About
Armin van Buuren’s radio show ‘A State of Trance’ has been going strong for more than ten years already. With an estimated amount of 15 million listeners, divided over 26 countries and over 30 radio-stations plus globally through satellite and internet radio-stations, ‘A State of Trance’ is one of the most popular and beloved weekly radio shows around. Armin won the award ‘Best Mix Radio Show’ at the Winter Music Conference in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011. Armin has been number one DJ in the DJ Mag Top 100 for four years running, and is now # 2 in the critically acclaimed popularity poll.
Armin weekly provides trance fans with a blend of tasty new tunes, the Future Favourite, Fune of the Week and classic track. And the good thing is, it’s not just limited to trance music only. Armin: “What makes trance work so well is that it doesn’t stick to one style, and can incorporate electro, minimal, whatever it likes.” The main focus of the show will always be trance, but Armin is not being imprisoned by one style. The radio show is the perfect way to keep track of what the trance lovers want, since the Future Favourite gets voted by them, with a weekly poll held on www.astateoftrance.com.
ASOT birthdays
The birthdays of the A State of Trance show are always celebrated in style. The 10 year anniversary, ASOT 500, was celebrated with a 5 events, divided over 5 weeks, taking place on 5 different continents. A State of Trance 550 will take place in March 2011, with 6 massive shows, on 2 different continents within 4 weeks. ASOT 550 events will take place in Belgrade, Moscow, Kiev, Los Angeles, Miami and Den Bosch.
Every year, at the end of December, the listeners are able to vote for their absolute favourites of the show, that might end up in the ‘A State of Trance Top 20’. A week after, in the last episode of the year, Armin blends the best tunes of that year into a 2 hours Yearmix, that will also appear on a 2-disk album.
For those that can’t get enough of the show, Armin has launched an official, weekly ‘A State of Trance’ podcast, which is available on iTunes and contains the highlights of the show.
With an ever growing popularity and a steady group of loyal fans, ‘A State of Trance’ is only getting bigger and better.
