Website of DJ/Producer Armin van Buuren. A State Of Trance Year Mix 2007 Released: December 31st, 2007 on Armada Music. Jan 11, 2013 Artist: Armin van Buuren Title Of Album: A State of Trance 2007 Date Of Release: May 18, 2007 Genre: Trance Armin van Buuren Facebook fan page: http://www.

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DJ and producer Armin van Buuren is a born perfectionist. His five-time number one position in the critically acclaimed DJ Mag Top 100 DJs Poll has been the result of his loyalty to fans, his creativity in the studio, the perseverance with which he hosts his weekly radio show ‘A State of Trance’, and the energy he brings to the crowds in front of him. Despite the heavy pressure that comes along with being one of the world’s most popular DJs, Armin has always kept his focus on the music. And that’s exactly what keeps him going.

Contents. Personal life Armin van Buuren was born in, Netherlands, on 25 December 1976, but grew up in. Van Buuren started making music when he was 14. He was inspired by French electronic music composer. Van Buuren graduated from the in 1995, and studied law. He began working as a DJ in Club Nexus, playing multiple sets a week, most of which lasted six or more hours. In 1999, he met Dave Lewis who introduced him as a DJ in England and the United States.

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 eight years. Their daughter Fenna was born in July 2011. Van Buuren announced just hours before he was due to headline the main stage at (Saturday, 27 July 2013) that his wife had given birth to a son, Remy. Career 1996–1999: Early career and success In 1996, Armin released EP and Push on Timeless Records. Van Buuren had his first success with a track called 'Blue Fear', which was released under the Cyber Records label in 1997. Another successful track, 'Communication', was released under the same label and became popular in, Spain in the summer of 1999.

After being signed to, this track entered the at No. 18 in 2000. In the beginning of 1999, Van Buuren started his label 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 in the UK, before the record was released. By the time of his third release, Gimmick – 'Free' was signed to. During this year, he remixed the first two singles of ( Gouryella and Walhalla) and, under the guise of Rising Star, produced a remix of L'Esperanza, a song.

2000–2004: A State of Trance and 76 In 2000, Van Buuren started his own Armin van Buuren compilation series, a mix of and styles of music. His first compilation album, A State of Trance (not to be confused with his weekly radio shows), sold 10,000 copies and contains Van Buuren's remix of, 'Viola'. Teaming up with, two new projects were born: Major League – 'Wonder Where You Are?' Was released on and Alibi – 'Eternity' was released on Armind. 'Eternity' received club and chart success and was signed to 's imprint. Another major collaboration followed this. Together with, Van Buuren recorded a titled 'Exhale ' for the System F album,.

Released as a single, this track reached Gold status. Under the pseudonym he released '4 Elements' on Captivating Sounds, a sub-label of. His second album, 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 No. 1 on the chart. The third album, In Motion was released 6 August 2001.

A fourth album, Transparence, followed in 2002. In 2003, he worked with such artists such as DJ Seth Alan Fannin throughout a global tour on Dance Revolution in Europe, selling out to crowds of 20,000 people in the Netherlands.

In March 2001, Van Buuren started his own radio show on Radio (traditionally broadcast in Dutch and later English since ASOT 183). In this weekly two-hour show, entitled, he plays the latest popular trance music tracks, and publishes the artists and track titles on his website. When ID&T Radio changed genres in 2004, Van Buuren moved A State of Trance to and later, two Dutch radio stations. It is now a weekly feature on, the Dutch radio station, an online radio station, and on, in the United States and Canada. A complete list of stations that broadcast A State of Trance can be found at the ASOT section of Armin's website.

In 2002, he had a residency at Glow in Washington D.C., and played across North America. He regularly appeared at on the island of, Balearic Islands, Spain.

In October that year, Van Buuren was voted number 5 in the. In June 2003, Van Buuren celebrated the 100th episode of A State of Trance at Bloomingdale, Netherlands and released his debut studio album, a 76-minute album divided into 13 tracks. In the same year he was voted No. 3 in the and held third place for the next two years (2004, 2005). Also in 2004, Van Buuren remixed the theme song into a trance hit. 2005–2009: Shivers and Imagine.

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Van Buuren at 2005. On 2 June 2005, he celebrated the 200th episode of at, Amsterdam, Netherlands. On 8 August 2005, Van Buuren released his second studio album,.

On the album Van Buuren worked with artists such as Pakistani-American singer, English singer and American trance duo. On 25 May 2006, he celebrated with various artists the 250th episode of A State of Trance at Asta, Netherlands. He was voted No.

2 in the 2006. On 17 May 2007, he celebrated with various artists the 300th episode of A State of Trance at Pettelaarse Schans, Netherlands. Finally, Armin reached No.

