Armin van Buuren

Biography

Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren OON (born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ, musician and record producer. 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 the website 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 fifth on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs list in 2022, as well as fourth in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020, 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×This Is What It Feels Like5 April 2013 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1This Is What It Feels Like (extended mix)5:162This Is What It Feels Like (W&W remix)6:16" 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.

Personal life

Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren was born in Leiden, on 25 December 1976, and grew up in Koudekerk aan den Rijn. He was inspired by French electronic music composer Jean-Michel Jarre and Dutch DJ and remixer Ben Liebrand. Van Buuren graduated from the Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden in 1995, and studied law at Leiden University. He began working as a DJ in Club Nexus in 1996, playing multiple sets a week, most of which lasted six or more hours. In 1999, he met Dave Lewis who introduced him as a DJ in England and the United States. As his musical career began to take off, he put his law degree on hold, but he did return to graduate from law school in 2003.
On 18 September 2009, van Buuren married Erika van Thiel. Their daughter, Fenna, was born in July 2011. On 27 July 2013, just hours before he was due to headline the main stage at Tomorrowland, van Buuren announced that his wife had given birth to a son, Remy.
On 16 February 2018, van Buuren explored his family history in an episode of the TV series Verborgen verleden, the Dutch version of the UK series Who Do You Think You Are?

1996–1999: Early career and success

In 1996, van Buuren released EP and Push on Timeless Records. van Buuren had his first success with a track called "Blue Fear×Blue Fear10 March 1996 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Blue Fear (radio edit)3:402Blue Fear7:543X Marks the Spot7:344Archeae From Space8:27", which was released under the Cyber Records label in 1997. Another successful track, "Communication×Communication1 June 1999 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Communication (radio edit)3:452Communication (original mix)9:363Communication (Vincent de Moor remix)7:284Communication (Quake remix)8:475Communication (Jon Vesta remix)8:58", was released under the same label and became popular in Ibiza, Spain in the summer of 1999. After being signed to AM PM Records, this track entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 18 in 2000.
In the beginning of 1999, van Buuren started his label Armind together with United Recordings. The first release, Gig – "One", was well received. The second release, "Touch Me×Touch Me7 March 2001 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksATouch Me (Darude remix)8:12BTouch Me (original vocal mix)9:09" under the name Rising Star, was signed to Ministry of Sound in the UK, before the record was released. By the time of his third release, Gimmick – "Free" was signed to R&S Records. During this year, he remixed the first two singles of Gouryella (Gouryella and Walhalla) and, under the guise of Rising Star, produced a remix of L'Esperanza, a song by Airscape.

