CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO A STATE OF TRANCE EPISODE 857

Tracklist:

  1. ARTY Rain [Armada]
  2. Aurosonic & Ana Criado Ask Me Anything [RNM]
  3. TRENDING TRACK: Estiva X Ruben de Ronde Rainbow (taken from Spectacle) [Statement!]
  4. FUTURE FAVORITE: Armin van Buuren vs Shapov The Last Dancer [Armind]
  5. Alex Leavon The Void Above [Black Sunset Music]
  6. Jochen Miller & Evan Kendricks Eternally [High Contrast]
  7. TUNE OF THE WEEK: Fatum Violet [Armind]
  8. Alex Sonata Meraki [Garuda]
  9. Markus Schulz feat. Emma Hewitt Safe From Harm (Club Mix) [Coldharbour]
  10. Frainbreeze & Ellie Lawson I Pray (Ahmed Helmy Remix) [Raz Nitzan Music]
  11. Mark Sherry & Marcella Woods Can’t Live Without Your Love [Outburst Records]
  12. DRYM X Omnia Ethereal [ASOT]
  13. SERVICE FOR DREAMERS: Ferry Corsten pres. Gouryella Drum’s A Weapon [Flashover]
  14. Marcus Santoro Halo [Enhanced]
  15. LTN Golven [Statement!]
  16. Maor Levi Supernova [Armada Trice]
  17. Mariano Ballejos Pik As (Evol Waves Remix) [Sorcery Recordings]
  18. Kyau & Albert + Ronski Speed Zoom [Euphonic]
  19. Exolight & Suncatcher Footprints On The Moon [AVA White]
  20. Steve Allen Isolation [Digital Society]
  21. Jimmy Chou pres. Prototype Trident (Sunset Remix) [Alter Ego]
  22. Alan Morris Where Life Takes You [Transistic]
  23. Lowland We’ve Been Here Before (Cold Blue Remix) [Black Hole]
  24. RAM Africa [Who’s Afraid Of 138?!]
  25. Armin van Buuren feat. Conrad Sewell Sex, Love & Water (DRYM Remix) [Armind]
  26. Michael Kaelios Virus [Extrema]
  27. Monoverse Avenoir (Niko Zografos Remix) [FSOE]
  28. Andre Visior & Mind X Hallucination [GO Music]
  29. Dennis Graft Manipura [Suanda Dark]
  30. Will Atkinson Didgeridoo [VII]

You knew what this vlog would encompass beforehand, didn’t you? This week, Armin van Buuren has been calling Miami his home, with no less than two performances at Ultra Music Festival Miami: one of the mainstage and one on the designated ASOT stage. Want to know how it all turned out? Watch his brand-new vlog!

Armin van Buuren live sets equal unparalleled madness. It’s as simple as that. The five-time #1 DJ in the world (and this year’s winner of no less than four IDMAs) turned to Ultra Music Festival Miami with two blistering live sets and you can check both of ’em out below. Hold on tight, it’s about to get really intense. Trust us when we say that’s a good thing. You can also find Armin’s mainstage set on your streaming service!

After giving budding producers and aspiring artists the chance to pre-enroll for several weeks, Armin van Buuren has launched his highly-anticipated masterclass on dance music today. Enrollment for Armin van Buuren’s class is available at the price of $90 for lifetime access, or $180 per year for the All-Access pass, which grants unlimited access to all new and existing masterclasses on masterclass.com.

Learn what it takes to become the best at www.masterclass.com/avb.

As one of electronic music’s most influential figures, Armin van Buuren offers students an intimate look into his creative and technical process as he creates a track from scratch during his masterclass. He shares many of the lessons he has learned in his twenty years as an artist about what it takes to gain a foothold in the ever-changing business of dance music and how to stay afloat. Aspiring producers will have unprecedented access to Armin’s insights as he breaks down his pillars for becoming a world-class dance music artist: production, performance and promotion.

