Dialogue: DJ Tiesto flows into mainstream

August 17, 2007 Tiesto, the world's pre-eminent DJ, performed live for a worldwide audience of billions during the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. On Aug. 11, the Dutch DJ performed a 5 1/2-hour set in front of a sold-out crowd of more than 15,000 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. While the DJ culture in America is firmly entrenched in the underground, Tiesto is capitalizing on his worldwide stature to not only bubble into the American mainstream but create an American mainstream.

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