Armin van Buuren
Armin van Buuren
Background information
Birth name	Armin van Buuren
Also known as	Amsterdance, Armania, Armix, Darkstar, E=mc², El Guitaro, Gaia, Gig, Gimmick, Hyperdrive Inc., Misteri A, Perpetuous Dreamer, Problem Boy, Rising Star, The Shoeshine Factory
Born	December 25, 1976 (1976-12-25) (age 31) Leiden, Netherlands
Genre(s)	Trance
Occupation(s)	Lawyer, DJ, Producer, Radio show host/DJ of A State of Trance
Instrument(s)	Synthesizer, Drum Machine, Equalizer, etc.
Years active	1995-present
Label(s)	Armada, ArminD, A State Of Trance
Associated acts	see Co-production section of Armin van Buuren discography.
Website	http://www.arminvanbuuren.com/

Armin van Buuren (born December 25, 1976) is a trance music producer and DJ. He was born in Leiden, Netherlands, but grew up in Koudekerk aan den Rijn. In 2007, he was voted number one DJ in DJ Mag's annual Top 100 vote.^[1] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 594 pixelsFull resolution (872 × 647 pixel, file size: 141 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coordinates: , Country Province Area (2006)  - Municipality 23. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Trance is a style of electronic music that developed in the 1990s. ... For the fish called lawyer, see Burbot. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A State of Trance (often abbreviated as ASoT or ASOT) is the title of a weekly radio show hosted by popular trance DJ Armin van Buuren. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... Synth redirects here. ... A Boss DR-202 Drum Machine A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums and/or other percussion instruments. ... For information about Canadas fiscal transfer system, see Equalization payments. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Trance is a style of electronic music that developed in the 1990s. ... Coordinates: , Country Province Area (2006)  - Municipality 23. ... Koudekerk aan den Rijn () is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. ... // DJ Magazine is a fortnightly magazine dedicated to Electronic Dance Music (EDM) and DJs, established in 1991. ...

Biography

Armin van Buuren pursued his career as a professional musician despite the promise of a career in law in his native country, the Netherlands, where he completed his law degree in 2004. Armin started working as a DJ in a local night club called Nexus, finished high school in 1995 and went on to university to study law.^[2] Meanwhile, he moved his studio equipment from his bedroom to a 'real' studio.^[2] The first tracks he produced in his new studio were, among others, tracks like "Touch Me" and "Communication".^[2] Van Buuren has been quoted as saying, "Don't be a prisoner of your own style."^[2] He has described his musical style as "liberating, euphoric, uplifting, melodic and energetic."

He hosts a weekly radio show A State of Trance, which mostly consist of progressive and other genres rather than trance. The show completed its 350th episode in May 2008, running for over 7 years. A State of Trance (often abbreviated as ASoT or ASOT) is the title of a weekly radio show hosted by popular trance DJ Armin van Buuren. ...

In October 2002, van Buuren was voted Number 5 in the DJ Magazine 100 top DJs. The following year, he jumped up to the #3 spot, and held 3rd place for the next 3 years. His work left him at the #2 spot, just below Paul van Dyk in the 2006 polls, and in 2007 Armin reached Number 1, heading the 2007 DJ Mag Top 100. DJ Magazine is, as of 31st January 2008, a monthly magazine dedicated to Electronic Dance Music (EDM) and DJs, established in 1991. ... This article is about the DJ. For the American historian, see Paul Van Dyke. ...

There is some speculation about Armin sexual orientation. He keeps his personal life fairly hidden however he has been spotted with many high profile males and females. In an Interview with De Volkskrant he confirmed he has had a relationship with the same woman for over 8 years.^[3] De Volkskrant (literally peoples paper) is a national daily Dutch morning newspaper. ...

As a producer

Van Buuren has always had his own studio and works alone the majority of the time. He has never employed an engineer, claiming he does not want the music to be altered by an engineer.^[2] Audio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of sound through mechanical and electronic means. ...

Since 1995, van Buuren has released many tracks on different labels with increasing success. His first big success was "Blue Fear" on Cyber Records at the age of 19. This 'Euro Trance blueprint' made it into the UK Chart. "Communication" was released on the same label, and had a huge impact on Ibiza, Spain in the summer of 1999. After being signed to AM PM Records, this track entered the UK Chart at #18 in 2000. “Ebusus” redirects here. ... AM:PM Records is a subsidiary of Universal Records. ...

