Says Armin of his newest work, “Mirage has been the biggest project I’ve ever worked on. There are so many hours in this. Work started two years ago when I actually built a completely new studio for this project. Many new techniques were used and most of all I had so much fun creating this with the many people that are involved. It was a journey, an epic one!”

As the first single of the album, Armin chose “Full Focus”, an instrumental track set to fill arenas and clubs while scorching across the festival terrains set up for the summer of 2010. The accompanying high-energy video is an epic performance filmed at Armin’s “A State Of Trance 450” nights, right during the time he was finalizing the album.

Mirage reveals a side of Armin his fans haven’t heard yet, and takes in its listeners with new and surprising collaborations. Within the 2 years of endless jamming and producing, Armin worked with dance music icons Ferry Corsten, BT, and Josh Gabriel, along with the talents of Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Nadia Ali, Guy Chambers, Christian Burns and Adam Young of Owl City.

Inspired and influenced by many different types of music, Mirage is more diverse than any other Armin album before. His collaboration with Sophie Ellis-Bextor, ‘Not Giving Up On Love’ is a perfect example of that, combining the best of both worlds. Armin says, “The Nervo Sisters, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and me met up to write the vocals for ‘Not Giving Up On Love’. I was thrilled to work with them on this. We gave it a more analog feel with some real drums, to give it a pop-rock feel. We also put a piano top line on the track and then the vocals of Sophie, which I think is a win. It’s a lush summer tune with an epic vocal that gets stuck in your head and cheers you up!”

Mirage is filled with musical fusions and surprising interpretations, from the orchestral masterpiece of title track “Mirage”, the deep trance track “I Don’t Own You” and housey “Feels So Good” to the eerie “Take A Moment” and feel-good “Drowning”. These 16 tracks highlight how Armin has matured as an artist.

Armin’s A State Of Trance radio show claims over 10 million listeners weekly, and its podcast version is downloaded over 50,000 times. He also co-founded and heads the seminal trance label Armada Music, which hosts a variety of top international superstars, as well as 27 sub-labels, all respected around the world.

Throughout his career, Armin’s tour schedule has typified the international DJ elite, headlining the largest festivals, while also packing the hottest clubs. This September, Armin is touring North America for select dates to celebrate the album release, including his second consecutive headlining performance at New York City’s massive Electric Zoo Festival on September 5^th, 2010.

Armin van Buuren Mirage is out September 14^th on Ultra Records.

September 2 Minneapolis, MN @ Epic www.epicmpls.com

September 3 Atlanta, GA @ Opera www.operaatlanta.com

September 5 New York, NY @ Electric Zoo Festival www.electriczoofestival.com

September 5 Montreal, CA @ Sensation www.productionsplayground.com

01. Desiderium 207 (feat. Susana)

02. Mirage

03. This Light Between Us (feat. Christian Burns)

04. Not Giving Up On Love (vs. Sophie Ellis Bextor)

05. I Don’t Own You

06. Full Focus

07. Take  A Moment (feat. Winter Kills)

08. Feels So Good (feat. Nadia Ali)

09. Virtual Friend (feat. Sophie)

10. Drowning (feat. Laura V)

11. Down To Love (feat. Ana Criado)

12. Coming Home

13. These Silent Hearts (feat. BT)

14. Orbion

15. Minack (vs. Ferry Corsten)

16. Youtopia (feat. Adam Young)

Due to phenomenal demand, we are pleased to announce the latest addition of superstar headlining talent.  You asked for him and we listened; now the Swedish House Mafia’s own AXWELL will bring his talents to the Hilltop Arena on Saturday, September 4^th. Voted “Best House Artist” in Beatport Music Awards 2010, this DJ, remixer, record producer and record label owner from Sweden, maintains a busy international touring schedule, as well as a successful summer residency at Pacha Ibiza. Axwell’s latest single “Nothing But Love” is climbing the top 10 chart at Beatport and the Swedish House Mafia’s massive debut single “One (Your Name) feat Pharrell” is a bona fide club anthem of the summer. Their forthcoming, highly anticipated debut artist album – Swedish House Mafia ‘Until One’ is out this October 2010.

This year’s final festival lineup will include additions from electronic music pioneer Moby playing a rare Main Stage DJ set on Sunday.  Other notable additions include New York’s favorite resident DJ Boris, veteran German trance duo Cosmic Gate, the U.S. debut from Italian techno wonder Dusty Kid, new school trance heavyweight Glenn Morrison, Dutch electro/trance superstar Sander van Doorn, and Colorado dance/rock outfit Savoy.

