4 REASONS WHY 2017 WAS THE BEST YEAR FOR TRANCE

**Written by Jesse Trommel

Even though we are in 2018 for a while already, the year 2017 will not be forgotten by Trance lovers soon. Several comebacks, a Beatport #1 and a true album flood have defined this year and created a special spot in the history of Trance music.

THE COMEBACK OF TRANCE ENERGY

It was quite a surprise when Tomorrowland announced they were hosting a Trance Energy stage at their 2017 edition, since ID&T organized the last edition of it in 2011. It appeared to be a great success, since the huge indoor stage was packed for basically the whole day. With acts like Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Cosmic Gate, Johan Gielen and many more, the line-up included everything this comeback needed. But there is more. Tomorrowland just announced Trance Energy will also be present at their 2018 edition, on Sunday July 22. Maybe 2018 will also be the year a stand alone Trance Energy event will reappear on the calendar, possibly to compensate the lack of ID&T’s Sensation festival in Amsterdam this year? We cannot wait for sure!

THE REVIVAL OF TRANCE ON BEATPORT

2017 was also the year where a Trance track finally reached the #1 position at the Beatport main chart again. This honour was for Gareth Emery, Standerwick and Haliene for with their amazing track "Saving Light." All of the song’s profits went to an anti-bullying organization, of which you can read more in an interview with Gareth here.

But this was not a mayfly. The overall sells of Trance music on Beatport went up, and Trance climbed on the popularity chart of genres from 9 to 6. This is due to tracks like "All Over Again" by Bryan Kearney, "Sunny Days" from Armin van Buuren and the ordinary collaboration between Jason Ross and Seven Lions on "Higher Love." But it were not only the successful singles that made 2017 a great year for Trance music.

A TRUE ALBUM FLOOD

Many of the Trance legends that have been around since the start of this century decided 2017 was the year to drop an album. The most recent one is The Only Road by Gabriel & Dresden, which released 11 years after their last studio album. Earlier this year Paul van Dyk dropped his From Then On album, while Ferry Costen when back to more pureist Trance with concept album Blueprint. Meanwhile, Cosmic Gate decided to pamper us with two chapters of their Materia. Besides that, Markus Schulz thought it was about time for his alias Dakota to produce an album, while the talented Craig Connelly released the fantastic One Second Closer to kick of his alike named label. But if you don’t think this will be enough material to get through, Above & Beyond are about to unleash their Common Ground album on January 26, 2018.

THE COMEBACK OF EDM STARS

Another great album is SPECTRVM produced by Sander van Doorn’s alias Purple Haze. The special thing about this one is it remarks his comeback to the world of Trance, after a musical shift to a more EDM and Tech House sound. But he wasn’t the only one that made such a comeback. Ultra 2017 will be remembered for the Trance comeback from both W&W as NWYR, Arty as Alpha 9 and Sander van Doorn, leading up to a year with Trance releases from these three acts. At the start the reactions within the Trance community on these comebacks were mixed, as explained here.

But when you let the music speak it is safe to say Trance lovers can only feel fortunate to have such talented producers creating masterpieces again.

2018…

The question we are left over with is how can 2018 top this fantastic year for Trance music? The release of an Above & Beyond album is a great way to start, but there is more that needs to be done. Let us know when your Trance year is successful and where you are looking forward to the most!

Author's Website: https://edm.com/

Respect Festival - 2017

With 11 years of road, Respect is one of the oldest Psy Trance and counterculture festivals in Brazil. Preparing a special edition for this year, Respect is already well known by lovers of electronic music for its sound quality and for being held in Ilha Comprida, SP.

The event aims to awaken the consciousness of the collective in all participants, integrating them with nature, music and the spiritual. Through artistic interventions and a lot of PsyTrance, Respect manages to give each person a unique experience, something that goes far beyond just being a party.

It is a festival that was consolidated mainly by the quality of music, not yielding to fashions and bringing artists of great quality, with performances from all corners of the planet and centralizing the sound as the main point of the event.

It aims to draw the attention of all participants to our role in the universe, transposing to the world all the feelings we get within the festival. The event believes that together we can rescue principles that have already been left aside by humidity, values ​​that the trance carries in its root: Peace, Love, Union and, especially, RESPECT!

The Respect infrastructure seeks to provide the comfort that the public needs without having to go through many perrengues. In addition, the decoration seeks to explore and intensify the experience of each participant within the event. All this has been thought of in the smallest details so that the public can have sensorial experiences of the most different forms

The Festival takes place in Ilha Comprida - SP, where it is possible to contemplate up close the natural beauty of the beach. There is nothing better than connecting with nature and having the tranquility and calm that only the sea can bring us.

The Respect would be nothing without the incredible crowd attending the festival. The exchanges of experiences are intense and the bonds of friendship generated within the event usually end up being extrapolated to the "real world." Enjoy the event to meet different people and cultures, that there, there are in abundance.

The lineup will please old and new fans of PsyTrance, with great national and international artists, Respect will put into practice all the maturity it has achieved over the years.

It is not only from PsyTrance that Respect is made. There are also artistic performances, pyrophagia shows and a program full of art and culture. The activities offered in respect make the participants' minds mature and expand in ways that interfere with their lives in society, thus stimulating the growth of each being.

Many see the festival as a place to get rid of everything that exists in society, which is why it becomes a place to work spirituality, since you will be away from everything and have time to think about yourself. Relax, take a deep breath and connect with yourself and the nature around you.

Questioning the values ​​of the culture in which we live is part of Respect. Get to know alternative thinking and connect with the positivity of the festival.