2000–2004: 76 and A State of Trance series

In 2000, Van Buuren started his own Armin van Buuren compilation series, a mix of progressive house and vocal trance styles of music. His first compilation album, A State of Trance (not to be confused with his weekly A State of Trance radio shows), sold 10,000 copies and contains van Buuren's remix of Moogwai, "Viola". Teaming up with Tiësto, two new projects were born: Major League – "Wonder Where You Are?" was released on Black Hole Recordings and Alibi – "Eternity" was released on Armind. "Eternity" received club and chart success and was signed to Paul van Dyk's imprint Vandit Records. Another major collaboration followed this. Together with Ferry Corsten, van Buuren recorded a riff titled "Exhale×Exhale2001 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Exhale (radio edit)3:262Exhale (original)7:133Exhale (Armin van Buuren remix)7:434Exhale (Sander Kleinenberg remix)9:23" for the System F album, Out of the Blue. Released as a single, this track reached Gold status. Under the pseudonym Gaia he released "4 Elements" on Captivating Sounds, a sub-label of Warner Brothers.
His second album, Basic Instinct featured a new track: Perpetuous Dreamer – "The Sound of Goodbye×The Sound of GoodbyeAugust 2001 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracksAThe Sound of Goodbye (Above & Beyond vocal mix)7:14B1The Sound of Goodbye (Blank & Jones remix)7:28B2The Sound of Goodbye (Dajiro’s deep dub)6:58". This track entered the Dutch charts in June 2001 at number 26. Later in the year, the track hit No. 1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The third album, In Motion was released 6 August 2001. A fourth album, Transparence, followed in 2002. In 2003, he worked with such artists such as DJ Seth Alan Fannin throughout a global tour on Dance Revolution in Europe, selling out to crowds of 20,000 people in the Netherlands.
In March 2001, van Buuren started his own radio show on ID&T Radio (traditionally broadcast in Dutch and later English since ASOT 183). In this weekly two-hour show, entitled A State of Trance, he plays the latest popular trance music tracks, and publishes the artists and track titles on his website. When ID&T Radio changed genres in 2004, van Buuren moved A State of Trance to Fresh FM and later SLAM!FM, two Dutch radio stations. It is now a weekly feature on Radio 538, the Dutch radio station, DI.FM, an online radio station, and on XM Satellite Radio, channel 52 in the United States and Canada. A complete list of stations that broadcast A State of Trance can be found at the ASOT section of Armin's website.
In 2002, he had a residency at Glow in Washington D.C., and played across North America. He regularly appeared at Amnesia on the island of Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain. In October that year, van Buuren was voted number 5 in the DJ Mag.
In June 2003, van Buuren celebrated the 100th episode of A State of Trance at Bloomingdale, Bloemendaal aan Zee, Netherlands and released his debut studio album, 76, a 76-minute album divided into 13 tracks. In the same year he was voted No. 3 in the DJ Mag and held third place for the next two years (2004, 2005). Also in 2004, van Buuren remixed the 24 theme song into a trance hit.

2005–2006: Shivers

On 2 June 2005, he celebrated the 200th episode of A State of Trance at the Museumplein of Amsterdam. On 8 August 2005, van Buuren released his second studio album, Shivers×Shivers8 August 2005 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Wall of Sound6:262Empty State7:313Shivers7:334Golddigger4:475Zocalo8:406Gypsy5:257Who Is Watching5:098Bounce Back7:349Control Freak8:0810Serenity / Hymne11:37. On the album van Buuren worked with artists such as Pakistani-American singer Nadia Ali, English singer Justine Suissa and American trance duo Gabriel & Dresden. On 25 May 2006, he celebrated with various artists the 250th episode of A State of Trance at Asta, The Hague, Netherlands. He was voted number two in the 2006 DJ Mag. On 17 May 2007, he celebrated with various artists the 300th episode of A State of Trance at Pettelaarse Schans, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.

2007–2009: Imagine

Van Buuren was elected best DJ in the world in the 2007 DJ Mag edition. On 12 January 2008, van Buuren was given the "Buma Cultuur Pop Award," the most prestigious Dutch music award. On 17 April 2008, van Buuren released his third studio album, Imagine×Imagine18 April 2008 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 22 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Imagine9:272Going Wrong5:363Unforgivable8:044Face to Face7:295Hold on to Me7:166In and Out of Love6:017Never Say Never6:598Rain7:119What If7:1710Fine Without You6:2611Intricacy7:07Disc 21Hymne2:502Sail7:283If You Should Go (Aly & Fila remix)9:054Love You More7:455Yet Another Day6:396Sound of Goodbye (Dark Matter remix)6:427This World Is Watching Me7:478Exhale4:379Shivers (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Red Light dub)6:4710Communication Part 38:2811Rush Hour (radio edit)2:48. It features collaboration with singers such as Jacqueline Govaert of Krezip. The album debuted at number one on the Dutch Albums Chart. The second single released from the album, "In and Out of Love×In and Out of Love6 August 2008 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1In and Out of Love (radio edit)3:052In and Out of Love (extended)6:073In and Out of Love (The Blizzard remix)7:564In and Out of Love (Richard Durand remix)7:45", featuring Sharon den Adel from the band Within Temptation, has spawned a music video that has been viewed over 304 million times on YouTube. Since the release of Imagine, van Buuren has been working with Benno de Goeij of Rank 1 on solo productions and remixes. On 1 May 2008, he celebrated with various artists the 350th episode of A State of Trance at Noxx, Antwerp, Belgium. He was voted No. 1 in the 2008 DJ Mag again.
He collaborated with his brother, guitarist Eller van Buuren, at Together As One in Los Angeles, U.S., on New Year's Eve 2009, as well as on Armin's 2008 studio album Imagine. His performance with his brother at Together As One was also the last event of his Armin Only: Imagine world tour. To celebrate the 400th episode of A State of Trance, he performed at three shows with various artists in April, 2009 at Club Butan, Wuppertal, Germany, AIR, Birmingham, United Kingdom and Maassilo, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Also in 2009, Foreign Media Games announced the production of Armin van Buuren: In the Mix, a music video game being produced in collaboration with Cloud 9 Music and van Buuren's Armada Music label. The title was released on 12 November 2010 exclusively for the Wii console. He was voted number one DJ in the 2009 DJ Mag for the third consecutive year.

