By the end of 2003 he found time to set the worldwide record for longest DJ set (12 and a half hours at a club in The Hague), finish his law degree, and release his first non-mix CD, 76. High-profile remixes of Madison Avenue's "Don't Call Me Baby" and Wamdue Project's "King of My Castle" followed, and numerous mix CDs were released on United Recordings.īy 2002 he'd placed number five in DJ Magazine's Top 100 and was hosting his own weekly show on the Dutch ID&T radio station. A collaboration with Tiësto yielded his biggest hit yet on Armind, "Eternity," and marathon five-hour sets brought him more attention. He also formed his own label, Armind, in 1999 and met Dave Lewis, the man responsible for jump-starting the careers of DJ Tiësto and Ferry Corsten. Cyber Records released his first hit, "Blue Fear," in 1995, and by 1999 his "Communication" was successful enough to get him signed to AM:PM. The same year he was fortunate enough to have some demos included on compilations, and when the money came in, it was rolled back into producing 12"s. In 1995, van Buuren attended Leiden University, and a local student club provided the venue for his first DJ gigs. Computers and turntables were also purchased, and creating his own music became a priority. It led van Buuren to investigate the roots of the electronic music he was becoming fond of, and numerous Jarre and Schulze CDs were acquired.
A close friend introduced him to the world of dance music, and the Dutch DJ and remixer Ben Liebrand quickly became his main inspiration.
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With scores of DJ'ing awards and a Grammy nomination for 2014's "This Is What It Feels Like," van Buuren is also the host of his own radio show, A State of Trance, and curator of the compilation series of the same name.īorn on Decemin Leiden, Holland, van Buuren became interested in music at an early age (his father was an avid record buyer). he became a fixture on the festival circuit, renowned for his uplifting live shows. Releasing a string of Dutch Top Three albums - including 2008's Imagine, his first to chart in the U.S. With a cinematic sound influenced by synth pioneers like Klaus Schulze and Jean Michel Jarre, decorated Dutch producer Armin van Buuren spins progressive trance and house anthems that have kept him at the top of the electronic pack since his debut in the late '90s.
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