Calling all talented producers! Armada Music will be hosting an event together with Heineken at the Heineken Experience in Amsterdam on September 30th, and it’s your chance to learn and let your music be heard by the A&R team of Armada Music. In addition to a ‘demo drop’, there will be two production masterclasses from both Armin van Buuren and Brodanse. The event will take place from 15:30 to 20:30, and space is extremely limited, so sign up right away!

When: Sept 30th, 2014
Where: Heineken Experience Amsterdam, Stadhouderskade 78 Amsterdam
Time: 15:30 – 20:30

Attendees must register here: armadamusic.com/talent

You will need to bring your email confirmation + ID to the event to get in.

Hurry before space runs out — we hope to see you there!

There’s one coveted award that Armin van Buuren has yet to win, and with your help, this could be the year that we break the spell. Voting is easy, simply click the link below, and click on the ‘stemmen’ button next to Armin’s picture with the A State of Trance text.

This award is for the top talent in the world of Dutch radio, so let’s get Armin the award he deserves. Use Google Chrome or Google Translate to switch it into your language, but the procedure is fairly straightforward.

Voting lasts the month of September, so vote here now: https://rr2014.avrotros.nl/stemmen

Armin van Buuren played a very special set in Ushuaïa Ibiza on August 7th, 2014. He played solo for 7 hours straight to a packed crowd, spanning an enormous tempo range and covering an impressive 97 tunes (track list at the bottom of this post). He recorded the set live, and now it’s going to be broadcast on radio stations around the world. See the list below to find the times in your area when you can tune in and hear the performance for yourself!

Stations and broadcast times:

Sunshine Live (Germany) Saturday 13-09-2014 – 22:00 – 05:00
538 Netherlands Friday 05-09-2014 – 23:00 – 04:00 (5 hour broadcast)
Digitally Imported USA Sunday 07-09-2014 – 14:00
NRJ Russia Saturday 13-09-2014 – 23:00
Sonic FM Argentina – Saturday 06-09-2014 – 12:00
Beat 100.9 Mexico Tuesday 09-09-2014 – 11:00
Unika FM Spain Monday 08-09-2014 – 00:00
La Marka Nicaragua Friday 12-09-2014 – 18:00
Top Radio Belgium Monday 08-09-2014 – 22:00
Enter Radio Croatia Sunday 07-09-2014 – 17:00
Cool FM El Salvador Saturday 13-09-2014 – 20:00
UK Away FM Canary Islands Thursday 13-09-2014 – 20:00
Kiss FM Ukraine Sunday 07-09-2014 – 11:00
Hi FM Oman Saturday 13-09-2014 – 23:00
Fun Radio Sweden Thursday 11-09-2014 – 19:00
Radio 1 Norway Saturday 13-09-2014 – 20:00
Radio Saturn Guatemala Friday 12-09-2014 – 18:00
Sirius XM USA Sunday 14-09-2014 – 15:00

Tracklist (07-08-2014):

