Armin van Buuren’s ‘A State Of Trance 2011′ dominates worldwide charts
Pin ItOn it’s first day of release, the ‘A State Of Trance 2011‘ compilation by number 1 voted DJ of the world Armin van Buuren, impressively entered the charts all over the world. In the United States, the UK, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Finland, Norway and Spain the album claimed the number 1 spot in the iTunes Dance Charts within hours since the official release. It scored highly with top 5 positions in countries such as Canada, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Sweden as well. On the social networking website Twitter the ‘A State Of Trance‘ brand rapidly became one of the ‘trending topics’.
Last night in Cape Town the celebrations of the official 500th episode of Armin van Buuren’s radioshow A State Of Trance started. With 5 events on 5 different continents in the coming 5 weeks and over 60 DJs in the line-up it will be a hugh celebration of the radioshow of the number 1 DJ.
One of the few constant factors in his roaring life as a superstar DJ and producer, is the weekly 2 hour radio show in which Armin reaches out to the average of 15 million listeners. No matter how many awards, accolades or prestigious gigs the Dutchman got, it never made him lose his love for radio. Ranked number one in the critically acclaimed DJ Mag Top 100 for the fourth year running, as the first DJ ever, Armin van Buuren keeps his fans up to date on the latest in trance and progressive with a relentless passion and energy. Always ahead with exclusives and fresh, unreleased tracks, Armin also presents an ‘A State Of Trance‘ compilation, representing a new year in trance on a special 2 disc mix. A yearly highlight to millions of dance lovers, the ASOT compilation series has been going strong since 2004, nominated for and winning many awards ever since.
Months of preparation passed before Armin van Buuren finally found the perfect balance and track selection for his ‘A State Of Trance 2011‘. Some of its tracks coming fresh straight from the studio, like the ones of The Blizzard & Omnia, Mark Otten, Max Graham, Rex Mundi and Orjan Nilsen, or representing the 2011 sound that currently fills the global clubs, by the likes of Mark Eteson, Aly & Fila, Robert Nickson & Thomas Datt, Arty & Mat Zo and Beat Service. 2 discs of 2011 essentials, with the beloved ‘On The Beach‘ and ‘In The Club‘ themes reflecting what will be heard today and tomorrow.
