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Two more previews off Armin’s up coming album ‘Mirage’

It’s the album the entire dance scene has been waiting for. After months of hard work and creativity, the number one DJ in the world delivers his fourth artist album. Armin van Buuren is proud to present to you: ‘Mirage’. Armin:“Mirage has been the biggest project I’ve ever worked on. There’s 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!”

‘76’, ‘Shivers’ and ‘Imagine’ are still etched in memory of millions of dance music lovers. Fresh memories will be made as soon as the album hits stores on September 10th 2010. ‘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 invited artists like Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Ferry Corsten, BT, Nadia Ali, Guy Chambers, Christian Burns and Adam Young of Owl City into his studio.

As the first single of the album, Armin chose ‘Full Focus’, an instrumental track set to fill arenas, clubs and scorch across the festival terrains set up for the summer of 2010. Armin:“The first track of the album has been a sure shot in my sets for quite a while now. I decided to come back with an instrumental trancer right before summer and all the big festivals. Half of my new album will be instrumental trance, but with the sound of 2010.”

Right after summer, it’s time for the full ‘Mirage’ album to take over. 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:“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’, deep trance track ‘I Don’t Own You’ and housy ‘Feels So Good’ to the eerie ‘Take A Moment’ and feel-good ‘Drowning’. 16 tracks that highlight how Armin has matured as an artist.

Mirage will be in stores September 10th 2010.

01. Armin van Buuren feat Susana – Desiderium 207
02. Armin van Buuren – Mirage
03. Armin van Buuren feat Christian Burns – This Light Between Us
04. Armin van Buuren vs Sophie Ellis Bextor – Not Giving Up On Love
05. Armin van Buuren – I Don’t Own You
06. Armin van Buuren – Full Focus
07. Armin van Buuren feat Winter Kills – Take  A Moment
08. Armin van Buuren feat Nadia Ali – Feels So Good
09. Armin van Buuren feat Sophie – Virtual Friend
10. Armin van Buuren feat Laura V – Drowning
11. Armin van Buuren feat Ana Criado – Down To Love
12. Armin van Buuren – Coming Home
13. Armin van Buuren feat BT – These Silent Hearts
14. Armin van Buuren – Orbion
15. Armin van Buuren vs Ferry Corsten – Minack
16. Armin van Buuren feat Adam Young – Youtopia

Exclusive, acoustic preview of ‘Not Giving Up On Love’

The second single of Armin’s ‘Mirage’ will be the sugar-sweet Sophie Ellis-Bextor collab ‘Not Giving Up On Love’. A powerful tribute to love, that Sophie already performed live on BBC Radio 2’s Dermon O’Leary Show. If you’re curious about the track, check the exclusive acoustic version of the single on YouTube! ‘Not Giving Up On Love’ will be releases at the end of August.

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A great 2010 housey face lift of Ferry Corsten’s classic track ‘Cry’. On the remix is one of New York’s best upcoming Producers/DJ’s and a personal friend of ours,DJ Cheric. I always thought that the vocal of this track would be suiting better on a housey beat, and now thanks to Cheric’s efforts, it is! Hope you enjoy this one, and don’t be shy to download this one!

System F – Cry (Cheric’s Summer 2010 Bootleg) by DJ Cheric

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With much thanks to Betty from Plexi PR and Ultra Records, I was able to give the new Ferry Corsten compilation ‘Once Upon A Night‘ a listen and, I must say both CD’s on the album are very good. CD 1 starts off with my favorite unreleased track right now (Yuri Kane – Right Back) and continues with a softer more melodic vibe through out the mix.

CD 2 is what what I love..except for the last few tracks (I’ll get into that later). This mix is much more energetic than CD 1 and you can notice that with the first tune,Mark Sixma’s ‘Forsaken’ which has a SICK bassline. The mix gets progressively harder and harder with tracks like Tempo Giusto’s ‘Metropolitan (Alex O’Rion Remix)’ and, Breakfast’s “Slow Motion”. After track 5 the mood of the mix changes to a more trancey feel, which isn’t all that bad as it blends in well. The issue I have is the last two tracks on the CD, DJ Eco pres. Pacheco – Dancing Under Streetlights and BT – The Unbreakable (Breakfast Remix). The tracks are awesome,but, just did not belong here in my opinion. These two tracks just seem like they came out of nowhere, they switched the whole feel of the mix for me, it went from a high energy mix to lovey dovey vocal mix.

All in all I would recommend going out March 30th and purchasing the 2 CD compilation, as you’ll definitely hear some new tracks(which is why enjoyed the mix so much). This is probably my favorite compilation since Cosmic Gates 2 CD compilation ‘Back 2 Back 3‘ . I’d rate the album a 8 out of 10.

If you can’t wait to hear the compilation, make sure you catch a special preview March 17th on Corsten’s Countdown. Click HERE for more info.

