Chasing Summer

At a young age he began listening to some of the best electronic music composers such as Jean Michel Jarre, who had a significant influence on him. Armin van Buuren started to make music at the tender age of 14 after being inspired through listening to mix tapes and by the age of 19 he had already achieved success with the song “Blue Fear”, which was released under Cyber Records.

In the late ‘90s Armin van Buuren’s strong work ethic had him performing multiple nights per week as a DJ at club Nexus in Leiden, Netherlands where he really gained his chops as a performer. He soon began to break into the mainstream when his name made the list in the Top-100 of DJ Magazine. After this he began touring regularly across the country and made appearances at some of the top clubs in Europe such as Passion, Gatecrasher, and Godskitchen.

After the release of several compilation albums that featured his house and trance remixes, he released his debut album “76” in 2003. In this same year his name had escalated up the list to the No. 3 spot for the best DJ in the DJ Magazine and stayed at this rank for the next two years. By 2007 he finally reached the No. 1 spot on DJ Magazine’s list and was headlining huge festivals.

Armin van Buuren is a very prolific musician, who has released loads of remixes and singles. His 2013 album “Intense” achieved him success both commercially and critically. The album reached the No. 2 spot on the Billboard US Dance/Electronic Albums chart and received a Grammy nomination for the hit single “This is What it Feels Like”. The album was produced in the most crystal clear manner possible and contained elements of trance, house, dubstep, and classical music.

Being one of the well-respected DJs around, Armin van Buuren has been known to pull in large crowds and constantly sell out his tour dates. His concerts are packed full of excitement and have been known to go on for long periods of time. During one show at the Dancetheater in The Hague, Netherlands he played a record breaking 12 and half-hour set. Armin van Buuren has played to incredibly large crowds such as a packed out crowd at the Ultra Music Festival and to a crowd of 200,000 people at the Museumplein in Amsterdam when he was honoring the Dutch soccer team.

When Armin van Buuren is not writing new music or performing it you can hear him on his radio show “A State of Trance” where he plays the newest trance music out there. Armin van Buuren’s resume is a testament to the caliber of his music. He continues to sell out large amounts of shows and holds the record for most entries on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart in the US.

As the son of a DJ, Tiga has always been around electronic music, touring with his father around Goa, India, in the 80s. Beginning to DJ in Canada in the 90s, Tiga saw that there was little to offer in regards to the rave scene, deciding to take matters in his own hands and organized his own parties, taking credit as one of the first people to throw Canada’s first proper rave. Tiga took things further, starting the techno-oriented record store, DNA, as wells the Turbo label, along with DJ Mark Dillon.

It was not until the 2000s that Tiga began to produce his own music, releasing the successful mixtapes, “American Gigolo” and “Mixed Emotions.” He also found a hit with his collaboration with Jori Hulkkonen, on a reinterpretation of Corey Hart’s “Sunglasses at Night,” as the duo, Tiga & Zyntherius, reaching number 23 on the UK Singles Chart. Tiga continued with his remixes and relentless touring, helping to keep him at the top of his game. A successful contribution to the K7 series of mixes, DJ Kicks, came out in 2003, making a big contribution to the current trends in the scene.

In 2006, Tiga released his debut album, "Sexor," which went on to win at the 2007 Juno Awards for 'Dance Recording of the Year.' "Ciao!" followed in 2009, again released to critical and commercial success, from both the underground and mainstream press. Tiga's duo with German techno producer, Zombie Nation, ZZT, released their debut record, "Party's Over Earth" in 2011, helping to expand Tiga's output. A new mix, "Tiga Non-Stop" followed in 2012, premiering his new single, "Plush," to great fanfare. As well as his solo output, Tiga is also the host of the popular BBC 6 Music show, "My Name is Tiga," to which he plays the hottest tracks in electronic music.