As long as the music keeps evolving like it is, I will continue and I don’t see any reason to slow down.” Armin: “I see it as my responsibility to promote trance as a genre, and I want to support it in every way I can. It took him three years to graduate, but his determination made him succeed.ĭespite having a Master’s degree in Law, the main ingredient in Armin’s life has always been music. The final year of his course was inevitably stretched out as he juggled his studies with his increasingly hectic schedule his rise to fame included lots of productions and remixes, as well as playing in front of packed clubs every weekend. In the early days, Armin thought it was wise to have a back-up plan, and so he studied for a law degree. “I loved dance music immediately – this great rebellious sound that was so different from the ‘beautiful’ songs of the years before.” Armin cites electronic pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre as a major influence, as well as Dutch producer Ben Liebrand, who later mentored him in his mixing and producing. “I was so stunned by what I saw him doing on the computer that I got addicted to creating music right there and then!” “So as a little nerdy kid I was writing my own basic programs and learnt about the technology from there.” Armin progressed from making low-profile mix tapes for friends to high-end mixes when he started experimenting with different sequences on his computer through his uncle. His mom won a computer when he was 10, piquing Armin’s interest in technology. He spent all of the money he earned from his paper route on records. Born in Leiden, the Netherlands (December 25, 1976) to a musical family, Armin indulged his passion for music from a young age.
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