Armin van Buuren and Paul van Dyk - Dream Trance Team

Two of my all-time Trance heroes

Given I used to see Paul van Dyk monthly in my youth -the Dutch Armin van Buuren was always further away. Makes a difference if you can actually meet someone vs. only listening / watching work - even fantastic work - over the internet or TV.

This project here mirrors the most commercially most successful track by Paul in the mix with Armin. Many people think Paul is Dutch as of his name but I can confirm he is a true German (even from the East lol).

Many DJs are inspired by the two

A lot fellow DJs love the work of these two guys and create special mixes covering both artists - a small selection below:

Armin Van Buuren vs Paul Van Dyk Vol 2 Dj Mix By Jean Dip Zers

Paul van Dyk & Armin van Buuren: Surrender Then Home

For all music lovers that do not know my two heroes please check below some "official" facts and figures via Wikipedia and let me know any questions and especially if you like these sounds!

Who is the German van Dyk

Paul van Dyk was born as Matthias Paul and a German DJ, record producer and musician. One of the first true renowned DJs, van Dyk was the first artist to receive a Grammy Award nomination in the newly added category of Best Dance/Electronic album for his 2003 release Reflections. He was named the World's number one DJ in both 2005 and 2006, something few DJs have ever achieved. He was the first ever DJ to be named number one by Mixmag in 2005. By 2008, he had sold over 3 million albums worldwide. A trance producer starting in the early 1990s, van Dyk quickly achieved popularity with his remix of "Love Stimulation" by Humate on the record label MFS in 1993 and with his hit single "For an Angel" but, in recent times, he no longer likes to describe his music as trance, but rather simply as electronic music

Oh well! He is TRANCE

Now about Armin van Buuren

Born as Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren OON he is also a December born (like PvD) DJ from the Netherlands.

Since 2001, he has hosted A State of Trance (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40 million listeners in 84 countries on over 100 FM radio stations. According to DJs and Festivals, "the radio show propelled him to stardom and helped cultivate an interest in trance music around the world."

Van Buuren has won a number of accolades. He has been ranked the number one DJ by DJ Mag a record of five times, four years in a row. He was ranked fourth on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs list in 2015, 2016, and 2019, and third in 2017. In 2014, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for his single "This Is What It Feels Like" featuring Trevor Guthrie, which makes him the fourth trance artist ever to receive a Grammy Award nomination. In the United States, he holds the record for most entries, twenty-one, on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.