Line #25 Music/ArminVanBuuren


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2	[[caption-width-right:352:A man on a mission to bring each and every one into a state of trance]]
3	->''"Who am I? I'm just a humble law student from the Netherlands who's not into drugs or crazy after-partying or making lots of money. I'm just in this industry because I'm really, truly passionate about this music, and I hope that shines through."''
4	-->'''Armin Van Buuren'''
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6	Armin Van Buuren (born December 25, 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''.
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8	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 [[FollowTheLeader created their own weekly radio shows]].
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10	Van Buuren's music style can run the spectrum of being very relaxing and calm to being fast and energetic. It can often shift between uplifting and progressive trance, with occasional influences from ClassicalMusic and HouseMusic. Along with his solo work, he's also one half of the duo Gaia alongside fellow producer Benno de Goeij.
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12	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 [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 "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.
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14	His discography includes numerous mixtapes, compilations (including his yearly A State of Trance series), and these studio albums:
15	* ''76'' (2003)
16	* ''Shivers'' (2005)
17	* ''Imagine'' (2008)
18	* ''Mirage'' (2010)
19	* ''Intense'' (2013)
20	* ''Embrace'' (2015)
21	* ''Balance'' (2019)
22	* ''Feel Again'' (2023)
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24	!Tropes Related to Armin Van Buuren:
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26	* AudienceParticipationSong: "This is What it Feels Like", and to an extent, "Ping Pong" (where he gets the audience to wave their arms with him).
27	* CatchPhrase: "...[[TitleDrop A State Of Trance]]" and countless variants thereof
28	* CrucifiedHeroShot: Has become a signature gesture of his during live sets.
29	* HeterosexualLifePartners: His friendships with fellow producers Ruben de Ronde, Benno de Goeij (his co-producer and partner for Gaia), Music/FerryCorsten and Music/MarkusSchulz can certainly count as this.
30	* IMinoredInTropology: He has a law degree. He actually wanted to be a doctor but couldn't get into med school due to its application process.
31	* ItRunsInTheFamily: Came from a family of musicians, and his younger brother [[http://www.ellervanbuuren.com/ Eller]] is a fairly successful rock and electronic musician in his own right.
32	* {{Keet}}: He's known for his very energetic, fun-loving personality on and off stage.
33	** TheStoic: When performing alongside Benno as Gaia, he looks far more serious and calmer. [[InTheHood The long hooded robes]] they wear enhance the effect.
34	* KidsRock: "Blah Blah Blah" features guest vocals from the son of that song's co-writer, fellow trance producer [=BullySongs=].
35	* LoudnessWar: Many of his ASOT "anthems" can get really loud. Case in point, "Together (In A State of Trance)".
36	* LyricalDissonance: "Youtopia" is a GriefSong sung from [[PosthumousNarration the deceased lover's POV]], set up against a bright uplifting trance melody.
37	* TheMovie: The {{Rockumentary}}, "A Year With Armin Van Buuren", filmed in 2011.
38	* NiceGuy: When asked about his thoughts on the "competition" in the EDM scene, he states he has no beef with any other artists.
39	* PlayingTheHeartStrings: The title track of ''Intense'' begins on a soft violin.
40	* PrecisionFStrike: At [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ25w4WxFys&feature=youtu.be&t=5m16s one interview]], he actually tells the journalists that called {{trance}} a DeadHorseGenre to "go fuck themselves".
41	* SharpDressedMan: He plays a Franchise/JamesBond-esque agent in the "Feels So Good" video.
42	* SpiritualSuccessor: At least one article compares him to Music/JohannSebastianBach
43	* SurrealMusicVideo: For "Blue Fear".
44	* {{Trance}}: His main genre, though he has also incorporated other genres in certain songs.
45	** GenreRoulette: ''Intense'' in particular has smatterings of HouseMusic, ClassicalMusic, rock, and even {{Dubstep}}. ''Embrace'' meanwhile has {{jazz}} and soft rock in the mix.

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