To Armin van Buuren, music is a natural state of mind. The Dutch DJ and producer lives, breaths and sleeps on the wonders of the 4-to-4 beat and has been at it for more than 15 years. Nine of those years have involved the annual release of his A State of Trance compilation. A highlight for the trance-minded and dance addicts, now reaching...

Having 15 million listeners on a weekly base, makes Armin van Buuren's A State of Trance show one of EDM's most popular radio shows. Each month, the Dutch DJ presents the 20 highlights of that month's show. In February, it's the tunes of Reminder, Solarstone, Tritonal, tyDi, Vast Vision and many more, that matter most!

We're only a few weeks into 2012, but Armin van Buuren is already busy working out his new plans and ambitions. Next to the grand A State of Trance 550 world tour kicking off in March, Armin has made it one of his personal goals to get more women to work in the dance industry. The Dutch DJ believes that the future of dance will...

4 weeks, 28 days or about 672 hours to go before A State of Trance 550 kicks in! The lucky few that got a ticket to the official launch party in the Ministry of Sound in London will call in the extensive world tour on March 1st! Those that didn't manage to get a ticket, will tune in for the live broadcast of this global happening...

Great news for Armin van Buuren! The Dutch DJ/producer, currently preparing for his extensive ASOT 550 world tour, received 7 nominations for the International Dance Music Awards!

In 2010, the Oosterport venue in Groningen was shaking at its foundations. The Noord Nederlands Orchestra played a special concert, dedicated to no one less than Armin van Buuren. They made special classical arrangements of Armin's biggest hits and it was one of the few times that the visitors got our of their chairs and started...

With his stomping remix for Kirsty's 'Twilight', Armin van Buuren returns to his housy roots. But a remix by the legendary king of trance wouldn't be complete without a few solid synths and a catchy melodic touch!

Haven't got the money to fly to Miami for Ultra Music Festival or buy tickets to the festival? Are you a real fan that really doesn't want to miss the A State of Trance 550 show taking place there? Then it's time for you to pay attention, cause KLM has opened another sweepstake!

On Thursdaynight, during the A State of Trance radio show, Armin van Buuren announced all the artists that will be playing at the Russian celebration of A State of Trance 550. After weeks of anticipation, Armin finally revealed which DJ's will be playing in the Expocentre of Moscow on March 7th 2012. Next to top dj Dash Berlin,...

You must have noticed the A State of Trance characters. They've been dominating the artwork of A State of Trance for quite a while now and they are created to represent a feeling. A feeling that is hard to explain in words. A positive feeling that can only be experienced on the A State of Trance events throughout the world with...