Few artists are as attuned to Ibiza as Armin van Buuren. With sixteen summer residencies, countless club shows, and holidays spent on the White Isle, the Dutch DJ has developed a deep connection to the island and its unique music scene. Ahead of his upcoming September residency at Ushuaïa, a highlight of his touring calendar, he released his latest single today: ‘Es Vedrà’, named after his favorite spot on the beloved island and serving as a tribute to its magic.
Please click here to listen to Armin van Buuren – Es Vedrà
Uplifting melodies and powerful rolling drums set the stage for ‘Es Vedrà’, a summer club-ready track firmly rooted in the progressive house genre. A contagious chant that kicks in as the track builds is designed for everyone to join in, no matter what language they speak, perfectly capturing the spirit of Ibiza.
Already backed by global tastemakers such as Pete Tong, Adam Beyer, Chris Lake, Dom Dolla, Galantis, Gorgon City, Joris Voorn and Meduza, ‘Es Vedrà’ is poised to dominate the Ibiza summer season, culminating in the Dutchman's summer residency shows at Ushuaïa.
“Ibiza is said to be home to sirens and se -nymphs, who tried to lure Odysseus from his ship in Homer's Odyssey,” Armin van Buuren says. “It is also thought of as the holy island of Tanit, the Phoenician lunar goddess worshiped as the patron goddess of fertility, who became Ibiza's patroness. This inspired me to make a track about the island.”
‘Es Vedrà’ is available now on Armada Music.
Armin van Buuren will play at Ushuaïa for four Sundays in September.
About Armin van Buuren:
It takes little to recognize that Armin van Buuren has been one of the world’s biggest DJs and producers in electronic music for over twenty years. His life-long dedication to the scene has earned him a Grammy® nomination for ‘This Is What It Feels Like’ (feat. Trevor Guthrie) and critical acclaim for global hit singles such as ‘Blah Blah Blah’, ‘Great Spirit’ (with Vini Vici), ‘Leave A Little Love’ (with Alesso) and ‘Music Means Love Forever’ (with Steve Aoki). Additionally, he claimed the number one spot in the annual DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll for an unprecedented five times, contributing to the twenty-one consecutive top 5 spots to date (the most recent being a #5 in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll of 2023).
His two-hour radio show, A State of Trance (ASOT), is broadcast weekly from his own radio studio in the Armada Music HQ in Amsterdam to over 44 million listeners in more than 80 countries, as well as online via audio and video live stream on YouTube, Facebook and Twitch. ASOT, which surpassed the milestone number of 1000 episodes in January 2021, has grown from a small radio show into a complete dance music brand with stages and events across the globe.
Armin van Buuren has launched several ‘Armin Only’ world tours throughout the years, including the ones based on his albums (‘Imagine’ in 2008, ‘Mirage’ in 2010, ‘Intense’ in 2013 and ‘Embrace’ in 2016) and ‘The Best Of Armin Only’ in 2017. In June 2022, two years later than originally planned due to the Corona pandemic, Armin van Buuren played his most personal and intimate live shows yet through four sold-out shows in the Ziggo Dome: ‘This Is Me – Feel Again’.
In addition to all of this, Armin van Buuren is the co-founder of Armada Music, the biggest independent dance music label in the world. The Amsterdam-, NYC- and London-based record label, which was founded in tandem with Maykel Piron and David Lewis, is acclaimed internationally for releasing music across the electronic music spectrum, was voted #7 in Mixmag’s “Label Of The Decade” poll in 2017, and is the six-time winner of “Best Global Record Label” at the International Dance Music Awards in Miami, the sixth of which was won in 2018.
As a performer, Armin had headlined countless shows at leading festivals and venues around the world, including Electric Daisy Carnival (Las Vegas, New York), Ultra Music Festival (Miami) and Tomorrowland (Belgium) plus residencies at Hï Ibiza, in Las Vegas and numerous others.
On December 16, 2019, Armin van Buuren joined forces with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to motivate millions of people to join the movement and fight against plastic pollution. As a Global Oceans Ambassador, Armin will contribute to the worldwide #BeatPlastic campaign: www.arminvanbuuren.com/beatplastic.