History Music / ArminVanBuuren

* {{Adorkable}}: He has his moments, especially on social media and interactions with fans.

Aside from his long career, Van Buuren has also been voted as the world's Number 1 DJ in the DJ Magazine Top 100 for a record five times, was nominated for a Grammy in 2014 for the song "This is What It Feels Like" (being the fourth trance artist ever to receive a nomination), was appointed Officer of the Order of Orange Nassau in 2011 for his services to music, [[StartMyOwn founded his own record label]] called Armada Music, played the concert for King Willem-Alexander's coronation in 2013, and was chosen to remix [[Disney/{{Frozen}} "Let It Go"]] for Disney's ''Dconstructed'' album. He's been HappilyMarried to his wife Erika for several years and they have two children - daughter Fenna and son Remy.

Armin Van Buuren (born 25 December 1976) is a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] {{Trance}} music producer, DJ, and radio personality. He began making and playing music as a teenager, after listening to Music/JeanMichelJarre's ''Oxygène''.

* AlterEgo: Gaia

* {{Keet}}: He's known for his very energetic personality on and off stage.

* SpiritualSuccessor: At least one article compares him to Music/JohannSebastianBach, and one of his FanNickname[=s=] is "The Mozart of trance"

'''Armin Van Buuren''' (born 25 December 1976) is a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] {{Trance}} music producer, DJ, and radio personality. He began making and playing music as a teenager, after listening to Music/JeanMichelJarre's ''Oxygène''.

'''Armin Van Buuren''' (b. 1976) is a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] {{Trance}} music producer, DJ, and radio personality. He began making and playing music as a teenager, after listening to Music/JeanMichelJarre's ''Oxygène''.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: His friendships with fellow producers Ruben de Ronde, Benno de Goeij (his partner for Gaia), Music/FerryCorsten and Music/MarkusSchulz can certainly count as this.

* SpiritualSuccessor: At least one article compares him to Music/JohannSebastianBach.

** GenreRoulette: ''Intense'' in particular has smatterings of HouseMusic, ClassicalMusic, rock, and even {{Dubstep}}.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: His friendships with fellow producers Ruben de Ronde, Benno de Goeij (his partner for Gaia), Ferry Corsten and Music/MarkusSchulz can certainly count as this.

* {{Workaholic}}: He admits it himself in several interviews. One incident his wife Erika notes in the documentary mentioned above was when he was sick with the flu, but refused to cancel an upcoming concert on such short notice, so he took large amounts of medicine, went up on stage, performed as usual, and when it was all over, he collapsed in a delirium.

[[quoteright:352:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7f71cac7d272b192e3a66955aca12d66.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:352:Armin Van Buuren]]

* TheMovie: The documentary, "A Year With Armin Van Buuren", filmed in 2011.

* {{Workaholic}}: He admits it himself in several interviews.

His career began in [[TheNineties 1995]]. He'd initially gone to university to pursue a law degree, but his music career began to took off, putting that on hold (he went back and graduated in 2003). He started off playing long sets at nightclubs through his home country before taking off and gaining international attention. In 2001, he began to air his well known radio show, A State of Trance, a weekly two hour long radio show showcasing the newest and hottest trance tracks. ASOT was so successful, that numerous other [=DJs=] and ElectronicMusic producers were inspired to [[FollowingTheLeader created their own weekly radio shows]].

* DoingItForTheArt: As the page quote above demonstrates, he states that his passion for the craft is his number one driving force and he cares little for the parties, drugs or money that comes with his profession.

* {{Keet}}: He's known for his very energetic personality and just enjoying every show he plays.

[[quoteright:264:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7f71cac7d272b192e3a66955aca12d66.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:264:Armin Van Buuren]]

[[quoteright:863:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7f71cac7d272b192e3a66955aca12d66.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:863:Armin Van Buuren]]