It’s easy to get excessive when talking about DJs, but with dance music veteran and trance hero Ferry Corsten, the facts speak for themselves.  The accolades and awards he has received for his productions, remixes, and DJ skills have resulted in Ferry being voted as one of the Top 10 DJs in the world by DJ Magazine for almost a decade. Since his immersion on the scene in the late ’90s, the Dutch musician has amassed best-selling albums and nearly a dozen gold singles.  He also maintains a worldwide tour schedule which, on any given weekend, brings him to all corners of the globe.

His albums, remixes, and singles reach iconic status almost immediately upon release as such iconic tracks as “Made of Love”, “Punk”, “Gouryella”, and “Out of the Blue” can prove. His anthemic 2001 System F album, Out of the Blue was recently re-released and digitally re-mastered featuring the complete track list and some hard to find remixes, along with Out of the Blue 2010, which features the legendary trance anthem remixed by some of today’s top artists including Tiesto, Laidback Luke, and Giuseppe Ottaviani, amongst a slew of others. Now with ‘One Upon A Night’ hitting our shores, Ferry shows no signs of slowing down in 2010.

Listen to Corsten’s Countdown – HERE. A preview of Once Upon A Night can be heard in a very special episode on March 17^th.

Ferry Corsten North American Tour Dates

Disc 1

01. Yuri Kane – Right Back
02. Yuri Kane – Around You
03. Alpha 9 – Come Home
04. Progressiver pres FineSky – Fine Sky
05. Fred Baker pres. Saona – Saono (Andy Duguid Remix)
06. Tritonal feat. Soto – Forgive Me, Forget You (Ashley Wallbridge Remix)
07. JPL – We Move in Symmetry
08. Salt Tank pres. Meet Me At The Burning Man – Leaving Town (Allende Remix)
09. Phynn – Hello Love
10. Amurai feat Melissa Loretta – Unconditional Love
11. Arty – Hope
12. Fender Woods – Ain’t She Pretty (Amurai’s Yerevan Remix)
13. Cramp pres Sliders – Meteor

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Check out this great set that was shared with me over at youtube by 19XyZ62. If you like what you hear you can download it directly HERE.

Playlist:

1.Markus Schulz – The New World (Arnesto Edit)
2.Moonbeam & Blackfeel Wite – First Night (Elevation Remix)
3.Rex Mundi feat. Susana – Nothing At All (Elevation Remix)
4.Markus Schulz – Do You Dream (Uplifting Mix)
5.Ferry Corsten – Twice in A Blue Moon (Extended Mix)
6.Markus Schulz feat. Dauby – Perfect (Agnelli & Nelson Remix)
7.Trilucid – Departures (Skytech Remix)
8.Dakota – Johnny The Fox (Barnes & Heatcliff remix)
9.Mark Pledger feat. Melinda Gareh – Time Stands Still (Andy Duguid Remix)
10.Marcel Woods – Everything (Original Mix)
11.Robert Burian – Attack (Original Mix)

Made Event & Armani Exchange venture into the heart of New York City to bring you a new paradigm of clubbing at the Nokia Theatre Times Square. Beginning in 2010, this series of parties will be a bold and exciting excursion into nightlife with concert-style production values brought into an intimate club setting.

Made Event continues to live up to their title as leading producers of electronic dance music events. From choosing the most innovative venues, to booking the world’s most elite DJs, down to providing the best in visual effects, every little detail is hammered out to perfection to create a truly memorable experience.

This series of spectacular electronic music events is set to elevate the clubbing experience by bringing you extraordinary sound and vision with dazzling lighting, expert staging and innovative set design. Taking cues from Electric Zoo, the designer visuals and custom programming will create an immersive atmosphere to envelop you in the music.

Made Event’s Laura De Palma and Mike Bindra share their new vision for Nokia: “We’re excited about bringing our events and production into a new space. The Nokia Theatre will elevate the nightlife experience and provide the best of both worlds – an authentic club vibe juxtaposed with first-rate big stage production values.”

The Nokia Theatre Times Square is an indoor theater designed by award-winning architect David Rockwell of the Rockwell Group. The 2,100-capacity venue has an expansive dancefloor with staggered tiers providing unobstructed views, combined with comfy stadium seating in the rear and a chic lounge area.

Beginning in 2010, Made Event once again raises the bar for NYC clubbing. Welcome to a new era in dance music!

For more details coming soon, please go to MadeEvent.com

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March 19

ERIC PRYDZ + SÉBASTIEN LÉGER

March 20

NOKIA Theatre Times Square

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Hey there Randy! So tell us what have you been up to lately, and what can we expect from you in the near future?

Well I have been working extremely hard the past few months finishing up a lot of remixes and original productions as well. I just did a remix for Kiss Me Here by Tritonal which is coming out soon on Spundae Music and I also have a remix of Solarstone’s Slave that is out on Solaris. I have been working on launching my own label with my good friend,Darude. This is taking a lot of work in terms of getting everything ready but we are really excited about the future.

What would you say was your first big break in the music scene?

