Armin van Buuren

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    ASOT 550: Armin van Buuren


    To some, he is a living legend. To others, he represents
    something that they can only dream of. Fact is, Armin van Buuren is the
    proud mastermind behind the A State of Trance radio show, label and
    brand and he’s more than ready to celebrate the next milestone: ASOT
    550! We caught up with the Dutch DJ and producer, to find out what’s on
    his mind now that the ASOT 550 craze and madness is about to kick in…


    Hey Armin, we’re catching up with you in the middle of your South-American tour! How are you doing?
    Armin:”Really
    great! It feels good to be back on the road after spending 5 weeks
    straight in the studio. I’ve created a lot of new material, some of
    which I’m premiering on this tour. My gigs in Nicaragua, El Salvador,
    Guatemala and Colombia have been amazing. I really didn’t know the crowd
    there had been waiting for me so much. They knew all my songs! I’m now
    in Brazil for the carnival 2012 and it’s been nothing but good fun. I
    even ended up playing a small club on my night off with a back to back
    set with Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano and Klaus Goulart, a
    Brazilian DJ. Just for fun.”


    We could ask you all about your favourite colour and food,
    but what we really want to know is: Less than 2 weeks to go before ASOT
    550!!!! What’s going through your mind right now?!
    Armin:”Well
    I’m a little bit nervous about it to be honest. A State of Trance 500
    was such a huge success. At first, I didn’t want to do a party for A
    State of Trance 550 because 550 is not such a nice, round number like
    500. But SOOO many people convinced me. The fans really want me to do
    another round of shows. And the way I see it, ASOT is a radio show for
    the fans! I play a lot of requests on my regular radio show. The opinion
    of the listeners is extremely important. But I also demand a lot from
    the production. I wanted the ASOT ‘space angels’ to go the next level. I
    wanted to broadcast all the shows again for free! It’s important to me
    that people can tune in and have a party at home. This is what makes a
    State of Trance 550 special: it’s not just a party in some venue but the
    whole world is joining the party! We’ve already had months and months
    of preparations for the line ups, productions, the intro’s etc, etc. I’m
    actually still a bit nervous but I hope people will appreciate all the
    efforts we do.”


    You’ll be doing no less than 6 events, across 5 different
    countries. Was that one of your conditions, for this celebration to be
    even bigger than ASOT 500?
    Armin:”Not necessarily bigger but
    I wanted to reach new territories, new countries, besides Den Bosch and
    Miami. And I wanted a few other DJ’s on the line up as well. I see it
    as my responsibility to promote trance as a genre and I want to support
    every single DJ, competition or no competition. Music should connect
    us.”


    We don’t want to rush things too much, but what does that
    mean for A State of Trance 600? Or is that something you haven’t thought
    about yet?
    Armin:”I think it’s important to first make
    ASOT 550 a big success. If I’m ever going to do ASOT 600 depends
    completely on the fans. But there’s certainly a huge ambition to make it
    happen. ASOT 1000…”


    What is the selection of ASOT 550 cities based on? Was it a
    matter of ‘wherever possible’, or did you pick these cities on purpose?
    Armin:”The
    most important thing is that there are fans there. I wanted to do
    London because London has the Olympics this year and I really like
    Ministry of Sound as a club. The UK has been extremely important in my
    career as a DJ and I know there are many fans there. Moscow and Kiev
    have always been amazing for me, I did Armin Only there too. Miami last
    year was such a success that I couldn’t resist saying yes.
    Unfortunately, due to problems with the promoter I couldn’t do Armin
    Only Los Angeles so I wanted to bring something EXTRA special to my Los
    Angeles fans, hence ASOT 550. Finally, Den Bosch will be the grande
    finale. The location is ideal for the kind of show I want to do: 5
    rooms with 25.000 fans, with nothing but the best in Trance and
    Progressive. The location is not as expensive as other venues so we can
    make the ticket a bit cheaper. And for that money, fans get 47 DJ’s and
    live acts and the world can tune in for free.”


    11 years ago, when you were in your early twenty’s, you
    started working on a special mix: A State of Trance. Can you still
    remember the very first official A State of Trance show you created and
    how you felt after it was broadcast?
    Armin:”Yes!! In fact I
    even have a very short video of the very first episode. It wasn’t my
    first radio show since I had worked for a local radio station before but
    I was nervous the first time! Even though I knew I still had a lot to
    learn as a radio host, I felt relieved everything went well but I
    remember a lot of people telling me I was crazy for doing a TWO HOUR
    radio show EVERY WEEK! It turned out to be one of the smartest and best
    decisions on my career.”


