Armin van Buuren 899033 225853201 2008-07-15T18:28:21Z 212.38.132.59 {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | Name = Armin van Buuren | Img = Armin_Van_Buuren_2.jpg | Img_capt = Armin van Buuren | Img_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --> | Landscape = | Background = non_performing_personnel | Birth_name = Armin van Buuren | Alias = Amsterdance, Armania, Armix, Darkstar, E=mc², El Guitaro, Gaia, Gig, Gimmick, Hyperdrive Inc., Misteri A, Perpetuous Dreamer, Problem Boy, Rising Star, The Shoeshine Factory,Prepetious Dreamer | Born = {{birth date and age|1976|12|25}} [[Leiden]], [[Netherlands]] | Died = | Instrument = [[Synthesizer]], [[Drum Machine]], [[Equalization|Equalizer]], etc. | Genre = [[Trance music|Trance]] | Occupation = [[Lawyer]], [[DJ]], [[Record Producer|Producer]], Radio show host/DJ of [[A State of Trance]] | Years_active = 1995-present | Label = Armada, ArminD, A State Of Trance | Associated_acts = see [[Armin van Buuren discography#Co-production|Co-production]] section of Armin van Buuren discography. | URL = http://www.arminvanbuuren.com/ }} '''Armin van Buuren''' (born [[December 25]], [[1976]]) is a [[trance music]] producer and DJ. He was born in [[Leiden|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.<ref>[http://www.djmag.com/index.php?op=top_100&story=2007/ DJmag.com: Top 100 DJs - Results & History<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> == 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.<ref name="InternetDJ">{{cite web |url= http://www.internetdj.com/links.php?op=viewlinkdetails&lid=686&ttitle=Armin_Van_Buuren |title= Armin Van Buuren Profile |accessdate= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year = 2003 |month = before May |format= |work= [[InternetDJ.Com]] |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref> Meanwhile, he moved his studio equipment from his bedroom to a 'real' studio.<ref name="InternetDJ"/> The first tracks he produced in his new studio were, among others, tracks like "Touch Me" and "Communication".<ref name="InternetDJ"/> Van Buuren has been quoted as saying, "Don't be a prisoner of your own style."<ref name="InternetDJ"/> 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. 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. === As a producer === Van Buuren has always had his own studio and works alone the majority of the time. He has never employed an [[Audio engineering|engineer]], claiming he does not want the music to be altered by one.<ref name="InternetDJ"/> 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. 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. 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. In 2000 van Buuren started his own AVB compilation series. He managed to find a balance between [[progressive electronica|progressive]], [[techno]] and [[trance music]] styles. AVB001 - "A State of Trance" (not to be confused with his weekly [[A State of Trance|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 - "Transparence" followed in 2002. 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 [http://stage.arminvanbuuren.com/?id=38 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 [http://stage.arminvanbuuren.com/index.php?id=37 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. 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]]. He has also worked on remix projects involving tracks by Japanese superstar [[Ayumi Hamasaki]]. '''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 === [[Image:Armin Van Buuren.jpg|left|300px|thumb|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.<ref name="InternetDJ"/> 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.<ref name="InternetDJ"/> His DJ career accelerated, entering the [[DJ magazine]] Top-100 in November 2001 at Number 27.<ref name="InternetDJ"/> 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. In 2002 he had a residency at Glow in [[Washington D.C.]],<ref name="InternetDJ"/> and he has played in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Boston]], [[Chicago]], [[Atlanta]], [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[Denver]], [[New York City]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Istanbul]], and [[St. Louis]]. He has also regularly appeared at [[Amnesia (nightclub)|Amnesia]] on the island of [[Ibiza]]. According to van Buuren, "The fans and the public are the most important thing for a DJ."