DJ Mag Outs First Poll Cheater: Miss Diamond

Written by Dan White on August 3rd, 2012 13 Comments

As some of our readers suspected, DJ Mag’s first announcement of cheating entrants in their Top 100 DJs poll was mostly insiginificant. DJ Mag has found evidence that Switzerland-based DJ Miss Diamond was blatantly cheating – and while the magazine doesn’t detail exactly what tactics were being used to manipulate votes in her favor, it’s not quite the big-name bust that some have been hoping for.

At the time of publication, there’s been no official comment from Miss Diamond or her management.

The brief announcement also included this teaser from DJ Mag’s Managing Director, Martin Carvell:

Based upon our analysis, it is quite clear that Miss Diamond, or those working on her behalf, have cheated. We will be notifying her forthwith. Others will follow over the coming weeks.

Sounds like a great way to keep people tuning in and making sure that DJ Mag’s Top 100 Poll is on everyone’s minds – is this a careful investigation or marketing technique?

More Info:

DJs Caught Cheating… | DJ Mag
@djmissdiamond | Twitter

Filed Under | Breaking News
Tags | breaking news, cheaters, dj mag, miss diamond, top 100 dj poll

DonmecZ

I also cheated…I cheated on her with her best friend, I’m sorry :(
Rhakka

Since we have no way of actually knowing who cheated or how and there’s money involved for DJ Mag, I’m still extremely skeptical.
addict_dj

surely people realise this joke of a popularity contest has no actual reflection of how how good djs are?! a good dj batters the fuck out of a crowd leaving them speachless. id say 99% of the so called top 100 are the most average djs ive ever seen.
Nils

This is just stupid, the contest itself is and was stupid, and by revealing cheaters there is proven nothing. It will bring the more intelligent dj’s in the range of #11 – #20 to cheat for the places #1 – #10 to disqualify them and make some publicity and maybe even more money…
http://twitter.com/jmdeshazer Jon-Michael DeShazer

I completely agree. This whole voting thing is ridiculous. It’s strictly a popularity contest. I’ve never listened to Miss Diamond, but I saw her facebook page several weeks ago. She appears to be another nearly naked pretty face with a set of headphones.
http://twitter.com/djmissdiamond Miss Diamond DJane

Hello everyone, i am shocked of this directed and negative smear campaign. See my statement here: http://djmissdiamond.blogspot.ch/
http://twitter.com/djmissdiamond Miss Diamond DJane

i hoped you would check out my work…then you would see that there is more than only headphones….i not only practice the art of DJing i also have a DJ school endoresed by Ministry of Sound
http://twitter.com/djmissdiamond Miss Diamond DJane

thats exactly the problem. I am accused of having done something but there is no evidence at all. I did not cheat….i only announced the voting in my Social Communities.
Rundell

Wait, isn’t this free publicity for the alleged cheaters? This might only strengthen these artists careers, at least for the short-term. People (myself included) are going to want to hear the accused cheaters like Missy Diamond just to see if they are bad or not. Upon posting this comment I plan on giving her a listen myself, hope she is awesome. Screw the haters.
Rundell

Not bad, I am gonna sample some of her Brazilian Lounge mix for my new brostep track. Loaded with gems this mix. Resample, slice, pitch, filter, fatten, repeat.
DonmecZ

Hey I had no idea of any of this. All kidding aside, I truly hope this all works out in your favor. After all, “There is no such thing as bad publicity”. And honestly, because of this whole mess, people who would never have heard of you, now, know about you :)
If you ever have a gig in my town I will sure try my best to attend.
(p.s. sorry about the wise crack)
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Trip

^ Wants some.
http://www.facebook.com/robertwulfman Robert Wulfman

is it possible that somebody cheated in her favour without her knowing about it? If DJs can be disqualified by a hater (or a lover) with some computer skills then the entire poll could fall apart.