Armin Van Buuren

Armin van Buuren, born in Leiden, Holland on December 25, 1976, is one of the most popular DJ’s around: voted number one, three times by DJ Mag, has 30 million listeners to his radioshow, sold-out shows for Armin Only in 2005, 2006 and 2008 and worldwide gigs. His ‘76’, ‘Shivers’ and ‘Imagine’ artist albums are award-winning, his Armada Music label won the award for 'Best Global Record Label' at the International Dance Music Awards and is a big success and the amount of fans is still growing fast.

Armin van Buuren has been named number one in the prestigious DJ Top 100 poll twice in a row, in 2007 and 2008– voted for by over 350,000 people across the world, as an indication of his prolific output over the more than 10 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.
Cause aside from recognition and ever-going fan support, it’s the music that means most to Armin. The perfect example of that given fact, is his weekly 2-hour radioshow ‘A State of Trance’. Listened to by 30 million EDM lovers, he continues to deliver his fans a selection of the best in trance and progressive, no matter how full his tour schedule might be. The 8th birthday of the show was celebrated in style with a cross-country 72-hour live broadcast, with three events in Germany, UK and the Netherlands. In addition to the weekly show, Armin also started the weekly ASOT podcasts, which contain highlights and Armin’s favourite tracks from the previous episode, to ensure that trance lovers across the world will never miss another episode! Armin is a dedicated trance lover himself, but isn’t imprisoned by a single genre, saying “What makes trance work so well is that it doesn’t stick to one style, and can incorporate electro, minimal, whatever it likes.”

His annual A State Of Trance compilations have won several awards, and are still going strong to this day. With brand new beats, fresh melodies and productions by promising talent and already renowned producers, the A State of Trance series is known to be a guide in trance world. The A State of Trance 2009 album is of no less quality than one would expect from an experienced DJ and producer that holds the ‘Number One DJ in the world’ title.

Music will always be the main ingredient to Armin's life. "This is just what I really want," says Armin. "It’s not just love for music, it’s my passion. It goes beyond liking, and beyond a hobby, it’s about a way of living. Music is essential to my life”.