Tiësto (Dutch pronunciation: [tiɛsto]; born Tijs Michiel Verwest [tɛɪs mixiɫ vərʋɛst] on January 17, 1969) is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto. On his latest productions, however, he has dropped the \"DJ\" label and is now known simply as \"Tiësto\",an alias which is an Italian twist of his childhood nickname. Background information Birth name Tijs Michiel Verwest Also known as DJ Tiësto, Allure, Da Joker, Drumfire, Handover Circuit, Paradise In Dubs, Passenger, Roze, Steve Forte Rio, Stray Dog, Tom Ace, Wild Bunch Born January 17, 1969 (1969-01-17) (age 41) Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands Genres Electronica, trance, house, dance, progressive trance Occupations Musician, disc jockey, record producer Years active 1985–present Labels Noculan (1994) Basic Beat (1994–1997) Lightning (1995–1996) XSV Music (1997) Black Hole (1997–2009) Musical Freedom (2009–present) Associated acts Current: Jedidja, Clear View, Taxigirl Former: Gouryella, Kamaya Painters Christian Burns (born Christian Anthony Burns, 18 January 1974, Liverpool) is the son of Tony Burns of \"The Signs\", a Liverpool based rock band, who were signed to Decca Records, in the 1960s. Burns was a member of the popular British band, BBMak, along with Mark Barry and Stephen McNally. The group sold nearly three million albums worldwide and had a Top 5 single with \"Back Here\", in the UK. In the United States, \"Back Here\" reached number 1 in the charts and received heavy video play on MTV and TRL. Background information Birth name Christian Anthony Burns Born January 18, 1974 (1974-01-18) (age 36) Liverpool, United Kingdom Genres Pop Occupations Singer, songwriter Instruments Singing, Acoustic/Electric Guitar Years active 1999 to present Associated acts BBMak The Bleach Works \"In the Dark\" is a song recorded by DJ Tiësto with vocals from Christian Burns (of BBMak) in 2007 and released in March 2007. This song is off the album Elements of Life. The song was composed by Christian Burns, Tiësto and D.J. Waakop Reijers-Fraaij. Single by Tiësto featuring Christian Burns Released March 2007 (2007-03) (see Release history) Format CD, Digital download Recorded 2007 Genre Electronic Length 3:54 (Radio Edit) Label Magik Muzik, Ultra Records Writer(s) Tiësto, Christian Burns Producer Tiësto, D.J. Waakop Reijers-Fraai