2-Day General Admission Passes are available now, but HURRY because prices go up on Thursday, July 8^th at 12 midnight.  VIP Upgrades are also available with optional parking.  If you are 21+ and have purchased a general admission ticket, the VIP Upgrade will get you in through a separate VIP entrance, provide prime viewing of the main stage from the VIP bleachers or front row, as well as access to the VIP tented lounge with couches, table and chairs, separate food menu, and private cash bar featuring mixed drinks, beer and wine, and VIP-only deluxe air conditioned bathrooms.

For tickets and information, go to: www.electriczoofestival.com.

Listen to Electric Zoo Radio on Sirius XM’s Area channel every Thursday at 8:00 pm ET with rebroadcasts on Sundays at 7:00 pm ET now through Thursday, September 2nd.

For more info, please go to: www.electriczoofestival.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th		SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th
Main Stage		Main Stage
The Chemical Brothers		Armin van Buuren
Benny Benassi		Moby* (DJ Set)
ATB		Fedde le Grand
Major Lazer		Boys Noize
Boris*		Funkagenda
Dirty South
Tom Middleton
Hilltop Arena		Hilltop Arena
Paul van Dyk		Above & Beyond
Kaskade		Avicii
Chuckie		Chris Lake
Gareth Emery		Cosmic Gate*
Glenn Morrison*		D. Ramirez
Joachim Garraud		Sander van Doorn*
Markus Schulz		Steve Aoki
Pete Tong		Wolfgang Gartner
Red Bull Music Academy Tent		Red Bull Music Academy Tent
Pretty Lights		Bassnectar
Afrojack		A-Trak
Erol Alkan		Aeroplane
Fake Blood		Diplo
Flying Lotus		Jon Hopkins
LA Riots		Savoy*
Martyn		The Glitch Mob
Rusko
Sunday School Grove		Sunday School Grove
Richie Hawtin		John Digweed
Claude VonStroke		Adultnapper
Joris Voorn		Davide Squillace
Paco Osuna		Dixon
Paul Kalkbrenner		Dusty Kid*
Reboot		Marco Carola
Steve Bug		Martin Buttrich
		Matthias Tanzmann
		Popof
		Victor Calderone

Dance Parade New York – Day

March with Chuckie & Pacha NYC at the annual Dance Parade!

Pacha NYC proudly presents rising Dutch superstar Chuckie as he takes over the Pacha NYC Dance Parade float and then makes his debut later in the evening at Pacha NYC on Saturday, May 22^nd, 2010.

March with Chuckie & Pacha NYC at the annual New York City Dance Parade! Chuckie will be at the helm of Pacha NYC’s Dance Parade float–leading a parade of dancers to celebrate electronic dance music – Dirty Dutch style! The parade kicks off at 1PM at 20th and 21st between Park and Fifth Avenue and heads down Broadway with the house, techno, and disco floats taking you into the heart of the East Village.  The annual event culminates with an eclectic DanceFest in Tompkins Square Park. Find out all the information about New York’s annual Dance Parade, celebrating all types of dance, at www.danceparade.org.

Chuckie has been making a name for himself around the world by putting his signature deep, dirty house sound on remixes for David Guetta, Bob Sinclar and Joachim Gaurraud. His talent for building insanely intense climaxes, then delivering devastatingly explosive beats, is no child’s play. Killer original tracks like “Let The Bass Kick” have launched him into the top 10 British Singles Charts and won him praise from Swedish House Mafia, Laidback Luke and Pete Tong. In summer 2008, David Guetta handpicked Chuckie to play at his event at Pacha in Ibiza, saying “he is mixing the hip-hop vibe with house music like no one else!” Chuckie has won numerous accolades, including the Dutch TMF “Best Dance DJ” Award last year, for which he beat out super DJs Tiësto and Armin Van Buuren. This year, he also won the inaugural Best Remix Data Award in L.A. for his remix of David Guetta’s “Sexy Bitch.”

In 2005, Chuckie created the now-legendary, always sold-out “Dirty Dutch” house music event, attended by over thirty thousand music lovers. Dirty Dutch made its WMC debut at Cameo in Miami this year, featuring Chuckie himself, Estelle, Afrojack and Sidney Samson (among others), and he plans to bring the party to selected cities around the globe. Indeed, Chuckie is taking over the U.S. in 2010 with a freshly inked multi-album deal with Atlantic Records and work with stars like Jermaine Dupri, P. Diddy, Lil Jon, Toni Braxton and Akon.

Check out Chuckie’s website for music, videos, photo galleries, interviews, upcoming events, his weekly Dirty Dutch Radio program and more at www.djchuckie.com.