Author: Stefan van den Hurk

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Ever the master of extremes, Alexander Popov understands the balance of energy better than most. Just as he pushes a squelching bassline to the limit of intensity, he pulls back to reveal a humble breakdown. Eternal Flame and Siberia are the essence of the Popov sound – he blends concepts, genres, and melodic ideas so smoothly that you don’t even realize the craftsmanship behind the journey. As you find yourself drifting away, you have to remind yourself of who’s running the show.

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Music lovers are now free to vote for their top 5 favorite DJs in the official DJ Mag Top 100 DJ Poll. Coming off of an amazing start to 2014, Armin van Buuren and his record label Armada Music are hoping for another successful year.

Last year, five-time world #1 DJ Armin van Buuren came second in the infamous DJ poll, closely followed by Dutch hit-maker Dash Berlin (10). Other names in the Top 100 include talents such asW&W (14), Aly & Fila (20), highest climber Andrew Rayel (28), Omnia (48), Orjan Nilsen (49), and renowned names like Cosmic Gate (80), Heatbeat (81), and trance giant Paul Oakenfold (92). This year, with several new DJ names signing to Armada Music or the Armada Music Management division, the list of DJs Armada is campaigning for in the DJ Mag Top 100 is bigger than ever. In total, Armada is cheering for 28 outstanding artists.

Watch the Armada DJ Mag promo video.

Every year in October, DJ Mag publishes an overview of the most popular DJs of that year, based entirely on votes. An average of 300,000 global club-goers cast their votes for the critically acclaimed poll each year. The poll opens July 12th and closes September 15th. The Top 100 DJ’s 2014 will be revealed during the Amsterdam Dance Event at Amsterdam Music Festival on the 18th of October.

You can vote for Armin van Buuren and all the Armada artists right here: https://top100djsvote.djmag.com/.

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Each week this summer, you have a chance to win a pair of tickets to Armin van Buuren presents A State of Trance, Thursdays at Ushuaïa Ibiza! Simply answer the three questions and if you are correct you may be the lucky winner!*

*Each quiz starts Friday at 18:00 CET and ends on the Sunday that follows at 23:59 CET (You must complete your entry within this time frame). Winners are announced every Thursday for tickets to the ASOT show the following week.

For example: Entries for the quiz on Friday June 20th were eligible to win tickets for the show on Thursday July 3rd. All entries who have answered all three questions correctly will be added to a draw, where we will select a winner at random. We will then notify the winner via email and make an announcement every Thursday via the ASOT radio show (from 20:00 till 22:00 CET on www.astateoftrance.com) and on social channels.

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After reaching 1 million Spotify followers, Armin decided to create a special playlist that was representative of his Ushuaïa Ibiza sets just for his fans. For those who aren’t lucky enough to actually see the shows or who live on the other side of the globe, this is the perfect way to experience the intensity and vibes of the world-class venue. If you want the chance to go, be sure to enter Armin’s Summer quiz!

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If you’ve seen the photos, you’ll know that Armin and young talent Andrew Rayel have been frequently spotted touring the globe. The rising star has been taken under Armin’s wing so to speak, and the duo have proven to be a devastating combo in a live environment.

Tonight, Armin will be helping Andrew out with a guest mix on Rayel’s radio show ‘Find Your Harmony’, in support of Rayel’s recent and impressive artist album.

Rayel’s radio show airs from 19:00-20:00 CET every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month on AH.FM.