Since part of your job is developing new talent for your Armada music label, who are some of the up-and-coming trance artists that you're really excited about?
AVB: Matthew Dekay, M.I.K.E. (check out his new album!), Mischa Daniels (not really trance though) and Amnesia Brothers.
Tell us a little bit about your organizational habits. What tools or methods do you use to help keep everything organized? Do you have certain programs or devices that you use to manage your info, or schedule?
AVB: My biggest friend is my Apple PowerBook. I use it 12 hours per day. Make sets, burn CDs, email, download, watch movies, chat with friends, phone, etc.
What are some of your favorite non-dance albums or artists? Or what music from outside your given genre do you draw inspiration from?
AVB: I'm a music addict and when I'm not in the studio I'm often online ordering new CDs. There's a lot of great music out there. I recently discovered the albums of Zero 7, Keane, Imogen Heap, and I'm a big Coldplay and Pink Floyd fan. If you look at my iPod you would probably laugh because there's a lot of different stuff on there, classical music, rock, ambient, anything really...
Armin, thanks so much for taking the time to talk to us.
AVB: Thank you, it was my pleasure.
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