ASOT | A State of Trance Podcast

This week we are joined by Deeparture! The Dutch DJ and producer has been releasing music on labels such as This Never Happened, Anjunabeats and Armada Music, and is about to kick off a special U.S. tour. Get ready for a particularly melodious guest mix as he showcases his signature sound for a full hour.

We welcome back Estiva for a second time in the hot seat, answering questions in the podcast.

Back in April 2022, we already asked him about his journey in musi.

This time we chat about his current feeling with music, and he answers the questions that were submitted through the socials!

This week, we are joined by Sean Tyas, one of the hall of famers of A State of Trance. He was part of some of the earliest events we organized, and brought countless beautiful releases to both the radio show and the A State of Trance record label.

The German DJ and producer tells us the ins and outs on his workflow, the tricks and trades of being a touring DJ and his history with Ben Böhmer!

MORTEN is this week's guest in the ASOT Studio. He's here to talk about what got him into music, the release of his new album, his friendship with David Guetta and many more interesting facts and stories straight from the center of the world of dance music.

This man needs no introduction as he has been in the game for longer than most of us here at A State of Trance. This episode of the podcast features trance legend Chicane! Here to talk about the Far from the Maddening Crowds orchestral reworks he did & his road to sobriety.

This week's podcast we welcome SUPERSTRINGS. The Trance boyband is taking Holland by storm with multiple sold out events at different venues throughout the country. They are here to talk about how they started out and their shared love for the Trance genre.

Powerhouse Nifra is here to blow your mind. Two years after her most recent visit, she is back in the studio. In this podcast she discuss her new musical direction, her engagement to Fisherman and her blossoming career.

Powerhouse BK is in the studio with us. His track 'Revolution' is making a comeback in the underground and he also releases new music, his latest track being 'You Are The Master'. He is here to talk about his history and legacy.

In our podcast we talk to Trance legend Solarstone. He has done so much for Trance music throughout the years and therefore we are discussing his history, legacy and future. Dive deep with us into the world of Solarstone.

Not only does Maria Healy play amazing tunes, but she also popped into our podcast to talk about why she started out as a DJ, what it is like to be a woman in the scene and how much representation means for the next generation of trance women.

Normally a duo, but this time a one man band! With us in this week's podcast is 1/2 of the Trance act Driftmoon: Juraj! He talks about the upcoming Driftmoon projects, his best production ever and next to that, he shares how he first got into Ableton!

Farius opens up about the new Enhanced album, and shares how he took his first steps into making music.

This week we have Trance Wax in our studio. His new album 'Open Up The Night' is out now. In this episode Ruben talks to him about his career and the new album.

Avao is our guest this week! The most funny guys in Trance are here to talk to discuss their career so far, what sparked their love for Trance and how they met each other.

This week's podcast guests are Belgian-Dutch duo XiJaro & Pitch! In this episode we talk about how the duo came together, but also Anthony's battle with Norries disease which has left him blind.

This week we welcome Allen Watts to the podcast! We’ll dive into the history of the ‘Who’s Afraid of 138?!’-resident’s career, and his love for music.

This week we have Marsh as a guest on the A State of Trance podcast. We sat down with the British deep and progressive house producer to talk about his love for music & how he ended up where he is now.

Serbian superstar Space Motion is performing in a different country every single day, and shares his secrets, his way to the top and his love for fashion.

Above & Beyonds’ Paavo recently brough back his P.O.S project, and shares how music truly healed him in dark times in the last few years

John O'Callaghan is gracing us with his presence today! Finally making his ASOT debut we are happy to also have him as our podcast guest this week. He talks about what it was like to have Find Yourself blow up and his long time friendship with Bryan Kearney.

We are back with a brand new episode of the A State of Trance podcast. This time we welcome Australian dj and producer Achilles to talk about his music and career. What advice does he have to other artists that are trying to make it? Tune in and you'll find out.

This week's podcast is with the boys from Crowd+Ctrl. Tibor (ReOrder) and Jordan sit down to talk their music, collaboration, career and lots of other good stuff.

Sneijder is about to release his second artist album called ‘Bring The Noize’, and talks to us about evolving times, touring and much more.

Today we are talking to the legend John Askew. Among other things we talk about his new music.

