When Miles Davis grew out of Bebop, he invented Cool bop. When Bowie got bored of Ziggy Stardust, he invented the Thin White Duke. When Jackson Pollock lost interest in narrative landscape art, he invented abstract expressionism. Every pioneer in their field needs to recreate themselves. For every License to Ill, there must be a Paul's Boutique.

Tiesto is that DJ pioneer, 10 times over. And like the pioneers  aforementioned,  Tiesto  has  redefined  the trance  genre  existing  between  130  and  160  BPM, painting progressive and anthem trance from a palette of house, trance, Goa, psychedelic, acid while taking his act to the next level. Through his career he has earned global accolades (A heavyweight table champ; he has held DJ Magazine's  'No. 1. DJ in the World' title for the three consecutive years, 2002-2004)

These accolades elicit respect of  mammoth  proportions within  certain  circles,  as  he primes the industry climbing to pinnacles  unknown  with  his crescendoing  arpeggios  and ice-cold  breakdowns  that shutter the masses.

Born Tijs Verwest in 1969 Holland, Tiesto has gone by a wide variety of monikers; from Da Joker to Allure, he's repped with more aliases than Elizabeth Taylor. His most recent release In Search of Sunrise 5: Los Angeles continues his ISOS vibe series, alternating between sunrise and sunset orchestrations with a cinematic narrative of lyrics and voiceovers.

Perhaps Tiesto's relevance in trance is due to his ability to, with integrity and candor, crossover and compromise without selling out. "In 1998, I was really a trance DJ," he says, "But now I've traveled around the world so much, different influences have seeped in and

I play a bit of everything: trance, house, techno- it's the best of all that the dance world has to offer." In his residency, he not only garnered global attention in Ibiza, but reinvented Ibiza's sound. Similar experiences followed in Panama, Amsterdam and Miami.  Yet conquering the States was still a focus for Tiesto.

His first gargantuan step was splicing house into the industrial  with  the  Delerium  track  "Silence"  which featured  the  vocals  of  Sarah  McLachlan.(Summerbreeze 2000) This progressive dance track was played obsessively in tier one clubs on a global level, but, more importantly, got repeated airplay on the radio, making it the first house track ever showcased on daytime broadcast radio in North America. This track alone broke the mold of progressive dance and vaulted Tiesto into orbit, specifically in the UK and the States, where Tiesto has simmered in popularity waiting for the torch to be passed. "Silence" spent 4 weeks in the UK top ten, ultimately becoming an international  dance  floor anthem.

Grabbing the passed torch from  fellow  industry renowned  Paul  Oakenfold, Tiesto  not  only  earned Oakenfold's good graces, but also  earned  a  spot  in Oakenfold's  playlist  and production  credits  and selective tracks on Oakenfold compilations.  He  also appealed en masse by crossing over to house and pop music with the Tiesto remix of Dave Matthews Band's "The Space Between." (This was after turning down an offer to remix a U2 track. Who says No to Bono these days? With audacity comes clout!)

A metronomic performer, with sonic adrenaline pumping through his veins, Tiesto satisfies with his marathon evenings which can often carry the show over 6 sometimes 9 hours, in front of record breaking crowds. "Often at my shows, half of the people are die-hard clubbers, but the other half are people who know me from the radio or from more mainstream gigs."

Mainstream gigs like a 2003 show at Holland's Gelredome of which 25,000 attended or the LA Sports Arena show in 2005 of which over 10,000 attended. Or his personal favorite: the 2nd of a two night 2004 Tiesto in Concert stand in Holland. "I was really aware of what was going on, the music was just right--a mix of big tunes and new tunes, everything just felt perfect that night. I played for nine hours straight, and it was my favorite gig ever."

ISOS 5 plays like a myriad of musical color fields arresting the listeners into subliminal comfort: it is at once relaxing and invigorating. No surprise Tiesto was handpicked to perform in front of billions at the Opening Ceremonies of 2004 Athens Olympic games, with the specific theory that trance’s melodic and/or chromatic resemblance has the ability to both inspire and relax. (Only a DJ of his stamina and composure could handle an unending international parade of
competitors.)

ISOS 5 exists as a west coast experience as if The Eagles’ Hotel California has been turned into a film with a house trance underscore. The tracks beckon to be inhaled with a Corona and a sunset; a pre-party of a long evening drive along Mulholland’s crest which ends with a damp sand walk along Pacific Palisades’ early morning surf crashing stage left. (The collection translates well to Cabo as well. And Barcelona, Rio, Panama City, Miami.)

But on ISOS 5, he desires the sonic existence not only on the disc; the work must survive and even thrive in the live experience. "I like to hear a track and right away know what I want to do with it, what I can make different, and whether it’ll work for me in my sets--all my remixes have to be tried and tested."