<ref name="InternetDJ"/> On November 11, 2006 he had a live performance called Armin Only in [[Ahoy' Rotterdam|Ahoy]] [[Rotterdam]] for the second time (after Nov 12, 2005) with a 9 hour solo set, where he performed to over 11,000 fans. In the summer of 2007, van Buuren recorded and released a live set at [[Amnesia (nightclub)|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. 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 (album)|76]]'' * 2005 ''[[Shivers (album)|Shivers]]'' * 2006 ''[[10 Years (Armin Van Buuren)|10 Years]]'' * 2008 ''[[Imagine (Armin van Buuren album)|Imagine]]'' {{start box}} {{succession box | before = n/a | title = [[Beatport Music Awards]]: Best Trance Artist | years = [[2008]] | after = n/a }} {{end box}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==See also== *[[List of number-one dance hits (United States)]] *[[List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart]] == External links == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} * [http://www.clubzone.com/news/article357.html Armin Van Buuren interview on clubZone.com] * [http://www.arminvanbuuren.com/ Armin van Buuren Official website] * [http://www.ultrarecords.com/artists/armin-van-buuren/ Armin van Buuren on Ultra Records] * Armin van Buuren's record label [http://www.armadamusic.nl/ Armada] *[http://www.myspace.com/arminvanbuuren Myspace] * [http://www.arminvanbuuren.us/ Arminvanbuuren.us | Streaming the largest collection ASOT radio show] * {{Discogs |artist=Armin+Van+Buuren}} *[http://www.last.fm/music/Armin+van+Buuren Last.fm] *{{MusicBrainz artist|id=477b8c0c-c5fc-4ad2-b5b2-191f0bf2a9df|name=Armin van Buuren}} *[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0zfexqrjldae All music] {{col-break}} * [http://www.troonik.com/r/3/286/armin-van-buuren.aspx Armin van Buuren's tracklisting archive] * [http://www.di.fm/content/asot/ Armin van Buuren's show - A State of Trance at DI.fm OnDemand archive (licensed)] * [http://www.thedjlist.com/djs/ARMIN_VAN_BUUREN/ Armin van Buuren at TheDJList.com] * [http://www.centralstation.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=906&cPath=27 Armin van Buuren : Featured Artist on Central Station Records] * [http://astateoftrance.net A State of Trance] * [http://www.clubplanet.com/Articles/1561/Armin-Van-Buuren-Comes-Clean Interview with Armin van Buuren on Clubplanet.com] * [http://www.tranzfusion.com/articles/shownews.asp?newsid=6399 May 2007 interview with Armin Van Buuren on TranZfusion.com] *[http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:HuhDD0G65JMJ:www.ministryofsound.com/ministryofsound/redirects/rssredirect.aspx%3Fadd%3D/news/features/20060703_2_interview+armin+van+buuren+girlfriend&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=9&gl=us Ministry of Sound Interview] * [http://www.trancesound.net/divershtml/news/news/2007/interview_with_armin_van_buuren.html November 2007 TranceSound.net interview] * [http://dancemusic.about.com/od/remixersproducers/a/IntAVBuurenURk8.htm Universal Religion 2008 About.com Interview] * [http://www.beatfactor.net/news/1225/armin-van-buuren-wins-buma-cultuur-pop-awards.html Armin Wins Buma Culture Pop Award 2008] {{col-end}} {{Armin van Buuren}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Buuren, Armin van}} [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:Dutch electronic musicians]] [[Category:Dutch musicians]] [[Category:Dutch DJs]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Club DJs]] [[Category:Dutch dance musicians]] [[Category:Remixers]] [[Category:Trance musicians]] [[Category:House musicians]] [[Category:Ableton Live users]] [[Category:People from Leiden]] [[Category:Dutch trance musicians]] [[bg:Армин ван Бюрен]] [[cs:Armin van Buuren]] [[de:Armin van Buuren]] [[es:Armin van Buuren]] [[fr:Armin van Buuren]] [[ko:아민 반 뷰렌]] [[hr:Armin van Buuren]] [[it:Armin van Buuren]] [[ka:არმინ ვან ბიურენი]] [[lt:Armin van Buuren]] [[nl:Armin van Buuren]] [[no:Armin van Buuren]] [[pl:Armin van Buuren]] [[pt:Armin van Buuren]] [[ru:Бююрен, Армин ван]] [[sr:Армин ван Бјурен]] [[fi:Armin van Buuren]] [[sv:Armin van Buuren]] [[tr:Armin van Buuren]] [[uk:Армін ван Бюрен]] [[zh:阿曼·凡布倫]]