Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren OON is a Dutch DJ and record producer. Since 2001, he has hosted A State of Trance (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40 million listeners in 84 countries on over 100 FM radio stations. According to the website DJs and Festivals, "the radio show propelled him to stardom and helped cultivate an interest in trance music around the world".
Rank 1 is a Dutch trance group, formed in the Netherlands in 1997. Widely regarded as one of the originators of the Dutch trance sound, the group have produced a number of dancefloor hits since their conception. Although the two members of the group had worked together before, Rank 1 was their first project with commercial success.
Agnelli & Nelson are the collective name of Northern Irish music producers Christoper James Agnew and Robert Frederick Nelson, writers and producers of electronic dance music who have worked in the genre of trance from 1997. They also produced music under the names Afterburn, Cortez, Green Atlas, Quincey & Sonance and The A&N Project.
Daniel Kandi is a Danish trance producer and DJ currently living in Aalborg. Kandi entered the trance scene with the release of "Breathe" in 2006, on the successful Anjunabeats label. In 2010, he was ranked #77 in DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJ Poll. He is also an amateur snooker player.
A State of Trance 2004 is the compilation album by Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren. It was released on 23 March 2004 by Armada Music. It peaked at No.21 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums in April 2005.
Ralph Barendse is a Dutch DJ and producer of electronic dance music, mainly trance, performing as Ralphie B and Midway. Barendse has also produced remixes for artists in the scene, among them Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, Solarstone, Dario G, and 4 Strings. Barendse's original releases have also been remixed by other artists, including Paul van Dyk, Ronski Speed, Filterheadz, and D. Ramirez.
A State of Trance 2008 is the fifth compilation album in the A State of Trance compilation series mixed and compiled by Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren. The 2 disc album was released on 29 September 2008 by Armada Music. It peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums in October 2008.
Giuseppe Ottaviani is an Italian DJ and record producer. He's best known for his 2019 album, EVOLVER, which included the hit singles Tranceland, 8K, & Panama. A long-time veteran of trance music, Ottaviani is also a member of the project Pure NRG with Irish producer Solarstone.
Heatbeat are an Argentinian trance and electro house production project formed in 2006 by Agustin Servente and Matias Chavez a.k.a. Matias Faint, who scored a number of hits since their formation. Their most famous tracks to date are "Paradise Garage", "Ask the Angels", "Roses Never Cry", "Rocker Monster", "Chow Mein", "Game Over", "Aerys", "Bloody Moon" and "Cell". Implementing various Spanish-styled note sections into their tracks, their style of trance is unique and identifiable. Signing on to the Armada record label started by trance artist Armin van Buuren, their music reaches a widespread trance audience.
Betsie Larkin is an American vocalist, songwriter and guest writer/vocalist based in San Francisco, California, United States. Her first EDM collaborations with Ferry Corsten, "Made of Love" and "Feel You", appeared on Corsten's album Twice in a Blue Moon. Soon after its release, the single "Made of Love" made the top 40 in the Netherlands. In 2008 it was voted the fifth track overall on Armin Van Buuren's radio program A State of Trance, number one on Above and Beyond Group Therapy Radio, and reached the number one position on Corsten's Countdown's 100th episode. "Made of Love" was the second single and the first vocal track to be released from the Twice In A Blue Moon album. There is also an official video. Larkin joined Corsten as his tour kicked off in Malaysia and has joined him for numerous shows all over the globe.
Masoud is an Iranian record producer, artist, and DJ living in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. He is known for leading the electronic dance music artist community in Iran.
Armin van Buuren is a Dutch DJ and record producer.
Richard Mowatt, commonly known by his stage name Solarstone, is an Irish trance DJ and producer based in Wales. The music project Solarstone was founded in 1997 as a trio, and also used the pseudonyms Young Parisians, Liquid State and Z2. Over the years, Solarstone has developed a reputation for keeping to the original and classic trance sound. He is considered to be a veteran by fans in the trance music scene. Since 2012, Solarstone has been pushing forward a Pure Trance movement through tours where he aims to keep the trance genre true to its roots.
Thomas Ingamells, better known by his stage name Tom Staar, is an English DJ and record producer.
"Therapy" is a song recorded by Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren featuring British singer James Newman, which follows the singer's collaboration with Dutch DJ Don Diablo on the song "Head Up". It was released on 20 April 2018, through Armada Music. It was written by the two artists, Dutch producer Benno de Goeij and Michael James Ryan Busbee, and produced by de Goeij and van Buuren. A club mix and a remixes pack featuring remixes from Leo Reyes, STANDERWICK, Super8 & Tab, Throttle, and Sebastian Davidson were also released respectively on 3 May 2018 and 15 June 2018.
"Blah Blah Blah" is a song performed by Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren. It was released on 18 May 2018 by the label Armada Music and Armind, as the first single from the EP of the same name. As of May 2024, the video of "Blah Blah Blah" on YouTube has more than 700 million views.
"Feel Something" is a song by Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren, featuring vocals from Dutch singer Duncan Laurence. It was released as a digital download on 6 November 2020 by Armada Music as the fifth single from Laurence's debut studio album Small Town Boy. The song also features on Armin van Buuren's EP Euthymia.
"Ping Pong" is a song by Dutch disc jockey and record producer Armin van Buuren. The song was released in the Netherlands by Armind on 24 March 2014. The song is included in van Buuren's compilation A State of Trance 2014. The track is known for its particular minimal trance sound of a table tennis ball sound.
"The Expedition" is an instrumental composition by Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren and German DJ and record producer Markus Schulz. It was the official anthem of A State of Trance 600 festival in 2013. The song was released in the Netherlands by A State of Trance as a digital download on 28 January 2013 as the first single from van Buuren's compilation A State of Trance 2013.
"Strong Ones" is a song by Dutch disc jockey and record producer Armin van Buuren. It features vocals from Dutch singer and songwriter Cimo Fränkel. The track was released in the Netherlands by Armind as a digital download on 16 October 2015 as the third single from van Buuren's sixth album Embrace.
October 26, 1999