“The Cheque Was In The Post” Claims Ferry Corsten After Dropping 49 Places In DJ Mag Top 100 DJs Poll

Dutch trance producer Ferry Corsten has dropped a remarkable forty nine places in this year’s DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll after reportedly failing to make an adequate “poll protection payment” to the DJ Mag hierarchy.

Corsten, who hit the dizzying heights of number seven in 2009’s poll, has plummeted steadily through the rankings in recent years and clocks in at a disappointing number ninety one in the latest edition of the poll, released at a ceremony in Amsterdam on Saturday night.

“It’s no secret that it’s impossible to do well in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll without paying an extortionate amount of money to the powers that be,” explained a mid level manager at DJ Mag’s head office in London. “Ferry knows the deal, he has paid top dollar and been in the top ten before but his kick-back has been getting smaller and smaller and this year he paid nothing at all.”

“The bosses here at DJ Mag are firm but fair,” claimed the source who wishes to remain anonymous out of fear for his life. “If he was strapped for cash he could have come in and worked out a payment plan with us or failing that we also accept human, and to a lesser extent, animal sacrifices so there’s literally no excuses for him not paying up.”

“Ferry’s entering the highlight of his life after turning forty late last year,” continued the DJ Mag employee who chose to sit with his face in shadow for the duration of this interview. “Maybe he thinks he’s old and big enough to be an established part of the poll without paying but either way if he wants to continue as an EDM DJ he’s gonna need to start coughing up soon.”

“He’s sitting at number ninety one this year so it’s fair to say next year’s poll is his last chance to prove to the world how good a DJ he actually is by paying us a large sum of money,” claimed the source in a threatening tone.

“Either that or we’ll hang him out to dry with all of the other DJs who’d rather be remembered for their technical ability and production quality than how high they placed on an arbitrary list of DJs which has zero relevance apart from helping massive American corporations decide who the public are willing to spend the most on going to see.”

“We’ll be expecting a cheque in the post any day now,” he concluded with a wry smile.

Corsten, pictured above avoiding DJ Mag collection agents using the idea that if he can’t see them they can’t see him, claims he posted a cheque to DJ Mag months ago and is blaming Dutch postal service PostNL on his poor performance as a DJ over the past twelve months.