Maddix is the flag-bearer of a new wave of tech artists, and we talk about how a Dutch artist can have such a massive hit in Germany, and his fascination with oldschool trance

Michael and Misja of Hel:sløwed join us on the mic, ahead of their perfomance at A State of Trance in London on July 2nd. The duo shares some banter about how they started working together and talk about their plans for the future.

This week we have AVA Recordings label owner Somna in our studio! Always a pleasure to catch up with him as he is here to discuss his new album 'Satellites'.

Simon Patterson is living proof of the fact that hard work pays off. He shares some juicy tour stories and tells us how he became the artist he is right now!

We check in with Davey Asprey and Artento Divini, and talk with them how about their new project, A.D.D.A.

Adam Ellis gives us a great insight on his return to DJ'ing and making music, and how he lives life as a full-time musician without having to tour!

In this week's A State of Trance podcast we talk to Cold Blue! This trance veteran just released new music. In this episode we talk about how Cold Blue got into electronic music, why he chose trance over all other genres and how he has experienced his time in the scene.

This week's guest is Ukrainian super talent LÜRUM. With his tracks 'Fall Or Fly', 'Eccentricity' and 'Voyager' he took the trance world by storm. In this podcast he dives deeper into his former musical projects and we hear his muse talk!

This week, we are joined by RAM & Kolonie. Both of them head up their own label, and they have some good advice for up-and-coming artists!

Volaris is one of the artists that gets support from the big house djs as well as the trance guys. He shares some of his secrets with us!

We welcome three new members to the A State of Trance family this week, namely Flynn Francis, Tim Metcalfe and Robbie Williams of the musical trio Lufthaus! Williams could not join us in the studio, but fortunately Francis and Metcalfe have enough good stories to fill the gap. In this podcast, they talk about their musical background, influences and how Lufthaus came together.

This week Andrew Rayel visits the A State of Trance podcast. The Trance veteran returned with his brand new album 'Lifeline' and is here to talk about the creation of it during his life in lockdown.

Siskin is a progressive duo of Suzanne Chesterton and the infamous Sue McLaren, and they have been awing us with their music lately. About time to invite them into the studio, and ask them a few questions

Dutch DJ Nicky Elisabeth is taking the melodic scene by storm. With releases on Kompakt and Anjuna she knows how to blend her vocals into a warm and deep bath of sounds. This summer she has played several festival stages all over the world and we are really happy that she is here in the podcast to talk about how it all started.

This week we welcome Giuseppe Ottaviani. With Horizons part I, II and III he delivered three albums in one year(!) We'll be talking about Ottaviani's need to create his Horizons series, finding inspiration in the work of other artists and wider ranges of electronic music.  

This week's podcast features Dennis Sheperd! The German DJ just released his new album Onwards & Upwards and he is here to tell us all about it. We check back with him for the second time to see how he manages to deliver yet another big album in the span of one year, and we talk about his inspiration, work flow and more.

This week's A State Of Trance podcast features Tim van Werd. This young artist is rapidly making a name for himself with his deep melodic releases. In this episode Tim talks about what triggered him to become a DJ, why he moved away from classical towards electronic music and what tricks he uses to produce music.

He has been in the scene for years, but he finally released his debut album. Ciaran McAuley is in the studio to talk about 'Permission to Exhale', an album filled with beautifully crafted tracks. In the podcast Ciaran talks about what led up to releasing a debut album and why he feels the need to inspire others with his music. 

Alex Kunnari is one of the leading men in dance music in Finland, and has been releasing some amazing music under his new AK alias. He tells us some cool insides and stories of years in the music scene.

We talk with rising star Laura van Dam about learing dance music in school, releasing on different labels and how to succeed in such a hard scene.

Ministry of Sound residents GXD talk with us about the start of their collaboration, share ins & outs of being a duo and their future plans

Dan Stone talks about us about his move into more progressive music, the launch of his new label Argento and much more

We dive into a conversation with Daxson about some of his most important career decisions, his lessons from Markus Schulz and his brand new album, Face The Future

Maarten de Jong talks us through his history in music, including some surprising acts we didnt know about, plus he share some secrets of succeeding in music.

Dennis Sheperd talks about mixing the magical In Search of Sunrise album, and working on an album while also organizing masterclasses!