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  • 2013
    After the 2013 summer season ended (along with his residency at the world’s biggest club, Privilege in Ibiza), Armin kicked off a new ‘Armin Only’world tour based on his ‘Intense’album, in collaboration with theatre director Jos Thie. More than 33 dates were set, with shows landing in cities such as Kiev, Mumbai, Saint-Petersburg, Helsinki, New York, Toronto, Mexico City, Sydney, Johannesburg, and more.
  • 2009
    Dutch author Coen Bom presented his on-the-road biography of Armin, called ‘Eén op één’/ ‘Armin Only’, in which he reports on the hectic life of Armin and unearths the secret behind the grand success of the humble Dutchman.
  • 1995
    Law Degree
    In the early days, Armin thought it was wise to have a back-up plan, and so he studied for a law degree. The final year of his course was inevitably stretched out as he juggled his studies with his increasingly hectic schedule; his rise to fame included lots of productions and remixes, as well as playing in front of packed clubs every weekend. It took him three years to graduate, but his determination made him succeed.
  • 1986
    Armin’s mother won a computer
    “So as a little nerdy kid, I was writing my own basic programs and learnt about the technology from there.” Armin progressed from making low-profile mix tapes for friends to higher profile mixes when he discovered experimenting with different sequences on his computer through his uncle: “I was so stunned by what I saw him doing on the computer that I got addicted to creating music right there and then!”
  • 1976
    Date of Birth
    On December 25th, Armin was born in Leiden, The Netherlands to a musical family.