As far as breaks go, I dont’t believe I had any. I worked extremely hard to get where I am right now, and everything that I have accomplished, I made happen by my persistence, integrity and, hard work. Of course there have been people who have been extremely helpful in my career which I have always been so appreciative of.

Tell us, Since getting into the music business, what has been your proudest moment?

My proudest moment was when Armin Van Buuren emailed me in 2004 the night after I have him ‘CQ (Seek You)’ – EnMass. He said he loved the song,played it that night in Ibiza and the crowd went nuts. He wanted to sign it and so EnMass was born

Your partner from EnMass,Eric Tadla, passed away in 2008. Was that one of the toughest things you’ve dealt with, in your music career? How has he influenced your music? You two made amazing music together!

Yes, There is no comparison to losing not only a production partner but a best friend as well. I really hope no one ever has to deal with it. I really learned a lot from him in the studio. I have been saying that I will always keep his influence and memory alive thoughout my music career and I have recently decided that I am going to be titling my new lavel ‘EnMass Music’.

Growing up, what were some of you ambitions? Did you always know you wanted to be in the music scene? What drew you to this and more particularly, this music?

I have always been a competitive person and music lover. I didn’t know what I wanted to do with music until I was 18 and started going out to clubs. Then I fell in love with it, and realized that’s what I wanted to do the rest of my life. I have always been a fan of EDM music from the very beginning of my career, it was my favorite to play, because it always had great stories.

Who are some of your favorite artists in electronic music? Any particular tracks you can’t stop listening to?

I listen to a lot of music, and to be quite honest when I listen to music it is not always EDM. My favorite EDM artist at the moment are Heatbeat,Tritonal,Darude,Gareth Emery,Ferry Corsten and, Armin Van Buuren. My favorite tune of 2009 was Man On The Run – Dash Berlin with Cerf,Mitiska & Jaren.

Many people now-a-days love to say ”trance is dead”, I particular disagree, how do you feel about the scene these days, and about the music that’s being put out?

I think Trance is actually on a comeback. Mainstream radio is playing electro now, and more clubs are actually playing it as well. So I think trance is on the way back up which is great. I love to gain new listeners and fans who are new to trance as well. I have a radio show, the Buzz Podcast, on Kiss 95.7 FM in connecticut and it has definitely introduced a lot of new listeners in New England to the world of EDM.

You’ve done shows all over now, tell us what has been your favorite gig to date, and how do crowds vary from state to state or even country to country?

There are so many gigs that were amazing, its so hard to pick just one,so I will name a few this past year. Tiesto @ Tsongas Arena(6,000 people were there,it was insane! It was also Tiesto’s first Arena show in New England which I was honored to be part of!), ISTMO Music Fest(El Salvador),Perfecto @ Rain(Vegas). Here is a great video of the Vegas show. I will be traveling for my first time to Europe in December for Monday Bar Cruise so I’m sure that’s going to be a great experience. The crowds are always great, it’s amazing to see how many fans i really have. THANK YOU ALL!

Why do you think this music isn’t as big as it is in, for instance, Europe? Do you think we need some 50 Cent and Lil Wayne type beefs going, or getting some DJ’s to start dressing up like Lady Gaga before it gets some major exposure?

Hahah very good question. If you take a look at mainstream, it goes through transitions,like it is now. Hip Hop is dead, and pop and top 40 is hitting pretty good. EDM music is alway evolving, and I think some songs will cross over in the near future. One of my favorite ways to describe EDM music to people who dont know what it is,is this;Electronic Dance Music is like Soccer(Football), It’s big everywhere in the world except North America. Im trade marking that by the way. I think EDM needs more exposure on FM radio and other outlets and it will catch more with the average American.

Speaking of beefs, did you read about the Deadmau5 and Marcus Shossow deal, from a while ago? What did you think about that?

I try and stay away from all the politics of dancing as PVD calls it,so no comment.

Well Randy, Thank you for your time and we hope to hear some new tracks from you soon as well as see you at a show sometime soon!

Thank you, make sure you check out my website for all my upcoming gigs as well as pictures from my past events. www.RandyBoyer.com. There you can also find a link to my free podcast on iTunes, the Buzz Podcast. Thank You!

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Yep, its been a whole year now since we opened up the site. We’ve had our down’s and up’s and, are hoping to make our 2nd year of existance much better then the first. Lets take a look at some our favorite articles from the first year…

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Robert Vadney Interview

Horrible Album Covers

Music Saves Tee’s

Armin Van Buuren April Fools Prank

Ladies Of Trance

There are many many more that you can scroll through. Since opening the site we’ve met many great new people that we wouldn’t of otherwise, we’ve been to many great events that we wouldn’t of otherwise..overall its been a great experience and we cant wait to continue this in our second year. We’re always working on trying to improve what we’ve got and hopefully this will be the time where all our dreams become reality, and its all thanks to YOU! So buckle up, we’re going into year #2!!!