2010–2012: Mirage and appointment to the Order of Orange-Nassau

On 3 March 2010, van Buuren was awarded with the Golden Harp for his musical work and contribution to Dutch music, by Buma/Stemra at the 2010 Buma Harpen Gala in Hilversum, Netherlands. To celebrate the 450th episode of A State of Trance, he performed with various artists at five shows across two continents. The locations were: The Guvernment, Toronto, Canada on 1 April 2010, Roseland Ballroom, New York City on 2 April and on 3 April again, Expo Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia on 9 April and Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Poland on 24 April.
On 23 June 2010, it was announced that van Buuren's fourth studio album, Mirage×Mirage8 September 2010 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Breathe in Deep6:102Take Me Where I Wanna Go7:203I Surrender8:054Love Too Hard7:185Virtual Friend (acoustic version)3:546Neon Hero8:227Desiderium 207 (Leon Bolier Peaktime remix)6:518Mirage (Dennis Sheperd remix)6:239Youtopia (Michael Woods remix)7:3010Full Focus (Chris Schweizer mix)7:4611Breathe in Deep (The Blizzard remix)7:3012Who’s Watching (Mike Shivers Garden State mix)7:4413Touch Me (Sebastian Brandt remix)7:1814Blue Fear (Orjan Nilsen remix)8:0315Use Somebody (Armin van Buuren rework)8:2116Take a Moment (The Blizzard remix)8:2917Love Too Hard (Ron Hagen & Al‐Exander remix)7:21 was due to be released on 10 September. The first single "Full Focus×Full Focus24 June 2010 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Full Focus4:42", was released through iTunes Store on 24 June. The song peaked at number 60 in the Netherlands. One of the confirmed tracks from the album is a collaboration with English singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor called "Not Giving Up on Love×Not Giving Up on Love20 August 2010 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Not Giving Up on Love (extended version)6:522Not Giving Up on Love (Dash Berlin 4am mix)7:063Not Giving Up on Love (Jorn van Deynhoven remix)6:54", which was released as a single from Bextor's fourth studio album, Make a Scene. Armin also wrote a song for English singer Seal, but due to the release of his greatest hits album, Hits, the collaboration never came together. On 12 September 2010, van Buuren launched "A State of Sundays", a new weekly 24-hour radio show aired on Sirius XM Radio. On 20 October 2010, van Buuren won the award for Most Popular International DJ presented by The Golden Gnomes. A week later he was announced, for the fourth year running, as the number one DJ in DJ Mag.
The 2010 edition of Armin Only: Mirage kicked off in November 2010, in Utrecht, Netherlands, and was followed by shows in Saint Petersburg, Kyiv, Buenos Aires, Melbourne, Beirut, Poznań, Moscow and Bratislava.