With all these items, Respect is just for you to live the purest PsyTrance! Dance until you can not take it anymore, bathe in the sea while listening to the sound of the main floor, meeting people, and being happy.

The festival takes place from April 28 to May 1 in Ilha Comprida.

Do you already have your ticket?

Site: www.respect.art.br

Author's Website: http://psicodelia.org

A State of Trance Festival Utrecht

February 18, 2017 7:00 pm Jaarbeursplein, Utrecht. Netherlands

Its time to mark your calendars On the 18th of February 2017 A State of Trance will be back in the Jaarbeurs Utrecht. It will be a night to never forget

You can find more info about personalisation on the EVENT INFO page via this link http://festival.astateoftrance.com/events/ut17

deadmau5 Teaches Electronic Music Production | Official Trailer

                                       

The Electronic Music industry has seen all kinds of tutorial videos, seminars and classes taught by YouTuber’s and professionals alike. There’s a real sense of anyone can make it within the scene, with budding home producers constantly seeking those ‘secret’ techniques to make them sound pro.

Well…. deadmau5, one of the music industries most skilled and straight talking producers, will show the world just how Electronic music is made. “Kids, DJs…anyone can compose music with just a computer,”, he deadmau5 says “My MasterClass is a no bullshit look into what it takes to make great music, and it’s not just buying millions of dollars worth of gear. I’m going to show my students how to play with sounds and mix melodies they can share with the world. I’ve never done something at this depth before.”

At the beginning of 2017 will be held at RADOST FX club in Prague the next edition of the Trancenation.

At the event focusing on melodic dance and trance music will perform six wellknown international DJs Sean Tyas Lange Airwave Manuel Le Saux Lostly and Robbie Van Doe. The whole night will waft in the rhythm of the finest electronic dance music under the baton of experienced DJs who have played all over the world and know very well how to make a good party.
The event will take place at the oldest club in Prague the legendary RADOST FX which celebrates 24 years of existence. This unique attractive environment with plenty of space superiour sound and friendly professional service is another asset of an already exceptional dance event that has no precedent on the Czech club scene.
Come to see listen dance and be a part of the event which you will remember for a long time.
TRANCENATION: FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS
RADOST FX BĚLEHRADSKÁ 120 PRAGUE
SATURDAY 21st JANUARY 2017 OPEN 21:00 ENTRY 500 CZK
DJS

Sean Tyas USA
Lange UK
Airwave BE
Manuel Le Saux IT
Lostly DE
Robbie Van Doe UK

Follow your dreams at http://www.trancenation.cz

Ibiza`s San Antonio beach like you've never seen it before!

Ibiza (in Catalan and officially Eivissa) is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea and forms next to those of Mallorca, Menorca and Formentera and several smaller islets the archipelago and autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It has an area of ​​572 km² and a population of 140,964 inhabitants, making it the second island of the Balearic Islands in terms of population after Mallorca. Ibiza is also the third Balearic island in extension, after Mallorca and Menorca.

The capital of the island is homonymous to it, Ibiza. Its coast length is 210 km, where more than 40 cliffs and islets of various sizes alternate. The maximum distances of the island are 41 kilometers from north to south and 15 kilometers from east to west. It has a very irregular morphology formed by several mountains, of which the highest is Sa Talaia, located in the municipality of San José, with 475 meters of altitude.

The island is famous all over the world for the beauty of its coves and beaches and the quality of its waters, as well as for parties and discos, which attract numerous tourists with is nightlife, centered in two areas, on the one hand in the city of Ibiza and on the other in San Antonio Abad. 

It has many well-known clubs and discos, such as Privilege, Eden, Es Paradís, Amnesia, Space, Pacha, Gala Night, Ushuaïa Ibiza and DC10.5 During the summer many of the best producers and DJs come to work in Ibiza, Having a night of the week dedicated to them in some club. For example, in 2009 Carl Cox played Carl Cox & Friends every Tuesday at Space, Pete Tong at Eden every Friday Wonderland, Tiësto every Monday at Privilege Ibiza. In 2012 David Guetta played every Monday in Ushuaïa Ibiza. Many of these DJs use Ibiza as a platform for the presentation of new songs and house music, trance and techno.

The holiday season traditionally begins in June with the opening parties and ends in October with the closing parties. The typical schedule of clubbers tourists begins waking up at noon, then they go to some event in the middle of the afternoon, attend nightclubs and clubs at night and finally go to a club to see the sunrise.

ARMIN VAN BUUREN ANNOUNCES SOLO EVENT FOR THIS 2017 CALLED ´THE BEST OF ARMIN ONLY`

There’s Armin Only… And then there’s ‘The Best of Armin Only’. Shaping up to be one monumental Trance events held at the Amsterdam Arena.

In the words of Armin van Buuren himself:

“Thanks to all of you, I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to and tour every corner of the world. I feel like a true ‘world citizen’ because there are people like you who make me feel at home wherever in the world I am. You are the ones who make me feel that way; you are the ones who make me feel at home.”

“To celebrate twenty years of my solo career, I’d like to invite you all to my first home; the Netherlands. On 13 May 2017, I’d like us all to come together and celebrate — with the biggest Armin Only show to date.”

“‘Armin Only’ was born out of my desire to play longer sets and to show my more creative side. From my first club memories in the Netherlands to the very best of my current Armin Only world tour, all my personal highlights will be featured. This is going to be the most monumental and enticing show ever.”

“Please all view this as your personal invitation to come join me in Amsterdam. Me and my team will do our very best to make you feel at home with the rest of the Armin Only family!”

Author's Website: https://www.trancemusicevents.com