Frequenting the world’s most prestigious charts, Armin van Buuren attracts tens of millions of worldwide listeners to his radio show ‘A State of Trance’ every week and landed a record-setting five No. 1 DJ awards via DJ Mag’s annual, fan-voted Top 100 DJs poll. The Grammy-nominated artist’s work spans major evolutions in dance music, from spinning vinyl in small clubs to headlining global dance festivals, such as Ultra Music Festival in Miami today, Friday, March 23, 2018 (livestream at 7.45 – 8.45 PM GMT-4 on Ultra TV).

Founded in 2015, MasterClass started with the idea that everyone should have “access to genius”. The premier online education platform provides affordable, engaging and inspirational online classes taught by world-renowned instructors, making it possible for anyone to learn from the best.

MasterClass’ current roster of courses includes:
Culinary Arts: Gordon Ramsay (cooking), Alice Waters (home cooking), Thomas Keller (cooking technique), Wolfgang Puck (cooking)

Film and Television: Werner Herzog (filmmaking), Martin Scorsese (filmmaking), Ron Howard (directing), Helen Mirren (acting), Samuel L. Jackson (acting), Judd Apatow (comedy), Spike Lee (filmmaking)

Music & Entertainment: Armin van Buuren (dance music), Christina Aguilera (singing), Usher (performance), Reba McEntire (country music), Herbie Hancock (jazz), Deadmau5 (music production), Hans Zimmer (film scoring), Steve Martin (comedy)

Writing: James Patterson (writing), Aaron Sorkin (screenwriting), Shonda Rhimes (writing for television), David Mamet (dramatic writing), Bob Woodward (investigative journalism), Judy Blume (writing), Malcolm Gladwell (writing)

Design, Photography, and Fashion: Annie Leibovitz (photography), Frank Gehry (architecture), Diane von Furstenberg (how to build a fashion brand), Marc Jacobs (fashion design)

Sports and Games: Serena Williams (tennis), Stephen Curry (shooting, ball-handling, and scoring), Garry Kasparov (chess)

Politics & Society: Jane Goodall (conservation)

For more information, please visit www.masterclass.com.


CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO A STATE OF TRANCE EPISODE 856

Tracklist:

  1. Above & Beyond feat. Justine Suissa Cold Feet [Anjunabeats]
  2. Capa & Clara Sofie Breathe (Tinlicker Remix) [ZeroThree]
  3. Oliver Smith feat. Amy J Pryce Lovingly [Anjunabeats]
  4. Nitrous Oxide & Sodality Gravity [Statement!]
  5. Christina Novelli & HAKA Worlds Collide [Magik Muzik]
  6. Roman Messer & DJ Xquizit feat. Osito Empire Of Our Own (Alexander Popov Remix) [Suanda]
  7. TUNE OF THE WEEK: Armin van Buuren vs Shapov The Last Dancer [Armind]
  8. Husman Heroic [Armada Music]
  9. FUTURE FAVORITE: Ruslan Radriges vs. Neurofunq Wonderfull (with Tiff Lacey) [Suanda]
  10. PROGRESSIVE PICK: Estiva X Ruben de Ronde Rainbow (Taken from Spectacle) [Statement!]
  11. Armin van Buuren feat. Conrad Sewell Sex, Love & Water (Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano Remix) [Armind]
  12. TRENDING TRACK: NWYR Ends Of Time [NWYR Music]
  13. Andrew Rayel feat. Eric Lumiere I’ll Be There (Super8 & Tab Remix) [inHarmony]
  14. The Thrillseekers presents Hydra Affinity 2018 [ASOT]
  15. SERVICE FOR DREAMERS: Armin van Buuren Blue Fear [Cyber]
  16. Virtual Self Ghost Voices (Raito Remix) [Virtual Self]
  17. Dennis Sheperd & DIM3NSION Amigos [Coldharbour]
  18. Talla 2XLC vs Pay and White Oldskool [Coldharbour]
  19. Tom Fall Divergent [ASOT]
  20. Daniel Wanrooy Delta [Black Hole]
  21. Markus Schulz pres. Dakota The Spirit Of The Warrior (Davey Asprey Remix) [Coldharbour]
  22. Kiran M Amarantine [Digital Society]
  23. Peter Martijn Wijnia Interprelude [Extrema Global]
  24. Dan Stone Lease Of Life [FSOE Fables]
  25. Marco V Subway Monsters [In Charge]
  26. Memory Loss Stratosphere [UN]
  27. A & Z Symbols [FSOE]
  28. Eugene Luu, Danny Fathom & Brandon Michaels The Mercenaries [AERYS]
  29. Adam Ellis feat. Aylin Jaehaerys [Ellicit Music]
  30. 4 Strings & Fenna Day Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometimes [RNM]
  31. Sneijder Awakening [Afterdark]
  32. Alchimyst Sutra [Who’s Afraid Of 138?!]

