People who feel their life's purpose in this music. "They came from everywhere, all corners of the world. Van Buuren went to London, Moscow, Kiev, LA and Miami, winding up with a massive show at the Brabanthallen in Den Bosch, where he drew 30,000 people. So why has 2012 proved such a great year for van Buuren, and for the trance community? His own celebrations to mark the 550th instalment in his A State Of Trance radio show appear to show a scene in rude health. If you ask Steven Spielberg if he'd be happy with another Oscar, I think he would." Almost suffocating! I'm so thankful for it. "Being No.1 again feels like being in a warm bath, there's so much love out there it's great. "I didn't wake up at 9am and think, 'How can I beat David Guetta?', though I do respect his music," he says. He says that not winning last year took the pressure off, allowed him to do his own thing.
There maybe should be a new genre for it." It's not so much house music as I remember house music, it also has elements of trance. It's apples and oranges, but the raw energy. "What he was bringing was completely different to what I do. The likes of Nicky Romero, the Dutch boy-wonder, were among the people turning his ear towards the dark side this year. It feels that trance is somehow more free." "Maybe that's because the focus has been on house music. "2012 has been one of the best years ever for trance music," he says. All that new energy that they're bringing, I thought 'OK, this is the future'."īrave words, but that's not to say van Buuren was mulling a change of direction. "I've been really impressed by a lot of the new house guys, and I've been to a lot of house gigs over the summer. "I thought that was it, and house music was taking over," he says of Guetta's triumph last year, briefly breaking the proliferation of the Dutch trance master. Whichever way you slice it, it's an impressive achievement. This is the fifth time he's been voted the world's No.1, now streaking ahead as the DJ to have swiped the title the most times.
He also does a weekly segment called “The Movie Junkie with DB,” where he discusses the weekend box office, new releases, movie news, and more."This feels surreal," says Armin van Buuren, now back on top of the DJ Mag Top 100 after a year off to let David Guetta keep his throne warm.
In addition, he’s done voice-over work and parodies for the Howard Stern show.Ī huge film fan, he’s a member of the Critic’s Choice Association, and frequently attends film festivals, movie premieres, and press junkets. Jordan, Ryan Reynolds, Don Cheadle, Chris Pratt, Spike Lee, Justice (DJ duo), Shia LaBeouf, and many others. He’s interviewed guests such as Dave Chappelle, Michael B.
He has shared the stage with names such as Diplo, Pitbull, Trey Songz, The Clipse, Ghostface Killah, Ryan Leslie, Sean Kingston, T-Pain, B.o.B and he’s even co-hosted a Jay-Z Myspace secret show.ĭB has been an associate producer for Sway in the Morning on Shade 45/Sirius XM since 2012. Born in New York City and raised in Texas, Devan “DB” Barton started learning music production in college at the University of North Texas, but eventually got into DJing shortly after moving back to the East Coast.