Third ≡ Party presents Together LIIIVE at Liverpool Olympia March 2019
Line Up:
Third Party (LIVE)
Kryder
Matt Nash
Corey James
Pete K
You can also watch the full show below, filmed by my good friend FilmTank. Enjoy the show!
MiNT Fest is back! As part of the official photographer team of MiNT Festival 2018 (3 years in a row!) I was over the moon to be back to photograph this music festival in Leeds again! This year we had the epic Arcadia Stage, and System stage is the biggest ever! The Leeds raving crowd is amazing as usual.
Here is a mini collection of the photos I’ve taken at MiNT Festival 2018 in Leeds. The full album can be found on MiNT Festival website and Facebook page.
You can also found my blog posts from previous years here:
(more…)Armin Van Buuren interview for Reyin App China at Creamfields 2017
Lanty:Hi Armin! So first of all, I noticed you’re going to China soon?
Armin: Yeh Ultra China – it’s gonna be very good
Lanty: Are we expecting something new from you?
Armin: Always, always. I have a lot of music out, just released a compilation called A State of Trance Ibiza 2017. CD1 is called on the beach, perfectly for when you’re on a beach chilling. CD2 is in the club, which you can also play it on the beach if you want. But you know it’s sort of like my sound for the summer.
My new single is called “Sunny Days”, there is a big remix package coming out of that. I always have a lot of new stuff and surprises for my set. It’s super excited ’cos it’s the first Ultra China and there is so much happening in China right now. Actually, I see a lot of Chinese people now coming to Ibiza as well and checking out my sets. I recently did an Armin Only Show in Shanghai and Macau, which both were amazing. Really great crowd response. I feel like Chinese market for me is growing a lot and I’m super happy because everybody was waiting for China to open up and it’s really opening up right now so that’s really great.
Lanty: Let’s talk about your new residency in Ibiza this year at Hï Ibiza. Tell us a bit more about your summer there?
Armin: After 15 year in the club of ibiza, it’s a new adventure and completely new night for me, new style and new art work. This year I’m teaming up with SJRM who are in the other room, we actually did a track together for this night try to combine our style, it’s called “You Are”. So when’re playing at Hï I’m keeping it more Trance in the main room and they’re playing their Sexy By Nature style in the other room. It really works. Because if Trance is not your thing then SJRM has got the other things going on so. Usually both rooms are packed and everybody is really high on energy.
Lanty: So what’s the story behind your new track?
Armin: The track “We Are” is slightly different from my usual style, that’s because its a new night and I wanna create a new track especially for this night. What I’ve been doing recently with a lot of collaborations is trying to find a middle ground between their style and my style, like “We Are” with SJRM. It’s really exciting. But there is no need to worry, I won’t be leaving the world of Trance. I’ve got a lot of trance releases lined up. In fact I’ve just released a new single with a big Trancy mix called “Sunny Days”. It’s actually a song written in the middle of winter (haha) ’cos we’re all looking forward to the summer. I think it will be cool to have a dedicated tune for my summer.
Lanty: I think you mentioned about your mobile studio last time when we were talking in Ibiza? How did it go?
Armin: My State of Trance studio? Well, I have a fixed studio now in Amsterdam, which you can check my radio show every week, not only in audio but also in the video now. And I also have a mobile studio like the one you’re referring to, which is the studio that we have when we do the big live events, which is a tent, called “The Dom”. I have so much in the road right now, and technology makes it possible now to have a mobile studio. I always finish the track in my own studio at home, but it’s great to get stuff going at different surroundings, can be anywhere.
That’s super exciting but yeh, definitely it’s 2017, everybody wants to hear not only the audio but also see the video. You actually see me mixing and everything. It’s really cool. I think the internet is changing the world as we know.
Lanty: Talking about the video, I know you’re doing vlogs too, how’s it going?
Armin: It’s happening now actually. Yeh the blogs are doing very well. The last one I had like 600,000 views, so it’s going up and up and up. Apparently people like the style of vlogging.
Lanty: You should try something like live stream ’cos it’s absolutely huge in China!
Armin: That’s what I do with State of Trance now which is going very well. But yes when I’m in China I think maybe it’s a good idea to go on live stream. I heard it’s very different from Instagram and Youtube Live.
Lanty: What have you got coming up?
Armin: I’m always working on a lot. I’ve actually planned a lot of studio days in LA, secretly working on lots of new music behind the scenes, a big bunch of singles planned. I just found out I’ve been writing music in a studio for about 20 years, and I feel the need to get out of the studio and look for more exotic collaborations. Again no point to stress I’m not leaving trance or anything like that, I’m just experimenting as I go, trying to find some interesting combinations. different recording techniques, stuff that keeps the excitement for myself as well. thats the idea behind it.
Lanty: One more question—the one we all wanted to know—why were you crying at Untold Festival?
Armin: Huh here we go again! I can’t answer the question. It was emotional for me. My wife is expecting a third… no I’m kidding! which everybody is saying that but it’s not the truth. I was just emotional at the moment you know. If you’re playing in front of 62,000 people, and they’re staying there, like after 4 hours which is emotional.
I just think that it’s really ridiculous to find it normal that 62,000 people dancing to your music. Even after all these years I’ve been a top DJ and 5 times number 1 blah blah blah, its not normal. Its very very very special and i realise how lucky I am to be in front of those fans and that just got me really emotional. It’s just like I stood there and saw those people dancing and screaming my name with the T shirts on and flags. it’s not just 1,000 people its 62,000 people in front of you and its hard not to get emotional. I feel the love of Romanian trance family and I felt the love of Romanian fans, it’s just ridiculous really. People think that you’ve done it for so many years things will get normal, it’s not normal.
Lanty: Even for you? After you’ve been through everything?
Armin: It’s not normal and I just realise how lucky I am. I realise how lucky I am to be talking to you here right now and to be going to ultra china next week. It’s just awesome.
(more…)Special thanks to the Electric Jungle Festival team to fly me across the world back to China. It was surely a weekend to remember forever.
As part of the official festival photography team, I was assigned to the main stage for the 2 days. It feels so amazing to catchup with my artist and production friends from all over the world.
丛林音乐节 Electric Jungle Festival, Shenzhen China 2018 Lineup:
Skrillex, Martin Garrix, Kshmr, Galantis, Illenium, Project One, Rezz, Zomboy and more.
Fashion, press and portrait photos I have captured over the years.