    There’s quite a few things that have changed since then! ASOT
    has turned into a worldwide phenomenon, a global happening. 25 million
    people tune in each week. Is that young Armin, who experimented with
    mixing and spent hours of listening to radio shows to learn the tricks,
    still the driving force behind all this?
    Armin:”Yes, 100%. I
    know there’s quite a few DJ’s that don’t mix and produce the show
    themselves but I don’t think that’s right. I can only share my vision of
    trance with the people if I mix and produce it myself every week. I
    have a team that helps me with finding new music and the general script
    for the show but I still select, host, master and mix the show myself.
    It’s also a great way to stay on top of new music. And I’m very proud of
    the fact that the original idea of the radio show that I had when I
    first started the show is still the same: ‘Bringing people the latest in
    trance and progressive in a two hour non-stop mix. If you listen to A
    State of Trance I can guarantee you hear most of all the records that
    matter in the trance genre and rock global dance floors.’”


    On March 1st, there’s another highlight happening:
    the release of A State of Trance 2012! Does it get harder to mix this
    compilation every year, or is it easier now that productions are in
    abundance?
    Armin:”I found mixing this year’s edition easier
    than ever. I simply had too much tracks! I was really biting my nails
    last minute when I was closing the tracklist and started mixing. I had
    to make a lot of tough choices which I consider to be a luxury! I have
    such a great team of people to work with now.”


    Pleased with the result? Did your running track in Leiden go well enough for it to get your approval? [Blockierte Grafik: http://www.astateoftrance.com/…ges/smilies/icon_wink.gif] 
    Armin:”Hahahahaha,
    indeed I tested it 3 times while working out and made some last minute
    tweaks, still sweating from running. For me it’s the best way to test if
    the overall flow of a mix is good.”


    How about an official A State of Trance 550 compilation? Is that one scheduled yet?
    Armin:”Yes,
    working on that too!! I’m trying to find the old version of the rare
    classics that shouldn’t be forgotten. I’ve asked some really cool other
    DJ’s as well! Stay tuned….”


    Last question: what do you want to say to all those A State Of Trance fans, tuning in or visiting the events?
    Armin:”I
    want to say to all my fans and the #TranceFamily members that I’m doing
    what I do with so much love each week thanks to the huge support on
    forums and social networks like Facebook and Twitter. It’s really what
    motivates me every week, the interaction, the discussions. There’s no
    party without you! I can’t wait to share these beautiful tunes with you.
    Let music connect us. Something wonderful will happen.”
    schönes interview :smile62:

    ja ob dieses jahr nochmals deutschland kommt ist fraglich.. er war ja vor ein paar wochen im cocoon in frankfurt.. und dazu bei sunshine live zu gast^^


    ich hatte auch fest damit gerechnet das er wenigstens Nature one dieses jahr ist.. aber wieder ne NULLnummer das 2 jahr schon.. :frown:

    Hallo,


    ja, der Armin hat diese ganzen Auszeichnungen schwer verdient. Ältere Remix wie der zu Solid Sessions - Janeiro oder der zu Riva - Time
    is Healer sind einfach Klassiker. Bei den Tracks verfällt
    man richtig in Tagträume. Ich bin sehr gespannt, was er wieder Neues kreiert und wann sein neues Album heraus kommt.

    der ERFOLG geht weiter :smile62:


    Armin van Buuren verteidigt DJ AWARDS auf Ibiza


    Gestern Abend war es so weit auf der Partyinsel Ibiza worden die Beste DJ der Sommersaison bekannt gegeben


    Armin van Buuren gewann gestern 2 DJ Awards in den Kategorien: bester Trance DJ und
    als bester DJ International


    Armin wurde im letzten Jahr schon als bester Trance DJ und als bester DJ International gewählt


    Die Jahre 2008,2009,2010 wurde Armin bester Trance DJ und 2009 auch bester DJ International


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    Nicht nur das unser Armin wieder die Nr. 1 ist; auch sein neues Artist Album erscheint zum Sommer diesen Jahres + neuer Armin Only world tour ... aber nicht nur das .. der gute wird auch wieder Vater.. nach fenna gibts nun kind nummer 2 was im sommer kommt... na dann mal Herzlichen Glückwunsch an Armin & Erika :)


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