Our good friends over at the I Love Trance Music Blog have made an interesting post regarding supporting new talent in the DJ Mag Top 100 poll, and I’m honored to be included in their top 5 this year.
The post was even mentioned by DJ Mag themselves so if there’s anyone reading this post who was redirected from either of these two sources, thanks for checking me out 
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In all seriousness, breaking into the trance scene is hard, especially with the number of nights in the UK dwindling rapidly. To get any sort of exposure and recognition as a DJ is a massive struggle.
I remember a conversation I had with a promoter of an extremely big Trance night in UK who absolutely loved my music and regularly plays it in his car whilst traveling to work and between gigs, but he won’t book me on the grounds that I live about 200 miles away from the venue, so although I’ve made a name for myself in the South and Midlands and have played for him before, he couldn’t guarantee my name was going to boost ticket sales.
I’ve worked hard to get where I am now and it’s taken the best part of 11 years, on and off, to do so, but do I have to crank out mega hits on a weekly basis to get recognised?
At the end of the day, I do what I do because I love the music and I know the fans I do have are dedicated and they genuinely look forward to my next mix or seeing me play. I may or may not ever make the Top 100, but the fact that people have even considered me in their top 5, is enough to keep me pushing forwards and putting all my passion into everything I do.
So for all those who regularly support me, a huge, huge thank you and for those who are only just discovering me, I hope I bring as much happiness to you, as I do to my longstanding listeners.
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