Sunday, June 26, 2011

The Top 10 DJs in Second Life's Gay Scene - 2011

I've spent the last few weeks surveying 250 DJs from Second Life's gay club scene, asking them to pick their favourite DJs for a follow-up to last year's Top 10 list.

As with last year, voting was close, except for the front-runner, so several DJs have tied at different levels of the list.

A year is a long time in Second Life, so there have been some significant changes, with some names dropping off, and others rising to take their place.

Here are the top 10 DJs in the gay grid, followed by their DJ name, fan group name* and some brief commentary.

Equal tenth place:
Equal ninth place:
Eighth place:
Equal seventh place:
  • Arc (aka DJ Arc, DJ ARC): rose from runner-up last year. Arc DJs at Sanctuary, Q Lounge, The Den, The Forgotten, Retro-Active (Cabria Landing).
  • Kaj Juutilainen (aka DJ Kaj, DJ Kaj's Groupies): Kaj DJs at Starfall and Aqua Lounge.
Sixth place:
  • Merrick Kayo-Ying (aka DJ Merrick, Dial M for DJ Merrick): rising three places from ninth last year. Merrick DJs the Week-End Street Jam in Boystown.
Fifth place:
Fourth place:
Third place:
  • Wesley Spengler (aka DJ Wesley, DJ Wesley Spengler): rising two spots from fifth last year. Wes DJs at The Pavilion. He's the top real life DJ on the list.
Second place:
First place:
Runners-up this year include ⒶⓁⒺⓍ, Cooper Janus, Dov Watanabe, Kev Anton, ɱɪƈɦєʅʌɲʛєʅσ, ოίκεdɐςσoκ, ...Regi Yifu..., Sy Whitesong, Thorn Andel, TinaMarie Beck, Tralos De la Cruz and Graves Bloodwyn.

*Unfortunately I had trouble linking to the fan groups this year, so you have to search for them yourself!

10 comments:

  1. I intend to add links to clubs but I wanted to get the list published. If you leave slurls here it will speed things up :)

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  2. Congrats to InsyX, Dehr, Kaj, Merrick, Sasch, Dex and all the other winners! What a great group of talented DJs! Thanks again for doing this, Jago.

    --Dovvers

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  3. Congratulations to the Top10, the Runners-Up, and all who participated in this survey. SL's LGBT club & music scene rocks! Great job, Jago! - Merrick

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  4. Oh wow what a blessing...and again just to be on the list let alone number 1 is an honor to be in the group of party rockers. Let's continue to rock the masses fellow DJs :))

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  5. Hi, anons ... do you have any specific criticism?

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  6. Congrats to all the winners Second Life has many great DJs Great Survey Jago and big hugs to InsyX you rock


    Jared Palianta

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  7. This survey is solid. From a methodology standpoint, Jago:

    1. Notified just about everyone he could find who was a DJ on the LGBT scene, and either contacted them or did push marketing (other blogs with hundreds of people a day) to spread news of the survey.

    2. Verified on his own that respondents actually played at scene clubs in Second Life.

    3. Concisely tabulated the results.

    4. Is giving people who do not agree a place to state their reasons why -- and even to come up with their own lists, here, on his blog.

    He needs to be congratulated on a great job.

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  8. THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO VOTED WE WORK TO BRING YOU ENTERTAINMENT IN EACH AND EVERY YEAR, WE MOST IMPORTANT JUST WANT YOU ALL TO HAVE FUN AND RELEASE YOUR STRESS AND WORRIES. LET US ENTERTIAN YOU.
    Love to you all
    DJ Hotboy Lockjaw

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  9. Well, to be included in a list of such names is indeed an honour. I can only comment for myself in this respect. I am not a great DJ. I strive to be a better one and it's a continual process. But I love what I do and I love to make it fun for everyone who comes to a set. It's about providing a means to take a journey through trance in a two hour(+) capsule.

    I wish to congratulate all the DJs on the list who give us all the means to escape through music.

    Life is a Soundtrack.
    --DJ Arc

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  10. Agree with the general sentiment.. a interesting and useful project. Useful in the sense that it gives those DJs a sense of the respect they've earned from their peers. The craft of being a good DJ comes with practice and dedication. And unlike many of us, DJ's truly put themselves out there. Exposing themselves.. their real selves.. to comment and criticism. I have nothing but respect for those that are doing this. (Whether you made this list or not.)

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