1 Coldplay – Midnight (Jon Hopkins remix)
2 Embliss – Stronghold (Kerry Leva Remix) [Proton]
3 C-Jay & Yoram – RadioSchaduw [Baroque]
4 Hazem Beltagui feat. Nourey – Light In A Darkened World [Fractal Digital Recordings]
5 eleven.five – Echo [Silk]
6 Solid Stone Pres Diversion – Underworld (Original Mix) [Colorize]
7 Rodg – Hot Merchandise [Statement!]
8 Medway, Luke Porter – RTFM (Cid Inc Remix) [MicroCastle]
9 Darin Epsilon, Tom Sela – Metamorph (Deepfunk’s Main Mix) [Perspectives Digital]
10 Diversion – Play Me [Colorize]
11 deadmau5 – Avaritia [Mau5trap]
12 Pryda – Origins [Pryda]
13 Pryda – Sunburst [Pryda]
14 Jaytech – Deadlock [Anjunadeep]
15 Ruben de Ronde – LEF vs. Andrew Rayel & Jano – How Do I Know (Ruben de Ronde Mashup) [Statement!]
16 Eric Prydz – Liberate [Pryda]
17 London Grammar – Hey Now (Sasha Remix) [Metal & Dust Recordings Ltd]
18 Funkagenda – One Day At A Time [Armada Trice]
19 Solid Stone – For The Moment [Rebrand]
20 Andrew Bayer & Matt Lange feat Kerry Leva – In And Out Of Phase (Club Edit) [Anjunabeats]
21 Sasha – Xpander
22 Soundprank – Flare (LTN Remix) [Enhanced]
23 Underworld – Dark & Long [Dark Train] (Jerome Isma-Ae & Maor Levi Remix) [Anjunabeats]
24 Above & Beyond – Mariana Trench [Anjunabeats]
25 Cosmic Gate – Yai [WYM]
26 Cosmic Gate & Eric Lumiere – Falling Back [WYM]
27 Above & Beyond pres. OceanLab – Satellite (ilan Bluestone Remix) [Anjunabeats]
28 Armin van Buuren vs. Arty – Nehalennia [Armind]
29 Tenishia – Benedictus [AVA]
30 Mino Safy – Inheritance [Veritas]
31 Lostep – Burma (Hazem Beltagui Private Mix)
32 ilan Bluestone – Sinai [Anjunabeats]
33 Arman Aydin – Miura [Blue Soho]
34 Arty – Flashback [Anjunabeats]
35 Q.T. Quartet – Hold That Sucker Down
36 Dash Berlin feat. Band Of Horses – The Funeral
37 Soarsweep – Between empires [ASOT]
38 Above & Beyond feat. Alex Vargas – Blue Sky Action [Anjunabeats]
39 Craig Connelly – Decibels [Garuda]
40 Paul Oakenfold – Toca Me [Perfecto]
41 Andrew Rayel & Jwaydan – Until The End (Club Mix) [Armind]
42 Tom Staar & Ansolo – Totem [Size]
43 Alesso – Tear The Roof Up [Def Jam]
44 Matisse & Sadko – Sigure [Reset]
45 Armin van Buuren – Save My Night [Armind]
46 Max Graham & Maarten de Jong – Lekker vs. Lana Del Rey – Summertime Sadness (AvB Mash up)
47 Armin van Buuren feat. Laura Jansen – Sound of The Drums (Bobina remix) [Armind]
48 Yves de Lacroix feat. Marell – Destroyves [Lange Recordings]
49 Estiva – Dinodrums vs. Paul van Dyk feat. Plumb – Don’t Deserve You (AvB Mash Up)
50 Omair Mirza – High Roller [Coldharbour]
51 Sultan & Ned Sheperd – No Good vs. Cosmic Gate Crushed vs Fatboy Slim – Eat Sleep Rave Repeat (AvB Mash up)
52 Zombie Nation – Kerncraft 400 (W&W Bootleg)
53 Armin Van Buuren feat. Lauren Evans – Alone (Thomas Newson Remix) [Armind]
54 Orjan Nilsen – The Late Anthem (Way Too Late mix) [Armind]
55 Alexander Popov – Quantum [Armada]
56 W&W – Bigfoot [Mainstage Music]
57 Armin van Buuren vs W&W – Jump vs D#fat (AvB mash up)
58 Armin van Buuren feat. Cindy Alma & – Beautiful Life vs. Estiva – Teddybeat (AvB Mash up )
59 Cosmic Gate & Orjan Nilsen – Fair Game [Armada]
60 KhoMha – Asylum [Coldharbour]
61 Heatbeat – Bloody Moon [Armind]
62 Jorn van Deynhoven – New Horizons (Mark Sixma Remix) [ASOT]
63 Andrew Rayel – Dark Warrior [Armind]
64 Armin van Buuren & Andrew Rayel feat. Sharon del Adel – In and Out of Intense (Andrew Rayel Mashup)
65 Arno Cost & Norman Doray – Apocalypse 2014 (Kryder & Tom Staar remix) [Spinnin]
66 Faithless – Insomnia (Andrew Rayel Bootleg)
67 Orjan Nilsen – Mafioso (Mark Sixma Remix) [Armind]
68 ID – ID vs. John Legend – All of me
69 Mark Sixma – Adagio for Strings [Armind]
70 Rank 1 – Airwave (21st Century Mix) [High Contrast]
71 Markus Schulz & Elevation – Finish Line (Extended Mix) [Coldharbour]
72 Mark Sixma – Character [ASOT]
73 Dan Thompson – Propaganda [ASOT]
74 Armin van Buuren – Hystereo [Armind]
75 Andrew Bayer – Once Lydian vs Armin van Buuren feat. Emma Hewitt – Forever is Ours (AvB mash up)
76 David Gravell – Timebomb [ASOT]
77 Fisherman & Hawkins – Apache [Coldharbour]
78 Beat Service – Aurora [Beat Service Audio]
79 Gaia – Empire of Hearts [Armind]
80 Markus Schulz – Remember This (Mark Sherry Remix) [Coldharbour]
81 Dash Berlin feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn – World Falls Apart (Jorn van Deynhoven remix) [Aropa]
82 Lee Miller – Atlantic Island vs. Passenger – Let Her Go (Avb Mash)
83 Idina – Let It Go (Armin van Buuren remix) [Disney]
84 MaRLo – Visions [ASOT]
85 Heatbeat – Aerys vs. Cosmic Gate – Silence (AvB mash up)
86 Gareth Emery feat. Bo Bruce – U vs Gareth Emery feat. Christina Novelli – Concrete Angel (AvB Mash Up)
87 Solarstone – 3rd Earth (Heatbeat Remix) vs. Armin van Buuren feat. Sophia Ellis Baxter – Not Giving Up On Love (AVB Mash Up)
88 Coldplay – A Sky full of stars (Paul Webster Bootleg)
89 Paul van Dyk & Ummet Ozcan – Come With Me (Paul van Dyk Festival Mix) [Vandit]
90 Jon O Bir feat. Fisher – Found a Way (Joint Operations Centre remix) [Liquid]
91 Armin van Buuren & Andrew Rayel – Eiforya vs. Cosmic Gate – Exploration of Space (AvB Mash up )
92 Sneijder & Bryan Kearney – Next Level [Subculture]
93 John O Callaghan – Stresstest (John Askew Remix) vs Iio – Rapture (John Askew remix) (AvB Mash Up) [Subculture]
94 RAM feat. Susana – Ramelia [FSOE]
95 Photographer – Airport vs. Armin van Buuren feat. Susana – Shivers (Avb Mash Up) [Monster/Armind]
96 Armin van Buuren – Ping Pong [Armind]
97 Armin van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie – This Is What It Feels Like (Encore Version)

