Lets end 2014 with the biggest name in Trance for the past few years. You may already know A state of Trance, as well as some of his famous tours, but here is where it started... FEATURE DJ OF THE WEEK: ARMIN VAN BUUREN (NED) Aliases: Amsterdance, Armania, Darkstar , E=mc², El Guitaro, Gaia, Gig, Gimmick, Hyperdrive Inc., Misteri A, Perpetuous Dreamer, Problem Boy, Rising Star, Shoeshine Factory, The Labels: 405 Recordings, 68 Recordings (Armada), A and R Recordings, A State Of Trance (Armada), Academy Records, Academy Records (Pool e Music), Armada Music, Armin Audio B.V. under exclusive license to Armada Music B.V., Armind, Armind (Armada), black hole recordings, Blanco y Negro, Central Station Records, Do It Yourself, Do It Yourself Music Group, Flashback (Flashover Recordings), Flashover Recordings, Made Records, Maelstrom, Ministry Of Sound (Germany), Mostiko, Napith Music (Armada), Nebula, New State Music, Note: Armada Music B.V., Premier, S2 Records, Sally Forth Records, Serial Records, Sirup Records, Ultra Records, VANDIT Records, Vector Records, Vector Records (Pool e Music) Armin van Buuren was born in Leiden, Netherlands, on 25 December 1976, but grew up in Koudekerk aan den Rijn. Van Buuren started making music when he was 14. He was inspired by French electronic music composer Jean Michel Jarre. He graduated from the Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden in 1995, and studied law at Leiden University. He began working as a DJ in Club Next, playing multiple sets a week, most of which lasted six or more hours. As his musical career began to take off he put his law degree on hold, although he returned to graduate from law school in 2003. On 18 September 2009, Van Buuren married Erika van Thiel, with whom he had been together for nine years. Their daughter Fenna was born in July 2011. Van Buuren announced just hours before he was due to headline the main stage at Tomorrowland (Saturday, 27 July 2013) that his wife had given birth to a son, Remy. In 2011, Van Buuren was appointed Officer of the Order of Orange Nassau for his services to music. In 1995, Van Buuren had his first major success with a track called Blue Fear, which was released under the Cyber Records label; he was 19 years old. This track, which was produced in the Eurodance mold, made it onto the UK Chart. Another successful track, Communication was released under the same label, and became popular in Ibiza, Spain in the summer of 1999. After being signed to AM PM Records, this track entered the UK Chart at No. 18 in 2000. Armin van Buuren at McCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NY in 2007 Van Buuren began his DJ career at club Nexus in Leiden, where he learned to play long DJ sets, which were regularly six to seven hours per set. During school holidays he played more than four times a week. In 1999, he met Dave Lewis who introduced him as a DJ in England and the United States.] His career accelerated, entering the DJ Magazine Top-100 in November 2001 at Number 27. He has played in more than 25 countries and can often be found on the main stage at big summer festivals. Van Buuren played a record-breaking twelve and a half-hour set for Dancetheater in The Hague, Netherlands. In the United Kingdom, he performs regularly at Passion (resident 2002), Godskitchen, Gatecrasher, Slinky, Ministry of Sound, Peach and Golden. In the beginning of 1999, Van Buuren started his label Armind together with United Recordings. The first release, Gig – One, was well received. The second release Touch Me, under the name Rising Star was signed to Ministry of Sound in the UK, before the record was released. By the time of his third release, Gimmick – Free was signed to R&S Records, his label was popular. Under the pseudonym Gaia he released 4 Elements on Captivating Sounds, a sub-label of Warner Brothers. Teaming up with Tiësto, two new projects were born: Major League – Wonder Where You Are? was released on Black Hole Recordings and Alibi – Eternity was released on Armind. Eternity received club and chart success and was signed to Paul van Dyks imprint Vandit Records. Another major collaboration followed this. Together with Ferry Corsten, Van Buuren recorded a riff titled Exhale for the System F. album. Released as a single, this track reached gold status in less than a month. Armada Music was founded in June 2003 by Armin van Buuren, Maykel Piron and David Lewis, whose names came together to form ArMaDa. For over 10 years, the record company has brought out records within the wide spectrum of electronic dance music. The label releases in the genres of: trance, house, progressive, techno, deep house, and pop music. From 2009–2013, the Dutch label was awarded the Best Global Dance Label title from the International Dance Music Awards in Miami. Working with and managing some of the biggest names in the dance music industry, Armada is home to, among others, Dash Berlin, W&W, Aly & Fila, Eco, Cosmic Gate, and Armin van Buuren himself. Newer additions to the Armada artist roster include: David Gravell, Audien, Toby Hedges, and Andrew Rayel. Several imprint labels reside under the Armada umbrella, including W&W’s Mainstage Music, Trice Recordings, Orjan Nilsen’s In My Opinion Records, Dash Berlin’s Aropa Records, M Records, and Armin van Buuren’s Armind, A State of Trance, and Who’s Afraid of 138?! labels. In total more than 25 sub-labels reside under Armada. Armada Music also hosts its very own worldwide events: Armada Nights. Featuring Armada DJs, Armada Nights have taken place in Buenos Aires, London, Amsterdam, Rome, Jakarta, New York, Mexico City, and other destinations throughout the world. Armada-branded stages have appeared at Ultra Music Festival events in Brazil, Argentina and Chile, as well as Electronic Family in Amsterdam. Armin van Buuren has been named number one in the prestigious DJ MAG Top 100 poll four times in a row, as the first DJ in the history of the DJ Magazine and an indication of his prolific output over the more than 14 years he’s been dj’ing and producing. Being the official World’s Most Popular DJ is just one of his many achievements, but the driving force behind his success is an overriding passion for dance music. A State of Trance The Dutchman discovered a passion for dance music by listening to mix-tapes and radio shows, and taught himself how to create his own. 20 years later, his very own radio show A State of Trance has grown out to legendary heights. Nowadays, 15 million listeners tune into his 2 hour selection of trance and progressive, every week. For 9 years in a row and more than 450 episodes already, the A State of Trance show has been and still is a weekly highlight to many dance music lovers. Awards & Accolades arminvanbuuren/news/2014/12/pre-order-now-a-state-of-trance-year-mix-2014/
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:07:28 +0000
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