![]() “Why do I do this? I do this because I believe in the love for music … and I’m in a position to break new territory with A State of Trance with the sound.” “I’m sort of making it my thing to go to new cities every year,” he says. Over the years, Buuren has built a wide international audience. ![]() He is also the second electronic dance music (EDM) act to ever sell out the venue. I drink a glass of champagne-that’s what I did last night.”Įven though van Buuren loves playing in Montreal, he was still excited about being the first Dutch performer to play at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, where he appeared the night before Bal en Blanc as part of his A State of Trance tour. “A lot of people associate the word ‘rave’ with drug use and all those kinds of things, and I don’t use any drugs myself. “I don’t think the term ‘raves’ even applies anymore to these kinds of events, because ‘rave’ has a bad taste about it,” says van Buuren. Bal en Blanc still proves that Montreal is one of the great cities to play for.” “It’s one of the remainders of the great times here in Montreal when I played a lot here 2003, 2004, 2005…. ![]() “Bal en Blanc is almost a religious thing for people in Montreal it’s such an important event,” says van Buuren. The concert is an all-night, all-white celebration of electronic music, and one of this year’s largest so far, attracting 15,000 attendees. “I do like my set to have a certain flow, so I’m trying to give my set a feeling that it doesn’t stop, that it’s one continuous thing,” he says, after headlining the Easter weekend’s Bal en Blanc show. Van Buuren’s specialty is trance music, which is characterized by sweeping melodic layers and emotional buildup, and often mixed into longer sets, hence the popularity of his two-hour radio show. 1 spot in DJ Mag’s top 100 poll a record five times, including last year and hosting one of the world’s most widely listened-to radio shows, A State of Trance. Although its lyrics speak of a breakup, it’s an upbeat track, and feels celebratory in the wake of van Buuren’s achievements. The song features Vancouver singer Trevor Guthrie over a steady progression of melodic synths. ![]() What’s it like to be the world’s number one DJ? One could look for the answer in Dutch trance producer Armin van Buuren’s latest single “This Is What It Feels Like,” which was released on his fifth studio album, Intense, on Apr. ![]()
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