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Armin van Buuren

real name Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren

Leiden, Netherlands · b. 1976-12-25

Armin van Buuren is credited on 1,885 releases across 577 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1994–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,885

Credits

577

Albums

4

Decades active

52

In collections

Biography

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Record producer and DJ born 25 December 1976 in Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands.
Armin started producing and making House music at age 14, later he turned towards Trance. He is well known for his early releases like “Blue Fear”, “Touch Me” and “Communication” as well as his remixes for several other artists and groups.
Ranked #1 in DJ Mag's Top 100 in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012 which marks a new record in that poll.
Before becoming a DJ he worked as a glass collector at Club Nexus & he studied law at Leiden University, as his musical career began to take off he put his law degree on hold, although he still returned to graduate in 2003.

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Credited work

1,885 releases · 577 albums · active 1994–2026

  • Performance · 2,413
  • Production · 1,276
  • Engineering · 417
  • Other credits · 255

Studios: Arjan Rietvink Productions · Fluid Ounce Studios · Round House Studio · Privilege Ibiza

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