Update: Armin van Buuren is rehearsing with ‘het concertgebouw orkest’ for the coronation of Prince Willem-Alexander.

Armin van Buuren has been invited by the Dutch Royal Family to attend the crowning of Prince Willem-Alexander during Queensday (Dutch: Koninginnedag) on the 30th of April. Armin himself told NU.nl that he has no clue why he has been picked by the family to illuminate this once-in-a-lifetime event, but he heard that the royal couple is very much into his music.

The King of Trance will oversee how the Dutch Prince will be crowned King, and is going to play a set right after the event, to celebrate Holland’s brand new King. Armin will be performing together with the orchestra of the ‘Orkestgebouw’, so it seems like something special is waiting for us! The last king stepped off the throne in 1890, so after decades ruled by Queens, it is finally time for the Netherlands to have a King on the throne once again.

30,000 souls gathered in Brabanthallen of Den Bosch, bursting with energy and love for music. They were part of history, witnessing the biggest trance event in Europe.” – A State Of Trance

It was finally happening on saturday the 6th of April, the latest edition of ASOT 600 was about to begin in the Brabanthallen, Den Bosch in the Netherlands. When we arrived, we were treated well as press. Lockers were reserved for us and there was a special room where interviews were held with artists who performed at ASOT. This was also the place where we could take a break from the hard work and have a drink.

When the audience needed to take a break, they had the opportunity to go to a chill-out Area with places to eat, drink and chill. It was decorated with palm trees to make sure the visitors were feeling like they were in paradise.

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Dash Berlin sets “Fool For Life,” a soon-to-be trance anthem off his second artist album “#MusicIsLife,” to be his first official release of 2013. The emotion captured through Chris Madin’s breath taking vocals, as well as Dash’s electrifying synth leads & melodic crystalline hits, has me submerged in pure euphoria. This song is absolute bliss, sure to spark ecstatic in any crowd. In an exclusive interview with Soundcloud, Dash Berlin said:

“This is what I call the “4AM” sound, whenever I take the more experimental route with a track. At 4 at night people are ready for crazy stuff like this, that is where that comes from. It’s still emotional, but with a good kick in the butt.”

Well Dash, I am more than energized by this MASTERPIECE. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I!

Derix & Shoreliners – Sumr (Incl. Shingo Nakamura Remix) [Silk Music]

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 Full Tilt – Take Me Away (Incl. Remix) [Anjunadeep]

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Release Date: 17.04.2012

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01. Vast Vision Feat. Fisher – Everything (Aly & Fila Remix)
02. OceanLab vs. Gareth Emery – On A Metropolis Day (Myon & Shane 54 Mashup)
03. Dash Berlin Feat. Emma Hewitt – Waiting (Original Mix)
04. Aly and Fila feat Jwaydan – We Control the Sunlight (Original Mix)