How would you describe magic to someone who doesn’t see? How do you tell someone about the beauty they cannot perceive? When it comes to music as momentous as Trance, words alone will never cut it. Instead, it needs to be experienced firsthand for others to even begin to grasp what lies beneath the surface. And that experience, the quest for those sought-after sparks of magic, starts with ‘A State Of Trance 2018’.

Offering bite-sized slices of today’s best in Trance, ‘A State Of Trance 2018’ sees Armin van Buuren select and mix a grand total of forty-two top-drawer Trance cuts, ranging from progressive-flavored records to uplifting monster tunes across two parts that prove even more remarkable with each listen. Comprising phenomenal offerings from the likes of Armin van Buuren presents Rising Star, David Gravell, DRYM x Omnia, Fatum, KhoMha, Maor Levi, Protoculture, Super8 & Tab and more, this brand-new installment of the highly-acclaimed mix series once again provides fans and fans-to-be with music of such quality it’d be shameful to pass up on.

In all of its aspects and colors, ‘A State Of Trance 2018’ is to be in the moment and let yourself go. You wanted magic? Here it is.

Pre-order/save: A State Of Trance 2018 (Mixed by Armin van Buuren)

TRACKLIST

Mix 1 – On The Beach

1. Armin van Buuren vs Shapov – The Last Dancer

2. Whiteout & Wilderness – Yalung

3. Tom Fall – Cyclone 

4. Estiva – Bloom 

5. Maor Levi – Nova

6. Three Drives – Sunset On Ibiza (BLR Remix)

7. Seven Lions feat. Rico & Miella – Without You My Love (Myon Definitive Mix) 

8. Alex Sonata – Only One

9. Denis Kenzo, Fahjah & Kate Miles – Who I Am

10. Wrechiski – Fervour

11. The Blizzard – Tind 

12. Alex Sonata feat. Dean Chalmers – Bridges

13. Purple Haze – Bergen

14. The Thrillseekers presents Hydra – Affinity 2018

15. Fatum – Violet

16. Super8 & Tab feat. Hero Baldwin – Burn

17. GNX – Empire

18. Joel Hirsch & HALIENE – Run To You

19. Protoculture – Sanctuary

20. Alex Kunnari – Sundown

21. Airbase – Vermillion

 