1 in the 2007. On 12 January 2008, Van Buuren was given the 'Buma Cultuur Pop Award,' the most prestigious Dutch music award. On 17 April 2008, Van Buuren released his third studio album,. It features collaboration with singers such as of. The album debuted at number one on the. The second single released from the album, featuring from the band, has spawned a music video that has been viewed over 150 million times on YouTube.

Since the release of Imagine, Van Buuren has been working with of on solo productions and remixes. On 1 May 2008, he celebrated with various artists the 350th episode of A State of Trance at Noxx, Belgium. He was voted No. 1 in the 2008 again. He collaborated with his brother, guitarist Eller van Buuren, at in Los Angeles, U.S., on New Year's Eve 2009, as well as on Armin's 2008 studio album. His performance with his brother at Together As One was also the last event of his Armin Only: Imagine world tour. To celebrate the 400th episode of A State of Trance, he performed at three shows with various artists in April, 2009 at Club Butan, Germany, Birmingham, UK and Maassilo,.

Also in 2009, Foreign Media Games announced the production of, a being produced in collaboration with Cloud 9 Music and Van Buuren's Armada Music label. The title was released on 12 November 2010 exclusively for the. He was voted No. 1 in the 2009 for the third consecutive year. 2010–2014: Mirage and Intense On 3 March 2010, Van Buuren was awarded with the, for his musical work and contribution to Dutch music, by at the 2010 Buma Harpen Gala in, Netherlands. To celebrate the 450th episode of A State of Trance, he performed with various artists at five shows across two continents. The locations were:, Toronto, Canada on 1 April 2010, New York City, US on 2 April and on 3 April again, Expo Arena, Slovakia on 9 April and, Poland on 24 April.

On 23 June 2010, it was announced that Van Buuren's fourth studio album, was due to be released on 10 September. The first single 'Full Focus', was released through on 24 June. The song peaked at number 60 in the Netherlands. One of the confirmed tracks from the album is a collaboration with English singer called ', which was released as a single from Bextor's fourth studio album,. Armin also wrote a song for English singer, but due to the release of his greatest hits album, the collaboration never came together. On 12 September 2010, Van Buuren launched 'A State of Sundays', a new weekly 24-hour radio show aired on Sirius XM Radio.

On 20 October 2010, Van Buuren won the award for Most Popular International DJ presented by The Golden Gnomes. A week later he was announced, for the fourth year running, as the number one DJ in. The 2010 edition of: Mirage kicked off in November 2010, in, and was followed by shows in, Buenos Aires, Moscow and. Van Buuren broadcasting the milestone 500th episode of his show at the official pre-party, live from Club Trinity in on 17 March 2011. In March and April, 2011, celebrating the 500th episode of his radio show, Van Buuren performed five live shows along with various artists; the first was in, South Africa at MTN Expo Centre, and the second in 's. He then performed in at in Buenos Aires, followed by a large event at Brabanthallen in, Netherlands which included more than 30 DJs from countries all over the world and was attended by over 30,000 people.

The final show was held in Sydney on 16 April. In 2011, Van Buuren was appointed Officer of the for services to Dutch dance and music economy. That year he also received the to of from the City Mayor, as well as being voted No. 2 in the 2011. To celebrate the 550th episode of A State of Trance, he performed with various artists on two different continents during fourth weeks. The show was called A State of Trance 550: Invasion. The first event was celebrated at in London on 1 March 2012.

On 7 March, Moscow held the second event. 's show was performed at International Exhibition Centre on 10 March. On 17 March, as part of the festival in Los Angeles and on 25 March at the in Miami. On 31 March, the biggest and final edition of ASOT 550 took place in the Brabanthallen of, Netherlands. On 19 October 2012, Van Buuren was announced for a fifth non-consecutive year as the world's number one DJ according to.

To celebrate the 600th episode of A State of Trance, Van Buuren announced that he would perform with various artists all around the world in early 2014. The show was called A State of Trance 600: The Expedition. It was announced that the show would tour the world, including stops in, and. The first single of Van Buuren's fifth studio album, titled ', featured Canadian singer and songwriter, and was released on 5 April 2013. The single nominated for a for Best Dance Recording. The tour for the album,: Intense, was announced on 17 October 2013. 30 April 2013 saw the abdication of Queen in favor of her son, King, who was crowned that day.

Van Buuren was the headline act in a performance to a live audience celebrating the King's crowning in Amsterdam. While he was performing live together with the, King, Queen and their three daughters made an unplanned visit on stage. On 19 October 2013, Armin van Buuren ranked No. On 26 January 2014, Armin van Buuren attended, in relation to his Grammy Award nomination for the single featuring Trevor Guthrie, 'This Is What It Feels Like' in the category of. 2015–present: Embrace. Retrieved 17 December 2011. 20 January 2014.

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