Армин
ван Бюрен (Armin van Buuren) - DJ и продюсер, играющий в стилях:
прогрессив-транс, трайбл-прогрессив, эйфорический и вокальный транс,
мелодический прогрессив, техно - родился 25 декабря 1976 в городке
Лейден, Нидерланды. Благодаря своим родителям Армин уже в детстве
увлекся музыкой и электроникой. Первые шаги будущий музыкант начал
делать в 10 лет, когда мать купила первый в их семье компьютер. Когда
ему исполняется 14 лет, Армин наконец-то приобретает первый сэмплер и с
помощью отцовского синтезатора AKAI начинает создавать музыку. Через
некоторое время он переходит от создания любительских миксов для
знакомых к созданию профессиональных микстейпов. Его первыми кумирами
были Жан Мишель Жарр и Бен Либранд. Последнему юный Армин отправляет
свою запись, после чего Бен Либранд становится его наставником. Еще до
окончания школы Армин ван Бюрен начинает играть в небольшом лейденском
клубе Nexus. После окончания школы в 1995 году Армин поступает в
Лейденский университет на факультет юриспруденции, желая иметь
альтернативный вариант деятельности. Однако, закончить университет ему
удается с опозданием в 3 года из-за плотного графика гастролей. В
первые годы учебы у Армина появляется первая студия, где он создает
первые хиты и . Однако он не любит <привязывать> себя к определенному существующему музыкальному стилю. В
марте 2001 года выходит в эфир главное детище Армина ван Бюрена -
радиошоу A State of Trance (ASOT), которое состоит из трансовых
композиций, хотя только ими не ограничивается. Формат ASOT - это
двухчасовой микс, в котором звучат промо и уже выпущенные треки. В 2007
году вышел 300ый юбилейный эпизод ASOT, а 1 мая 2008 года Армин
отпраздновал семилетие A State of Trance 350, 19 апреля 2008 года в
городке Утрех (Нидерланды) состоялось очередное шоу Армина - Armin Only
2008, на котором присутствовали более 16 тысяч человек. Шоу
транслировалось на Голландском Национальном телевидении. На нем был
представлен новый альбом Imagine. Армин ван Бьюрен известен не
только под своим собственным именем, но и под различными псевдонимами:
Amsterdance, Armania, Armin, Darkstar, E=mc?, El Guitaro, Gaia, Cig,
Gimmick, Hyperdrive Inc., Misteri A, Perpetuous Dreamer, Problem Boy,
Rising Star, The Shoeshine Factory, Alibi.
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Armin
van Buuren (born December 25, 1976) is a trance producer and DJ. He was
born in Leiden, Netherlands, but grew up in Koudekerk aan den Rijn. In
2007 and 2008, he was voted number one DJ in DJ Mags annual Top 100
vote.[1]
Biography
Armin van Buuren pursued his career
as a professional musician despite the promise of a career in law in
his native country, 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.[2]
Meanwhile, he moved his studio equipment from his bedroom to a real
studio.[2] The first tracks he produced in his new studio were, among
others, tracks like "Touch Me" and "Communication".[2] Armin van Buuren
has been quoted as saying, "Dont be a prisoner of your own style."[2]
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 trance and other genres. 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. He was voted number 1 again in 2008.
As a producer
Van
Buuren has always had his own studio and works alone the majority of
the time. He has never employed an engineer, claiming he does not want
the music to be altered by anyone.[2]
Since 1995, van Buuren has
released many tracks on different labels with increasing success. His
first big success was "Blue Fear" which was 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. As of
September 29, 2008, Armin has won the DJ Award for "Best Trance DJ" at
Ibiza along with other nominees that of Tiesto, Ferry Corsten and Paul
van Dyk.
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 Tiesto, two new projects were born: Major League - "Wonder Where You
Are?" was released on Black Hole Recordings and Alibi - "Eternity" was
released on Armind. "Eternity" received club and chart success and was
signed to Paul van Dyks 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, techno and
trance music styles. AVB001 - "A State of Trance" (not to be confused
with his weekly ASOT radio shows) sold more than 10,000 copies and
contains van Buurens 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 6, 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 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 the ASOT section of Armins 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.
As a performer 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.[2]
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.[2] His DJ career accelerated, entering the DJ magazine Top-100
in November 2001 at Number 27.[2] He has played in more than 25
different countries and can often be found on the main stage at big
summer festivals. Van Buuren played a record-breaking nine-hour set for
Dancetheater in The Hague (the Netherlands). In the United Kingdom he
performs regularly at Passion (resident 2002), Godskitchen,
Gatecrasher, Slinky, Peach and Golden.
In 2002 he had a
residency at Glow in Washington D.C.,[2] and he has played in Houston,
Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Atlanta, Austin, Denver, New York City, Los
Angeles, Istanbul, St. Louis and Seattle. He has also regularly
appeared at Amnesia on the island of Ibiza.
In 2005 Armin
visited his distant relative Michael Masoomi, whose father was close
friends with his father. They were seen out in London and was alleged
that both were spotted in Icon talking to a whole host of minor
celebrities and musicians. Armin van Buuren at Lizard Lounge, Dallas, Texas, August 9, 2008
According to van Buuren, "The fans and the public are the most important thing for a DJ."[2]
On
November 11, 2006, he had a live performance called Armin Only in 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, Ibiza.
"Universal Religion Chapter 3, Live from Amnesia at Ibiza" was released
on September 28, 2007 as a mix compilation on Armada Records and in the
US as "Universal Religion 2008" on Ultra Records on December 4, 2007.
On January 12, 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 attended by 16,000 fans and (partly)
broadcast live on Dutch National TV. During the second half of 2008 van
Buuren took this show abroad, with visits to Australia, Romania,
Poland, Belgium, and a special New Years Eve 2008 show at Together As
One in Los Angeles, USA.
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