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. Armind is a European trance record label. ... Ministry of Sound (MoS) is a nightclub in Elephant and Castle, Southwark, South London, officially opened in 1992 after weeks of secret club nights. ...

By the time of his third release, Gimmick - "Free" was signed to R&S Records, van Buuren had managed to make his label popular very quickly. Under the surname Gaia he released "4 Elements" on Captivating Sounds, a sub-label of Warner Brothers. Teaming up with DJ Tiësto, two new projects were born: Major League - "Wonder Where You Are?" was released on Blackhole and Alibi - "Eternity" was released on Armind. "Eternity" received club and chart success and was signed to Paul van Dyk's imprint Vandit Records. Another major collaboration followed this. Together with Ferry Corsten, van Buuren recorded a riff-classic titled "Exhale" for the System F. album. Released as a single, this track reached gold status in less than a month. R&S Records are an independent techno, jungle, and ambient record label for artists at the forefront of musical experimentation. ... Warner Bros. ... Tijs Verwest on the cover of his DVD Another day at Office (2003) Tijs Verwest (born January 17, 1969) is one of the worlds leading dance DJs and trance musicians. ... This article is about the astronomical body. ... This article is about the DJ. For the American historian, see Paul Van Dyke. ... Vandit is an independent record label that was founded in 1999 by German DJ Paul van Dyk and continuously releases records in the fields Trance and Techno. ... Ferry Corsten (born December 4, 1973 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is an early pioneer and producer of trance, in addition to being a world-renowned DJ and remixer. ...

In 2000 van Buuren started his own AVB compilation series. He managed to find a balance between progressive, techno and trance music styles. AVB001 - "A State of Trance" (not to be confused with his weekly ASOT radio shows) sold more than 10,000 copies and contains van Buuren's well known remix of Moogwai - "Viola." AVB002 "Basic Instinct" featured a new track: Perpetuous Dreamer - "The Sound Of Goodbye". This track entered the Dutch charts in June 2001 at number 26. Later in the year the track hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. AVB003 - "In Motion" was released August 6th 2001. This album contained the real trance sound and was very popular in the US. AVB004 - "Transparance" followed in 2002. Progressive electronica (sometimes prog) is a collection of electronic music genres which draw upon progressive music, generally, and include the sub-styles of progressive trance, progressive house, progressive techno and progressive breaks. ... For the comic book character previously known as Techno, see Fixer (comics). ... Trance is a style of electronic music that developed in the 1990s. ... A State of Trance (often abbreviated as ASoT or ASOT) is the title of a weekly radio show hosted by popular trance DJ Armin van Buuren. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ...

In March 2001 van Buuren started his own radio show on ID&T Radio. In this weekly two-hour show, entitled 'A State of Trance', he plays the latest popular trance music tracks. His show and the artists he features are popularized by publishing the artists and track titles on his website. This radio-show/website combination has proven popular internationally. When ID&T Radio changed genres in 2004, van Buuren left and took A State of Trance with him. The show then moved to Fresh FM, a Dutch radio station. It is now a weekly feature on SLAM!FM, another Dutch radio station, DI.FM, an online radio station, and on XM Satellite Radio channel 82 in the United States and Canada. A complete list of stations that broadcast ASOT can be found at the ASOT section of Armin's website. Also in 2004, van Buuren remixed the 24 Theme into a trance hit. In June 2005, the 200th episode was celebrated in Amsterdam and subsequently aired on radio. The 250th (8 hour) anniversary episode was celebrated in Club Asta in The Hague, The Netherlands, featuring van Buuren, Jonas Steur, M.I.K.E., John Askew, Rank 1 and Menno De Jong. The current ID&T logo The ID&T wizard, the old logo ID&T is a Dutch entertainment and medium enterprise that was founded in the early 1990s and organizes the largest dance events in the world. ... A State of Trance (often abbreviated as ASoT or ASOT) is the title of a weekly radio show hosted by popular trance DJ Armin van Buuren. ... “XM” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Amsterdam (disambiguation). ...

On May 17, 2007, van Buuren began broadcasting the first of a two part series of what would become his 300th episode of A State of Trance. is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... A State of Trance (often abbreviated as ASoT or ASOT) is the title of a weekly radio show hosted by popular trance DJ Armin van Buuren. ...

