[divider]From Underground to the Mainstage[/divider]
Tiesto wasn’t always the global superstar he is now. That being so, his meteoric rise to fame over the last 10+ years has occurred side-by-side with the explosion of dance music here in the United States. As the musical movement has gained momentum, so has Tijs’ journey.
It’s been pretty surreal. Dance music has always been there and had moments of being really popular and then some dips. Take the mid/late 90’s in the USA and the “Electronica” explosion. But now it’s reached such levels across the world and especially in the USA that I couldn’t have imagined.
You’d think it would be difficult to surprise an artist who’s essentially seen it all, but with the mainstream EDM culture taking hold here in the United States, it’s clear that even Tiesto’s wildest expectations have been exceeded. Of course, there’s still the recognition of a certain dichotomy that exists whenever any music gets popular, as he admits, “that with anything when it gets more popular there’s going to be the good and the bad as a result.” One such occurrence came when that boom in popularity was met with some heavy criticism from old-school fans, who felt left behind following Tij’s much-debated move from trance into progressive house.
Tiesto has been a driving force behind popularizing dance music.
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