Who is Eller van Buuren?

Eller van Buuren (1981) started playing the guitar when he was 8 years old. He grew up in a little town near Leiden in Holland. He went to high school at the Stedelijk Gymnasium in Leiden (pre-university school). In 2001 Eller studied at the Rockacademy (Tilburg, NL). Graduating in 2005 he won a national prize for ‘Best Thesis’.

What inspired Armin van Buuren to become a DJ?

Armin van Buuren. He was inspired by French electronic music composer Jean-Michel Jarre. 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, playing multiple sets a week, most of which lasted six or more hours.

What is Armin van Buuren’s personal life like?

Personal life. Armin van Buuren was born in Leiden, on 25 December 1976, but grew up in Koudekerk aan den Rijn. Van Buuren started making music when he was 14. He was inspired by French electronic music composer Jean-Michel Jarre.

What did Armin van Buuren’s first album sell?

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”.