How much of your concerts are pre-programmed and how much is old school, on-the-spot improvisation? That’s why I work with all these different people and all these different instruments on Embrace. I am a trance artist and that’s what people know me for and that’s what I’ll always love, but in order to make music, I need to do something that inspires me.
If you’re a trance artist it’s sort of illegal to go out of your safe home and experiment. Seems like people appreciated the fact that I went out of my way a little bit. I premiered the track last week on my radio show and the reactions were nothing but positive. I really fell in love with the sound of the trumpet.Īnd I was thinking there’s never been a collaboration between a trumpet and a trance track so that’s a different experience. When I chill at home, I listen to it a lot.
I’m just a lover for jazz music because it’s so different from dance music. Don’t ask me to play any jazz chords or tell you any jazz history. I’m a big fan of jazz, believe it or not. The title track, “Embrace,” I made with Eric Vloeimans, a Dutch jazz trumpet player. One of the goals I set with the new album is to express the message “embrace”-embracing different cultures and different music styles, like jazz for example. You have such a variety of equipment to use to be creative, but it’s exciting. The techniques are coming so fast, with new sounds, new plug-ins and new hardware being invented almost every day. I’ve been producing records for more than 23 years, but there’s so much to learn about record producing, arrangements and song-writing. Armin on the new approach of the show: “The basis of Armin Only will always be a DJ set but to make it more interesting for the crowd, I’m going to try and really make the live moments almost like you would witness them in a theatre!” Expect to be blown away by an exclusive 6 hour set by Armin van Buuren, including stunning live performances, dancing acts and top-notch technical effects that have never been used in EDM before.With every album I imagine you set creative challenges, what did you learn from Embrace?įirst of all that I know so little.
The two directors teamed up with the Intense crew, resulting in a completely unconventional and fresh approach to an electronic dance music show. Armin van Buuren and ALDA Events have teamed up with famous theatre director Jos Thie and creative mind Sander Reneman (owner 250K). With a new world tour, greater expectations rise.
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Through the Armin Only – Intense shows, I can tell them the full story of my ‘Intense’ album – in fact of everything I’d like to say.” That’s what Armin Only is based on – to take the clubbers on a 6+ hour journey into music. Armin explains: ”Unlike today, now that it’s all based on short sets and quick highlights, it used to be all about the long sets, the musical trips. Since the first editions in the early millennium years, the show has grown and come to life. Armin Only is a concept that started in the early days of Armin’s career. The new world tour is inspired by Armin’s latest album, ‘Intense’. The show will take fans on a unique experience through Armin’s album, ‘Intense’ over one spectacular evening.ĪLDA Events, in charge of the concept development, emphasizes that the new Armin Only – Intense will be a spectacle for each and every visitor. Armin van Buuren, the world’s number 1 DJ will perform in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane over the Queens Birthday Weekend in 2014.