While fans mainly see the glitz and glamour of DJ-ing, being a DJ also has a darker side, according to Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren. Many DJs struggle under the workload, the constant traveling and the mutual competitiveness, he said on Jinek. "Everyone acts tough towards each other and says that everything is fine, but in between you hear that they are seeing a coach or psychologist", Van Buuren said during the show.
Armin van Buuren
Oct 20 '16 12:05
Martin Garrix was named the best DJ in the world by DJ Mag Top 100 during the opening of the Amsterdam Dance Event on Wednesday. DJ Tiesto handed him the prize. The 20-year-old Dutch man is the youngest DJ ever to be awarded this title
Apr 1 '16 16:45
Tickets to one of this year’s most popular King’s Day party sold out in under an hour on Friday. Some 40 thousand tickets were purchased for the April 27 party organized by Radio 538 in Breda
Feb 2 '16 16:35
DJ's Tiësto, Martin Garrix and Firebeatz have been added to the lineup for the second edition of The Flying Dutch Dance Festival, happening on Saturday, June 4th
Feb 2 '15 16:19
The 2015 Flying Dutch festival kicks off on May 30 in Amsterdam, Eindhoven and Rotterdam. The star-studded line-up includes Dutch DJs Afrojack, Armin van Buuren and Fedde Le Grand.
Jul 10 '14 11:51
Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren has reached a million followers on Spotify, making him the first Dutch artist to reach this milestone. This was announced by Van Buuren's record label Armada Music, on Tuesday.
Mar 12 '14 14:29
Madame Tussaud's is going to add Armin van Buuren to their lineup of celebrity wax statues. The museum's studio in London had the world-famous DJ pose in front of sculptors and photographers to capture his likeness.
Oct 21 '13 05:10
The 25-year-old Hardwell from Breda is according to the DJ Mag Top 100, world’s best DJ of 2013. The organization announced this on Saturday evening during the yearly Amsterdam Dance Event.
Hardwell, in real life called Robbert van de Corput, is the youngest DJ ever to become world’s best DJ.
Right after the announcement of the British magazine DJ Mag, the young world star immediately started with playing music for the more than 20,000 attendants.
Last years’ best DJ, Armin van Buuren, also from the Netherlands (Leiden) dropped to the second place.
Jul 31 '13 07:37
The biggest gathering of electronic dance music in the world, the Amsterdam Dance Event, has announced its confirmed first round of performers from October 16-20, 2013.
Apr 30 '13 18:04
The municipality of Amsterdam paid residents of houses around De Nieuwe Kerk five hundred euros per house to leave during the inauguration.
