My vote for DJ of the Year

Turntablism

My pick is DJCXL from New Zealand and now based in Tokyo, Japan. I won't wank lyrical about how good this guy is, just have a look at this youtube clip. More videos at his myspace page.



Mixology

Now for the 4/4 genre, I choose Stephen Wiley. Stephen's a progressive/trance DJ based in the mid-west United States. I first found out about him from his sets at Trance Addict.

I love his mixing. He tends to favour subtle transitions that work great with his track selection and are barely noticeable. His sets have a delicate aural synergy and a personal touch I could get use to quickly. On top of these things, he's got great taste in music but that's, perhaps, the most subjective of criteria to judge a DJ on. Anyway, no youtube clip here, but all of Stephen Wiley's mixes are available for download in gloriously high bit-rates from his web-site. He's not a big name like Ferry, Armin or Tiesto, but honestly, I haven't heard anything from those guys lately that impresses me very much. Anyway, download a set and have a listen for yourself or stream his "Tonight is Forever" set from his myspace page.