In March and April 2011, celebrating the 500th episode of his radio show, van Buuren performed five live shows along with various artists; the first was in Johannesburg, South Africa at MTN Expo Centre, and the second in Miami's Ultra Music Festival. He then performed in Argentina at GEBA in Buenos Aires, followed by a large event at Brabanthallen in Den Bosch, Netherlands which included more than 30 DJs from countries all over the world and was attended by over 30,000 people. The final show was held in Sydney on 16 April at Acer Arena. In 2011, van Buuren was appointed Officer of the Order of Oranje-Nassau for services to Dutch dance and music economy. That year he also received the Key to (Freedom) of Leiden from the City Mayor, as well as being voted No. 2 in the 2011 DJ Mag.
To celebrate the 550th episode of A State of Trance, he performed with various artists on two different continents during fourth weeks. The show was called A State of Trance 550: Invasion. The first event was celebrated at Ministry of Sound in London on 1 March 2012. On 7 March, Moscow held the second event at Expocentre. Kyiv's show was performed at International Exhibition Centre on 10 March. On 17 March, as part of the Beyond Wonderland festival in Los Angeles and on 25 March at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami. On 31 March, the biggest and final edition of ASOT 550 took place in the Brabanthallen of Den Bosch, Netherlands. On 19 October 2012, van Buuren was announced for a fifth non-consecutive year as the world's number one DJ according to DJ Mag.
To celebrate the 600th episode of A State of Trance, van Buuren announced that he would perform with various artists all around the world in early 2013. The show was called A State of Trance 600: The Expedition. It was announced that the show would tour the world, including stops in Madrid, Mexico City, São Paulo, Minsk, Sofia, Beirut, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Miami, Guatemala City, New York City, and Den Bosch.

2013–2014: Intense

The first single of van Buuren's fifth studio album, Intense×Intense3 May 2013 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Intense8:472This is what it feels like3:233Beautiful Life6:094Waiting for the night4:225Pulsar6:326Sound of the drums3:567Alone4:038Turn this love around5:229Won’t let you go6:3510In 10 years from now0:5711Last stop before heaven6:2712Forever is ours6:4213Love never came6:5814Who’s afraid of 138?5:4415Reprise3:13, titled "This Is What It Feels Like×This Is What It Feels Like5 April 2013 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1This Is What It Feels Like (extended mix)5:162This Is What It Feels Like (W&W remix)6:16", featured Canadian singer and songwriter Trevor Guthrie, and was released on 5 April 2013. The single nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. The tour for the album, Armin Only: Intense, was announced on 17 October 2013.
30 April 2013 saw the abdication of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands in favor of her son, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, who was sworn in and inaugurated that day, which was Queen's Day as well. Van Buuren was the headline act in a performance to a live audience celebrating the King's crowning in Amsterdam. While he was performing live together with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in the Amsterdam Harbor on Java-eiland, King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and their three daughters made an unplanned visit on stage.
On 19 October 2013, van Buuren was ranked number two DJ in the world by DJ Mag. On 26 January 2014, Armin van Buuren attended the 56th Grammy Awards, in relation to his Grammy Award nomination for the single featuring Trevor Guthrie, "This Is What It Feels Like" in the category of Best Dance Recording.

