For Tiësto making music is about giving. The Grammy Award-nominated electronic dance music icon offers up his greatest gift yet in the form of his fifth full-length album and career first for a major label, A Town Called Paradise. That's saying a lot considering his track record too…
He's gone from an underground trailblazer to a worldwide superstar who opened the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and was voted “The Greatest DJ of All Time” by Mixmag and the “#1” DJ by Rolling Stone. He's headlined festivals around the globe including Ultra Music Festival, Stereosonic, Coachella, Tomorrowland, and Electric Daisy Carnival and is currently in the middle of a storied 20-month residency at Hakkasan Las Vegas Restaurant and Nightclub and Wet Republic pool at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino. Artists ranging from Kanye West and Coldplay to Katy Perry and Gotye have personally tapped him for high-profile remixes, while Guess and AKG have collaborated with him on a fashion line and headphone brand, respectively.
“The record has two sides to it,” he reveals. “Part of me is always trying to innovate, and that's half of the album. The other half of me is always a crowd pleaser. I love giving the audience what it wants. I put all of the experiences I've had over the past twenty years into this. This is my sound. Of course, it's dance, but it's melodic. There are strains of indie rock, yet it's very happy. These songs will make you smile. They'll make you dance. They'll make you want to go out. It's everything a Tiësto album should be.”
For Tiësto, A Town Called Paradise begins writing the next chapter of his career on the perfect note. “This is the album I've always wanted to make,” he declares. “I didn't have the knowledge to execute it as well as I do now. I've learned so much, and I want to learn more. This is my next big thing and I couldn't be more excited.”
As he promises “the best night in the world” for fans that attend his residency shows, it's also clear that his modus operandi hasn't changed since he first started.
“I want to make people feel happy with my music,” concludes Tiësto. “That's the most important thing. I hope they feel great when they listen to this. That's what I want to give everyone.”