After strong pre-orders, Armin van Buuren’s new single ‘Hystereo’ immediately entered the Dutch iTunes single charts at the #1 position. First available as an exclusive pre-order on iTunes as part of his upcoming mix album, ‘A State of Trance at Ushuaïa Ibiza 2014’, the song will be released on all download and streaming services on September 5th.

‘Hystereo’ was one of the most requested ‘ID’ tracks (songs that are heard live but haven’t been officially identified or released) from Armin van Buuren’s residency at the Ushuaïa Beach Hotel in Ibiza every Thursday this summer. Frequently played, the song was received with enormously positive responses.

The full Ibiza compilation will be released September 9th, and will include originals from Armin van Buuren, Cosmic Gate, Aly & Fila, Andrew Rayel, Markus Schulz, and many more of the most influential trance artists of our time.

Download intro version now: http://bit.ly/ASOTUshuaiaIbiza2014

Pre-order full version now on iTunes: http://bit.ly/AvBHystereo_iT

Follow Armin van Buuren on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/ifi6bs

After a summer full of great memories, the quiz is finally coming to a close. And that means that only one person will come away with free tickets to the closing party Thursday, September 11th. And the winner is… Spiros Mate! Congratulations Spiros! You’ll be attending a very special edition of the Ushuaïa Ibiza residency — the closing party to top them all. We hope you have a wonderful time!

The second to final show of Armin’s Ibiza residency at Ushuaïa will be this Thursday, September 4th. Armin will be joined by trance giants Cosmic Gate (who just released the studio album ‘Start To Feel’), Argentinian powerhouses Heatbeat, and the very talented Hazem Beltagui. There are only two chances left to see this spectacular show at one of the best clubs in the world — which one are you going to?

Electric Zoo was outstanding this year, and Armin van Buuren was at the helm! To see him bringing the house down for yourself, check out these amazing photos. What an experience, and a huge thank you to everyone who was there!

Photo credits: Electric Zoo – Marc van de Aa

One of the most-requested IDs from the A State of Trance residency in Ushuaïa… Soon to be featured on the compilation of the same name — it’s the brainchild of the mastermind of trance, the very latest solo project from Armin van Buuren. ‘Hystereo’ has already had thousands and thousands of people in fits, and with its unrelenting power, infectious theme, and massive drop, watch as fans around the world come down with the fever!

Release Date: September 5th, 2014.

Who’s Afraid of 138!? began as a dare — an inside joke on A State of Trance made by Armin van Buuren. The concept quickly evolved into something much more, and soon a worldwide alliance was formed between lovers of uplifting, uptempo, and driving trance. Today the label isn’t just a dare, it’s a promise and a commitment. A commitment to delivering the strongest tunes in this powerful genre to the world.

Long-time heroes like Aly & Fila, Armin van Buuren, John O’Callaghan, and many more are all here in this double set, expertly mixed by Photographer and Simon Patterson.

There’s a touch of looking back on this record, more of a nod to the early roots of trance. The vibe swerves between old and new just like a late-night live set from either of these captivating artists. Pleasing everyone is no easy task, and it requires a supreme dedication to balance. It’s safe to say that Photographer & Simon Patterson achieve that blend and more, mixing with masterful precision.

Once you fall in love with this record, you might just have the desire to keep playing it more and more. With each repetition, you’ll begin to ask again and again… Who’s Afraid of 138!?

Pre-order @ http://bit.ly/WAO138mix_iT

Today Armin van Buuren broke yet another very important milestone – this time the world-renowned artist and DJ broke the 1 million mark for YouTube subscribers, a significant achievement rewarded with a commemorative plaque from YouTube.

As a thank you to the fans who made it possible, Armin recorded a special thank you and personal message which you can watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clT5Oeu2w4w

As an added bonus, Armin will be uploading a never-before-released mashup from Andrew Rayel of 2 of his tracks, called: ‘Armin van Buuren & Andrew Rayel feat. Sharon Del Adel – In And Out Of Intense (Andrew Rayel Mashup)’. Van Buuren played the tune to tremendous reactions at the second weekend of Tomorrowland this year, and now you can listen to it here: http://youtu.be/xj42mER0Yx0