Music is essential to my life. For more than twenty years, the Grammy-nominated Dutchman has been living to the rhythm of his own international success.
Born in Leiden, the Netherlands December 25, to a musical family, Armin indulged his passion for music from a young age. He spent all of the money he earned from his paper route on records. In the early days, Armin thought it was wise to have a back-up plan, and so he studied for a law degree. The final year of his course was inevitably stretched out as he juggled his studies with his increasingly hectic schedule; his rise to fame included lots of productions and remixes, as well as playing in front of packed clubs every weekend.
It took him three years to graduate, but his determination made him succeed. Music should connect us. No matter how many hours Armin van Buuren has travelled to get there, as soon as he enters the DJ booth, the Dutchman puts his full focus on the music, the crowd, and how those two will combine. Once the beats of his first record kick in, the room lights up and chanting starts to fill the air. To witness a set by Armin van Buuren is to be blown away — to lose yourself completely in the music and become one with the people around you.
Mixing seamlessly, he has created his own sound and style, making his DJ sets a truly unique experience. His busy life as a DJ has inspired countless people both personally and professionally.
Again and again, his life as a superstar DJ continues to inspire others. Even though the national team lost in the FIFA World Cup final, they partied like they were the absolute winners with a crowd of , strong. The event was completely sold out, representing another crowning achievement for the DJ. In total, more than , visitors attended, spanning 5 continents. On January 26 th , , Armin van Buuren announced the first two dates of his brand-new Armin Only Embrace world tour, to which even more dates were added later on through a live announcement at A State Of Trance Festival Utrecht on February 27 th.
In , on Friday, May 12 th and Saturday, May 13 th , Armin van Buuren celebrated his twenty-year anniversary as an artist in one of the most prestigious venues of the Netherlands. Both shows in the Amsterdam ArenA sold out in no time, which allowed Armin van Buuren to celebrate the special occasion with tens of thousands of his most loyal fans and to create a memory able to withstand the test of time.
In the summer of , Armin van Buuren returned to the White Isle for another highly anticipated summer residency. What started as an obsession for radio has turned into a weekly highlight for more than 41 million listeners, broadcasting to over FM stations and fans from over 84 countries. Fourteen years later, he still hosts the weekly two-hour show, where he presents the biggest tunes of the moment and provides an.
I first played in Denver, and then the same weekend in Washington D. It was for Pete [Kalamoutsos], who now has Echostage, the No. It was the start. I always consider myself very lucky, cos I was on the trance boat. But how did his first gigs in the United States come about? Trance enthusiasts from around the world began following the show, communicating with each other via IRC chat. Yet the internet had just started changing the world.
Six months after he started A State Of Trance he was on his way to the United States for the first time — flying economy with his manager David Lewis, his box of vinyl in the hold. Miami was very important, I found a good trance following in Denver, Dallas and that area.
But it took a while — it was a club thing for a long, long time. Playing the Forum in LA But I think my first time at Ultra Music Festival was a big one, too. Sat in the sunshine, he continues talking about significant moments for trance in the United States. There was already something happening in Europe with the Global Gatherings and the Gatecrasher Summer Soundsystems and the Creamfields and all that — in the UK it was already big, but something really happened when hit, and we all benefited from that.
Hate or love David Guetta, he opened a lot of doors for all of us. And all of a sudden I had these shirtless dudes in my crowd. And after that came the depression that I went through in How come? Yet I was trying so hard. It was really crazy. I was also the No. DJ Mag wants to know how he got through his depression in Is it true?
Well, partly. I think that changed me. I took a few really long holidays and was just sleeping there. And I started making different music. It was just over a year ago that Swedish dance icon Avicii took his own life. And Keith Flint from The Prodigy more recently.
I see many DJs coping with mental issues — more than I can say in this interview. It only takes one bad night, one bad decision.
Armin had a tough time in embracing who he was, he says. Who you are. Armin is really dissecting his superstar jet-setting DJ lifestyle now. I wanted to do many more dates cos I thought it was super exciting. I saw the drawings of the new club and they really want me to be one of the leading residents, and so they offered me a lot of dates. So I am doing a residency, but not as many dates as were offered initially. Under a microscope he could see that the size of the brain is physically changing.
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