Fans once again got the unique opportunity to witness a yearly tradition in the trance calendar as Armin van Buuren takes them behind the scenes for an exclusive look into the making of the ‘A State of Trance Year Mix 2024’ mix album. Over the course of a multi-hour livestream from his home studio, Armin van Buuren reveals his creative process, from curating tracks to mixing and mastering this highly anticipated mix album.
Fans were once again invited to tune into the livestream and join an interactive chat on Discord, where they could ask Armin van Buuren questions in real time and get a closer look at how the tracks are selected and woven together. During the livestream, Armin shared exclusive insights into the track selection process, discuss memorable releases from 2024 and offer additional commentary on the past year.
The 'A State of Trance Year Mix' albums have become a celebrated tradition, capturing the heart of the trance music scene year after year. This globally acclaimed mix series brings together the finest trance and progressive tracks of a full year into a cohesive, two-hour experience that resonates with millions of listeners worldwide. This year's installment, 'A State of Trance Year Mix 2024’, will premiere later this year as part of the A State of Trance radio show and will be available on CD and streaming platforms, marking the series' 21st edition. Meticulously produced in Ableton, the mix will showcase fan favorites, tracks that defined Armin van Buuren’s live sets and standout selections from the weekly radio show broadcasts.
About A State of Trance:
The ‘A State Of Trance’ label was one of the very first imprints of Armada. The imprint is based on Armin van Buuren’s radio show, which has over 37 million listeners and is transmitted through more than 100 radio stations worldwide.
Armin has a unique view on what works and what will fit with this label, and that’s why this imprint contains not only the best tunes that destroy the clubs, but also the ones that will rock your speakers at home. You will quickly drift into ‘A State of Trance’, with a wide selection of the best and purest trance tunes in the world today. From instant classics like ‘Signum – Push Through’ and ‘EnMass – CQ’ to the freshest tunes from top producers like MaRLo, Mark Sixma, Chris Schweizer, and many more, A State of Trance is the definitive guide to global trance music.
Tune of the Year voting has opened! Vote here: http://vote.astateoftrance.com.
About Armin van Buuren:
It takes little to recognize that Armin van Buuren has been one of the world’s biggest DJs and producers in electronic music for over twenty years. His life-long dedication to the scene has earned him a Grammy® nomination for ‘This Is What It Feels Like’ (feat. Trevor Guthrie) and critical acclaim for global hit singles such as ‘Blah Blah Blah’, ‘Great Spirit’ (with Vini Vici), ‘Leave A Little Love’ (with Alesso) and ‘Music Means Love Forever’ (with Steve Aoki). Additionally, he claimed the number one spot in the annual DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll for an unprecedented five times, contributing to the twenty-one consecutive top 5 spots to date (the most recent being a #5 in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll of 2023).
His two-hour radio show, A State of Trance (ASOT), is broadcast weekly from his own radio studio in the Armada Music HQ in Amsterdam to over 44 million listeners in more than 80 countries, as well as online via audio and video live stream on YouTube, Facebook and Twitch. ASOT, which surpassed the milestone number of 1000 episodes in January 2021, has grown from a small radio show into a complete dance music brand with stages and events across the globe.
Armin van Buuren has launched several ‘Armin Only’ world tours throughout the years, including the ones based on his albums (‘Imagine’ in 2008, ‘Mirage’ in 2010, ‘Intense’ in 2013 and ‘Embrace’ in 2016) and ‘The Best Of Armin Only’ in 2017. In June 2022, two years later than originally planned due to the pandemic, Armin van Buuren played his most personal and intimate live shows yet through four sold-out shows in the Ziggo Dome: ‘This Is Me – Feel Again.’
In addition, Armin van Buuren is the co-founder of Armada Music, the biggest independent dance music label in the world. The Amsterdam-, NYC- and London-based record label, which was founded in tandem with Maykel Piron and David Lewis, is acclaimed internationally for releasing music across the electronic music spectrum, was voted #7 in Mixmag’s “Label Of The Decade” poll in 2017, and is the six-time winner of “Best Global Record Label” at the International Dance Music Awards in Miami, the sixth of which was won in 2018.
As a performer, Armin had headlined countless shows at leading festivals and venues around the world, including Electric Daisy Carnival (Las Vegas, New York), Ultra Music Festival (Miami), and Tomorrowland (Belgium), plus residencies at Hï Ibiza, in Las Vegas and numerous others.
On December 16, 2019, Armin van Buuren joined forces with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to motivate millions of people to join the movement and fight against plastic pollution. As a Global Oceans Ambassador, Armin will contribute to the worldwide #BeatPlastic campaign:
www.arminvanbuuren.com/beatplastic.
In December 2022, Armin van Buuren launched an exclusive, web3-based community: Armin’s All-Access. Created to strengthen the connection with his fans, the community is accessible upon purchase of a limited-edition community token – a piece of digital art designed by renowned Dutch designer Rik Oostenbroek – and grants many fan-desired perks, including (early) access to various forms of exclusive content (e.g. previews of unreleased music, exclusive DJ sets in audio, exclusive merchandise items), a private, AAA-community-only space within the existing Armin van Buuren Discord channel and direct contact with Armin van Buuren himself.
To date, Armin has seven full-length artist albums to his name: ‘76’ (2003), ‘Shivers’ (2005), ‘Imagine’ (2008), ‘Mirage’ (2010), ‘Intense’ (2013), ‘Embrace’ (2015) and ‘Balance’ (2019).
Upcoming Tour Dates:
14 Nov 2024 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO
15 Nov 2024 - Echostage - Washington, DC
16 Nov 2024 - FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DEL GLOBO - Leon, MX
20 Nov 2024 - Marquee - New York, NY
22 Nov 2024 - Dreamstate SoCal - Long Beach, CA
23 Nov 2024 - Marquee Las Vegas Race Week - Las Vegas, NV
12 Dec 2024 - Soundstorm - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
14 Dec 2024 - Djakata Warehouse Project - Jakarta, Indonesia
21 Feb 2025 - A State of Trance Rotterdam - Rotterdam, Netherlands
22 Feb 2025 - A State of Trance Rotterdam - Rotterdam, Netherlands
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