He has also worked on remix projects involving tracks by Japanese superstar Ayumi Hamasaki. Ayumi Hamasaki ), born October 2, 1978, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and former actress. ...

Aliases: Amsterdance, Armania, Darkstar, E=mc², Electrix, El Guitaro, Gaia, Gimmick, Hyperdrive Inc., Major League, Misteri A, Perpetuous Dreamer, Problem Boy, Rising Star, The Shoeshine Factory.

As a performer

Armin van Buuren at Crobar, NYC, October 9, 2006

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.^[2] 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.^[2] His DJ career accelerated, entering the DJ magazine Top-100 in November of 2001 at Number 27.^[2] He has played in more than 25 different countries and can often be found on the main stage at big summer festivals. Van Buuren has played a record-breaking nine-hour set for Dancetheater in The Hague (Holland). In the United Kingdom one can see him perform regularly at Passion (resident 2002), Godskitchen, Gatecrasher, Slinky, Peach and Golden. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 682 pixel, file size: 374 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 2006-10-08 Armin van Buuren @ Crobar, NYC Source: http://flickr. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 682 pixel, file size: 374 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 2006-10-08 Armin van Buuren @ Crobar, NYC Source: http://flickr. ... DJ Magazine is, as of 31st January 2008, a monthly magazine dedicated to Electronic Dance Music (EDM) and DJs, established in 1991. ... Godskitchen @ CODE Godskitchen is an international superclub brand which is associated with dance music and is responsible for organising numerous events, particularly in the UK and US. The company runs a weekly night of the same name at their own nightclub AIR, in Birmingham, England and also has an in... Gatecrasher may mean: Gatecrasher (person), someone who enters an event without a ticket or invitation. ... Metal Slinky Rainbow-colored plastic Slinky A Slinky, or Lazy-Spring, is a coil-shaped toy invented by mechanical engineer Richard James in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

In 2002 he had a residency at Glow in Washington D.C.,^[2] and he has played in Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Austin, Denver, New York City, Los Angeles, Istanbul, and St. Louis. He has also regularly appeared at Amnesia on the island of Ibiza. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. ... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Location of Istanbul on the Bosphorus Strait, Turkey Coordinates: , Country Turkey Region Province Istanbul Founded 667 BC as Byzantium Roman/Byzantine period AD 330 as Nova Roma (original name given in 330 and used during Constantines reign) and later Constantinople (following Constantines death in 337) Ottoman period 1453... The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ... Amnesia is one of several internationally renowned clubs in Ibiza. ... “Ebusus” redirects here. ...

According to van Buuren, "The fans and the public are the most important thing for a DJ."^[2]

On November 11, 2006 he had a live performance called Armin Only in Ahoy Rotterdam for the second time (after Nov 12, 2005) with a 9 hour solo set, where he performed to over 11,000 fans. Ahoy Rotterdam is an indoor sporting arena located in Rotterdam, Netherlands. ... Nickname: Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through Struggle) Location of Rotterdam Coordinates: , Country Province Government  - Mayor Ivo Opstelten  - Aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Hamit Karakus Orhan Kaya Lucas Bolsius Jantine Kriens Dominic Schrijer Roelf de Boer Leonard Geluk Area [1]  - Total 319 km² (123. ...

In the summer of 2007, van Buuren recorded and released a live set at Amnesia, Ibiza. "Universal Religion Chapter 3, Live from Amnesia at Ibiza" was released on September 28th 2007 as a mix compilation on Armada Records and in the US as "Universal Religion 2008" on Ultra Records on December 4th 2007. Amnesia is one of several internationally renowned clubs in Ibiza. ... Ultra Records is an American record label whose primary emphasis is electronic music. ...

On January 12th, 2008, van Buuren was given the “Buma Cultuur Pop Award”, the most prestigious Dutch music award.

April 19 2008 saw the 3rd edition of Armin Only, this time in the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht Holland. The event was visited 16.000 fans and (partly) broadcast live on Dutch National TV. During the second half of 2008 van Buuren will take this show abroad, with planned visits to Australia and Romania and expected editions in Poland, Canada, Mexico and Czech Republic.

Discography

Main article: Armin van Buuren discography

Albums

• 2003 76
• 2005 Shivers
• 2006 10 Years
• 2008 Imagine

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References

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Club Play chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. ... This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazines Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. ...

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