2015–2018: Embrace

On 8 May 2015, van Buuren released the first single from his sixth studio album, Embrace×Embrace15 October 2015 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Embrace7:372Another You3:113Strong Ones3:094Make It Right5:425Face of Summer6:386Heading Up High3:537Gotta Be Love6:418Hands to Heaven6:009Caught in the Slipstream5:0710Embargo5:1911Freefall3:1912Indestructible3:1613Old Skool3:5714Off the Hook5:4515Looking for Your Name4:54, which was released on 29 October 2015. The single is titled "Another You×Another You8 May 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Another You3:12" featuring Mr Probz. Three weeks after releasing "Another You", van Buuren also debuted another remix from Game of Thrones official theme which is originally made by composer Ramin Djawadi.
On 16 October 2015 he released the next single from Embrace called "Strong Ones" featuring Cimo Fränkel. This was followed by the release of his collaboration with Cosmic Gate "Embargo×Embargo2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Embargo5:19" on 22 October 2015. To accompany the album's release, van Buuren announced the return of the Armin Only series of parties.
This edition of the tour was titled Armin Only: Embrace and took place throughout both 2015 and 2016. As the title of the tour suggests, it was based around the collection of music that he showcased on his new album.
On 2 February 2017, van Buuren officially opened a new A State of Trance radio show studio in Amsterdam as part of his celebrations for the 800th episode of the radio show. The studio is located in the Armada headquarters. With the new accommodations made possible by the studio, he introduced a new segment of the radio show called Service for Dreamers where he invites fans to send in their favorite trance tracks that have a special meaning to them. Every week one track gets chosen to be featured live on the show and introduced by the fans of the radio show live, either by a walk-in, phone call, Skype or other means of contact.
In 2017, van Buuren announced he will be releasing an online MasterClass sharing his expertise in electronic music production.
On 13 April 2017, Armin van Buuren performed at the Heineken stage in Shanghai, in the first Formula 1 Festival along with Angela Zhang.
Van Buuren performed a seven-hour-long set at the Romania Untold Festival on 6 August 2018, clocking from 2:00 a.m. to after 9:00 a.m. This outlasted his previous 2017 ASOT performance, which had gone on for five hours.

2019–2022: Balance

On 6 October 2019, van Buuren performed at Republic Square, Yerevan, Armenia as an opening act for the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT).
On 25 October 2019, he released his seventh studio album, Balance×Balance25 October 2019 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 28 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Sucker for Love2:572Something Real3:003Wild Wild Son3:344Phone Down3:135Blah Blah Blah3:046Sunny Days3:317Runaway3:598It Could Be2:399Unlove You2:3210Therapy3:0811Waking Up With You3:0112Sex, Love & Water3:1913Don’t Give Up on Me3:0714Don’t Let Me Go3:15Disc 21La resistance de l’amour3:332Million Voices3:083Show Me Love3:324Song I Sing4:235High on Your Love3:086I Need You3:287Lonely for You3:148Always3:409Turn It Up2:5210Mr. Navigator2:3311Revolution3:1712All Comes Down3:1913Miles Away3:4714Stickup2:49.
In January 2021, van Buuren celebrated the 1000th episode of A State of Trance with a 7-day long livestream, where he, co-host Ruben de Ronde and monthly show resident Ferry Corsten presented a list of the top 1000 songs played during A State of Trance radio shows, as voted on by listeners of the show. The livestream ran from January 14 to January 21, and the top song was Shivers, from Armin's 2005 album. As has been done for previous radio show milestones, a major ASOT1000 festival was planned in Utrecht, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has since been repeatedly delayed. The festival was held on March 4-5, 2023, by which point the weekly radio show have already surpassed 1100 episodes.

