house group "R.A.F.".[11]
Miss Kittin, famous French club DJ, producer, live performer and pioneer of the Electroclash genre
Miss Monique (real name Alessia Akrusha), Ukrainian female techno, progressive house and trance DJ[12][13]
MistaJam (real name Pete Dalton), famous DJ who has a show on 1Xtra
Giorgio Moroder (born 1940), influential Italian record producer, songwriter, performer and DJ who won several Academy Awards, Grammys and other awards, is frequently credited with pioneering synthesizer disco and electronic dance music
Monika Kruse, internationally acclaimed German techno and house DJ since the 1990s and label boss of Terminal M
Richie Hawtin, Detroit techno pioneer, leading exponent of minimal techno since the mid-1990s, founder of Minus Records, arguably the largest and best-known techno label
Skazi, Israeli DJ/producer duo composed of Asher Swissa and Assaf B-Bass, famous for mixing trance with rock music
Skrillex (real name Sonny John Moore), American electronic dance music producer, DJ, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. (Also works in collaboration with Diplo as Jack Ü)
Slushii (real name Julian Scanlan), American electronic dance music producer and DJ
Smokin Jo (real name Joanne Joseph), playing style genres include house, techno, deep house the only female to win DJ Magazine's Worlds No 1 DJ award in 1992.[17][18][19]
Tee Scott (real name Marc Allen Scott), disco DJ at the NYC club Better Days from 1976 to 1981, then resident at Zanzibar, and remixer of many classics
Pete Tong, BBC Radio One DJ as well as Frequent club performer
Tonka (real name Thomas-René Gerlach), German electronic music artist (DJ and Re mixer)
Tony De Vit pioneering Hard House Hard NRG DJ and resident of the infamous Trade Club London voted as one of the Top 10 DJ's of all time by Mix Magazine UK in 2011.[21][22]
Tony Humphries, 35-year veteran of the NYC club scene and a former resident at New Jersey nightclub Zanzibar
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