Mix 2 – In The Club

1. Fatum – Mowgli

2. Kyau & Albert – The Night Sky

3. Simon Patterson feat. Lucy Pullin – Fall For You

4. David Gravell – The Future 

5. DRYM x Omnia – Ethereal

6. Protoculture – Thirty Three South

7. Davey Asprey – Kaiju

8. KhoMha – Tierra

9. Armin van Buuren presents Rising Star feat. Fiora – Just As You Are

10. Allen Watts – Midnight

11. Assaf & Nianaro – Chapter Ten

12. Craig Connelly feat. Roxanne Emery – This Life

13. Roman Messer feat. Christina Novelli – Fireflies (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix) 

14. Armin van Buuren vs Alexander Popov – Popcorn 

15. Giuseppe Ottaviani – Till The Sunrise 

16. DRYM – Spider

17. Beatsole & TH3 ONE – Maia 

18. Sunset & Kiran M Sajeev – Just A Dream 

19. Armin van Buuren feat. Conrad Sewell – Sex, Love & Water (DRYM Remix)

20. Dogzilla – Dogzilla (Alex Di Stefano Remix) 

21. Armin van Buuren – Be In The Moment (ASOT 850 Anthem) [Ben Nicky Remix]

After a one-year hiatus, Miami Music Week’s International Dance Music Awards have returned to the dance music hub with their 32nd edition and boy, did Armin van Buuren and Armada Music make it count. Together, the world-renowned DJ and the biggest independent dance music label in the world snatched up a whopping four awards: ‘Best Global Label’ (Armada Music), ‘Best Male Artist (Mainstream)’ (Armin van Buuren), ‘Best Music Event’ and ‘Best Podcast / Radio Show’ (both for A State Of Trance).

The five-time #1 DJ in the world and a key figure in the electronic music scene since seemingly forever, Armin van Buuren showed his peerless versatility in the past year by not only strengthening his roots with blistering Trance productions and massive mainstage live sets, but also by giving rise to pop-scented singles such as ‘I Need You’ (with Garibay and Olaf Blackwood), ‘Sunny Days’ (feat. Josh Cumbee) and, more recently, ‘Sex, Love & Water’ (feat. Conrad Sewell). Having shown the full range and impact of his internationally acclaimed skill set, he has pushed himself further than many thought possible, laying the foundations for this huge IDMA hat trick: a personal award for ‘Best Male Artist (Mainstream)’ as well as awards for ‘Best Music Event’ and ‘Best Podcast / Radio Show’ for A State Of Trance.

Having won the IDMA for ‘Best Global Label’ for an unprecedented five times, Armada Music had already staked its claim as the award’s top contender when their nomination was made public earlier this year. In the past few years, the Amsterdam-based record label opened offices in New York and London, strengthened its global brand by assembling a diverse and powerful artist roster (including Afrojack, Andrew Rayel, Armin van Buuren, Dash Berlin, Erick Morillo, Fedde Le Grand, Gareth Emery, Julian Jordan, Kevin Saunderson, Lost Frequencies, Morgan Page and W&W) and became the biggest independent dance music label in the world. This IDMA for ‘Best Global Label’ serves as a crown to their hard work in the same year the label celebrates its 15-year anniversary.

As if that wasn’t enough, Armin van Buuren’s ‘A State Of Trance’ empire notched up two awards as well. The radio show, which has a loyal following of over 40 million listeners per week and is broadcast from over a hundred stations in more than 80 different countries, not only earned the right to call itself ‘Best Podcast / Radio Show’ for a full year, but also saw its music event spin-off – the legendary, globally acclaimed A State Of Trance events (including the designated ASOT stage at Ultra Music Festival Miami coming Sunday) – rack up the award for ‘Best Music Event’, making it four awards out of four nominations this year for a stupendous 100% efficiency.

Maykel Piron, CEO Armada Music: “Over the past few years, we’ve been working round the clock to show the world who we are: an incredibly diverse and versatile label with an equally diverse artist roster that can work dance music on a truly global scale. To win the award for ‘Best Global Label’ and to see Armin van Buuren do so incredibly well is what we hoped to achieve. We feel blessed that our artists trust us to work with them on their careers and we are grateful toward our fans for their help in achieving these milestones in the same year we celebrate our 15-year anniversary.”

Armin van Buuren: “Just heard the news about winning the IDMAs for ‘Best Male Artist (Mainstream)’, ‘Best Global Label’, ‘Best Podcast / Radio Show’ and ‘Best Music Event’. I feel blessed knowing that so many people around the world appreciate my music, my radio show and my label. I couldn’t have done this all without them and the amazing team around me: Maykel, Dave, Sander, Benno and Ruben for ASOT, my supporting and lovely wife Erika, and of course everyone at Armada Music, David Lewis Productions, Alda Events and 250K!”