2023–2025: Feel Again, Breathe and Piano

On 31 March 2023, van Buuren released his eighth studio album, Feel Again×Feel Again31 March 2023 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 34 tracks · 3 discsDisc 11Feel Again7:412Oumuamua5:283No Fun2:124Human Touch2:285Come Around Again2:516Let You Down3:337Start Again2:498Pas De Bourree2:239Love We Lost2:1810Offshore3:20Disc 21One More Time2:302Superman3:263Forever & Always3:194Roll The Dice2:375I'm Sorry3:116Computers Take Over The World2:347Clap2:328Hey (I Miss You)3:229Something Beautiful2:3710Live On Love2:5411Shot At Love3:23Disc 31Tocando El Sol2:462Typically Dutch2:293Easy To Love2:344Dayglow3:225La Bomba3:016Do Right3:157On & On2:528Vulnerable3:229Letting Go2:2810Reflexion (ASOT 2023 Anthem)2:4111State Of Mind3:0812Rhythm Inside3:1713Feel Again (Reprise)4:33. The album contains 34 tracks across three parts and includes collaborations with artists including R3hab, Owl City, Matoma, Teddy Swims, Gareth Emery, JC Stewart, Cosmic Gate and Diane Warren. The album's release was led by "On & On", a collaboration with British duo Punctual and singer-songwriter Alika. Jake Appelman of EDM Identity wrote that the album demonstrated van Buuren's artistic versatility and highlighted its range of collaborators.
In 2023, the concert film and documentary Armin van Buuren Presents This is Me: Feel Again was released. The film combines footage from van Buuren's Ziggo Dome show with documentary interviews about his personal and professional life.
On 12 January 2024, van Buuren released Breathe In, the first part of his ninth studio album project. Breathe Out, the second and final part of the project, was announced for release on 27 June 2025. The full album, Breathe×Breathe27 June 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 51 tracks · 3 discsDisc 11Forever (Stay Like This)2:332God Is in the Soundwaves2:443Love Is a Drug3:214Lose This Feeling2:275Motive2:126Destination3:147Inevitable3:188Fire With Fire3:099When We Come Alive3:0010Bed of Rain3:5211Make It Count3:3312Space Case3:32Disc 21Dream a Little Dream2:572Let It Be for Love3:223Part of Me2:364In the Dark2:295In and Out of Love3:476Euphoria2:327Angels2:278All Night3:049Sound of You3:0910Es Vedrà3:1811Freedom2:2112Larger Than Life2:5613Keep the Faith3:1314Racing Spirit3:0515What Took You So Long3:3116ALIVE2:5717Take Off3:5718By Now2:3319Let Me Show You2:4720Love3:18Disc 31Love Is Eternity (extended mix)5:222Follow the Light (extended mix)6:043Late Checkout (extended mix)4:454Viva l’Opera (extended mix)5:255Extreme Ways (extended mix)6:086High on Love (extended mix)6:077Pulstar (extended mix)7:178Freedom’s Call (extended mix)6:449Want Some More (extended mix)4:1510City Lights (extended mix)4:3611Gimme the Love (extended mix)5:2812Bach to the Future (extended mix)4:5713Sweet Escape (extended mix)4:5114Is It Beautiful? (A State of Trance 2025 TRANSFORMATION Anthem) (extended mix)7:1115Now Love Will Begin (extended mix)5:5316Sarabande (extended mix)6:1417Dragon (extended mix)6:3918Universal Nation (extended mix)5:0819Sound of You3:24, was released on 27 June 2025 by Armada Music and contains 51 tracks, with collaborations including David Guetta, Bon Jovi, Moby, Alok, Pendulum, Rob Swire, Oliver Heldens, Gryffin, Hardwell and W&W. In the same year, he rose to number five in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll and received the magazine's Outstanding Contribution award.
On 31 October 2025, van Buuren released Piano, his first acoustic album. The album consists of 15 self-composed piano×Piano31 October 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Here for You3:492Longing3:433Sonic Samba2:574Fathers and Sons3:275Be My Lighthouse2:586Waltz1:597Temporality5:138Setting Sail3:229Autumn Leaves2:2910Equanimity4:4611Ballerina2:0712Synchronicity3:3413Clouded Window4:4814Soaring Kite2:1315Children5:18 pieces and was initially made available exclusively on Apple Music and Apple Music Classical for one week before its wider release. Van Buuren said that the album was his most personal record to date, with each piece recorded in one take in Dolby Atmos. In an interview with Apple Music 1's Zane Lowe, he described piano performance as giving him a creative freedom different from working with a sequencer.

Orders

In 2011, van Buuren was appointed Officer of the Order of Orange Nassau for his services to music.