Tiësto - "Wasted" (Music Video)

Another song that everyone has heard at some point and recognizes it from soundtrack music for movies and television shows. It plays everywhere and I knew the song, but I never heard of Tiësto. Which is the much shorter stage name for this Dutch DJ named Tijs Michiel Verwest (that's a mouthful). He is actually a world-renowned DJ and famous internationally. In fact, he was voted "The #1 DJ in the world" by DJ Magazine for three consecutive years (2002-2004). So he has been around for quite a while,  he has six studio albums, but never gained any notoriety in the U.S until the release of his most recent album, "A Town Called Paradise". It was released in June 2014 and finally got the mainstream media attention in the U.S. with two hit singles - "Wasted" (video above) and "Red Lights". Tiësto is known for remixing other artists' music and collaborating with other artists and DJs, but he also records his own music. This is an original song featuring vocals by Mathew Koma and I'm sure everyone has heard this song at some point.

Tiësto tours all over the world, but seldom does he come to America because he's not nearly as famous here, as he is in Europe. Plus, the DJ / Dubstep / House Music scene is pretty much tied up with DJ's like Daft Punk, Zedd, Skrillex, Girl Talk, Ratatat, DeadMau5, etc,. So hopefully with the success of this new record and the growing fan base here, Tiësto might schedule more U.S. tour dates.