Interesting to see him behind the scenes.

i don't understand it. It's in some weird language. japanese or something.

but yes... kinda cool getting to see the rigorous life of a int'l dj. Not a lot of time to spend at home it looks like.

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It must be hectic to fly from Netherlands to Ibiza just to spin one night then fly back the next morning. How long is that flight anyways?

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Originally posted by 72hrpartyanimal i don't understand it. It's in some weird language. japanese or something. but yes... kinda cool getting to see the rigorous life of a int'l dj. Not a lot of time to spend at home it looks like.

You did enable subtitles right?

I really liked it. Better than the Markus one IMO. It seemed like he was really disappointed with the DJ Mag 2nd place thing though. Guetta seemed like a pretty nice guy and I liked how they edited out the booing part during the awards .

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Originally posted by trance_seeker I really liked it. Better than the Markus one IMO. It seemed like he was really disappointed with the DJ Mag 2nd place thing though. Guetta seemed like a pretty nice guy and I liked how they edited out the booing part during the awards .

yea the markus one was hardly a documentary.

I would say if you put this one together with the Tiesto docs you get kind of an idea of what it's like to be a big DJ.

I liked this a lot. It is, I will admit, almost hard to believe that these guys just love this stuff so much and never adapt a rockstar attitude toward everything. But with Armin, the gigs I've been to lately, I believe it. The guy just loves this shit and luckily is really good at it (DJing/producing).

I will be disappointed if he does not win #1 DJ this year (although yes, I know it's a popularity contest). To put on all of those ASOT events with a warmup set each time, and interviews throughout, and on top of that all of the ASOT campaigns going on around the world - that's impressive! He really unites people all over the world and elevates the dance music scene; I love checking twitter during the asot broadcasts to see all the different people listening. How does Guetta/Tiesto/Avicii even come close to that? Maybe they get EDM on the radio a bit more and I guess you could call their product sponsorships extra exposure but... let's be real, it's a lot further from the music than what Armin's been doing.

Maybe some people on here think Armin's a sellout and is doing these ASOT broadcasts/stages for more money, and doesn't book their favorite acts, but I think it's pretty hard to deny that he really does want to put trance on the map in the new era of EDM and is working hard to do so. He seems very humble when he interviews producers, big or small.

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Originally posted by msilin I would say if you put this one together with the Tiesto docs you get kind of an idea of what it's like to be a big DJ. I liked this a lot. It is, I will admit, almost hard to believe that these guys just love this stuff so much and never adapt a rockstar attitude toward everything. But with Armin, the gigs I've been to lately, I believe it. The guy just loves this shit and luckily is really good at it (DJing/producing). I will be disappointed if he does not win #1 DJ this year (although yes, I know it's a popularity contest). To put on all of those ASOT events with a warmup set each time, and interviews throughout, and on top of that all of the ASOT campaigns going on around the world - that's impressive! He really unites people all over the world and elevates the dance music scene; I love checking twitter during the asot broadcasts to see all the different people listening. How does Guetta/Tiesto/Avicii even come close to that? Maybe they get EDM on the radio a bit more and I guess you could call their product sponsorships extra exposure but... let's be real, it's a lot further from the music than what Armin's been doing. Maybe some people on here think Armin's a sellout and is doing these ASOT broadcasts/stages for more money, and doesn't book their favorite acts, but I think it's pretty hard to deny that he really does want to put trance on the map in the new era of EDM and is working hard to do so. He seems very humble when he interviews producers, big or small.

yup. you really can't compare armin to the new era PRODUCERS that are forced to DJ because of their radio hits. you think calvin harris, avicii, etc give a shit about anything else except making radio hits? no way.

once this bubble pops, we'll see who's left standing.

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Originally posted by msilin I will be disappointed if he does not win #1 DJ this year (although yes, I know it's a popularity contest). To put on all of those ASOT events with a warmup set each time, and interviews throughout, and on top of that all of the ASOT campaigns going on around the world - that's impressive! He really unites people all over the world and elevates the dance music scene; I love checking twitter during the asot broadcasts to see all the different people listening.

If anything, losing #1 place this year is probably what motivated him to tour so much.

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Originally posted by MelBeat If anything, losing #1 place this year is probably what motivated him to tour so much.

+1

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very interesting and well put together documentary. definitely enjoyed it.

That documentary was way better than it had any right to be. I was expecting a hagiography. Some real moments of honesty. I liked:

"It’s good to realize that I’m spending 95% of my life with people who won’t love me in 10 years’ time. They’ll be cheering someone else."

Shows a real self awareness.

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