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Tiësto
Tiësto became the first DJ to perform at an Olympics opening ceremony, playing at the 2004 Athens Games, a milestone that reflected electronic dance music's growing mainstream legitimacy during the early 2000s trance music era that Tiësto helped define. His extended, melodically driven trance productions throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s established Tiësto as one of the genre's most significant early figures, and his sustained relevance across multiple subsequent electronic music stylistic shifts, from trance through progressive house and later mainstream EDM, reflected unusual genre-spanning longevity. Tiësto's residencies at major Las Vegas nightclubs and his sustained presence among the highest-earning DJs globally throughout the 2010s reflected the significant commercial infrastructure electronic dance music built around superstar DJ residencies during that decade. His combination of foundational trance-era significance and his sustained multi-decade commercial relevance across changing electronic music trends has made Tiësto one of the longest continuously successful figures in the history of mainstream electronic dance music.
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Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris became the first artist in history to achieve six number-one singles from a single album on the UK charts with his 2012 album 18 Months, reflecting his massive commercial dominance during electronic dance music's mainstream American and European breakthrough of the early 2010s. His combination of DJ production work and his own genuine songwriting and vocal contributions distinguished Harris from producers who relied primarily on outside collaborators, and his production and songwriting work for other major pop artists extended his commercial influence well beyond his own recordings. Harris held the record for highest-paid DJ in the world for multiple consecutive years according to Forbes, reflecting the massive commercial scale electronic dance music and DJ touring reached during the genre's peak mainstream popularity in the early-to-mid 2010s. His combination of sustained chart dominance and his significant behind-the-scenes production work for other artists has made Harris one of the most commercially significant figures in electronic dance music's mainstream crossover era.
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