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2018, Promising year for J00F!

Master of the deeper/darker/cooler trance arts, John 00 Fleming (J00F) began the New Year with news of his first early ‘18 operations. Top of the info-drop was confirmation of a fourth volume in his eminent ‘Editions’ compilation series. With the first three each having posted top #1 positions on Beatport’s all-genres album chart, the expectation x anticipation axis for 4 …

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DJ Mag Top100 DJs 2017 Results

Martin Garrix (Non-Mover) – Highest House Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike (Non-Mover) – Highest Duo Armin van Buuren (+1) – Highest Trance  Hardwell (-1) Tiesto (Non-Mover) The Chainsmokers (+12) – Highest Live Act David Guetta (-1) Afrojack (+2) Steve Aoki (-2) Marshmello (+18) Don Diablo (+4) – Highest Future House Kshmr (Non-Mover) Oliver Heldens (-5) W&W (-1) Calvin Harris (-1) …

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Celebrating Chloe’s Birthday with a special feature!

In a record-breaking time, Chloe became one of the most requested vocalists in the Trance Scene and currently hold an amazing record of collaborations with the likes of MaRLo, Ben Nicky and more. But, you might wonder, why we’re doing this feature? Chloe is indeed from Australia, however, she’s got a second home, Lebanon. Yes, Chloe is half Lebanese and …

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Armin claims back the #1 spot on Trance Podium Top100 DJs

The long awaited results of the TrancePodium Top 100 DJs 2017 poll are finally here with almost twice more votes than last year! Aly & Fila had the #1 position 3 years in a row after Armin van Buuren‘s 4-year long reign of the top spot. Armin always stayed right behind them at #2 keeping the pressure high, to claim …

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What happened after Armin van Buuren’s set at UNTOLD?

You’ve probably seen all the videos and news about Armin van Buuren performing a DJ set at ‘UNTOLD’ festival in Romania where he played a 5.5 hours set rather than his scheduled 3 hours and it ended leaving him in tears. That moment truly describes what Trance is all about, the core of our music and the ultimate connection with …

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Alexander Popov launches ‘Interplay’ label

After 10 years of a remarkable discography, Alexander Popov has taken the next step in his career & gave birth to ‘Interplay‘ label on Armada. Alexander Popov’s “Interplay” brand started almost 3 years ago when Alexander launched his radio show and later on expanded it quite further with “Interplay Compilation” series, which is to see its third edition released later this …

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Armin van Buuren visits Junkie XL’s Studio

Armin van Buuren recently took a trip to meet veteran film music composer Junkie XL, also known as the guy behind popular movies such as Deadpool and Mad Max, and had a small visit to his Studio. Two world’s clashed as both iconic musicians dived into the ‘paradise’ of music production with all the synthesizers in the studio. The two …

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