Dominique Nguyen

Trancefam's own "fam" scores release on Sied van Riel's label 'Maple Valley'

Hello Trancefam! Please forgive the nature of this post as it has been flagged editorial because of the obvious self-promotion! Writing about one’s home town is always a bit hard. However, if you listen to ‘Maple Valley’ (out now on Rielism Records) then you will experience the track named after a town I grew up in. The song is a collaboration between XiJaro & Pitch featuring Artifi, including vocals from

Trance Pioneer Dies at Age 47

Is this just a dream or are we hearing Robert Miles’ ageless classic ‘Children’ being played from the heavens? Best known for his emotion-evoking melodies, the true king of trance piano has reportedly passed away due to a disease he has been battling. Robert Miles was only 47-years-old, residing in Ibiza where he had spent his last several years devoting his talent and love for music on his radio station, OpenLab.

USC'S OFFICAL TRANCE EVENT IS COMING BACK THIS YEAR

With Future Sound of Egypt taking the stage at the Tacoma Dome late last March and Above & Beyond: Group Therapy 250 throwing its first two-day outdoor escapade at The Gorge Amphitheater later this summer, it is without a doubt that trance in the Pacific Northwest has made 2017 its year. But let’s not forget the OFFICAL USC trance event-of-the-year that made its debut last year. AWAKENING AGAIN, this year,

Resolution 2017: The Night of Bass, Crytrance, and Cooties (Review)

While people across the globe were making their New Year’s resolutions & saying goodbye to 2016—The Emerald City (Seattle, WA) played host to nearly 14,000 attendees gathered together to make resolutions together. Excitement filled the air around the WaMu theatre as partygoers walked to the venue in all sorts of rave attire. In the freezing rain nearly two blocks away, ravers were zig-zagging in and out of traffic with their

'Tis the Season for TRANCE

THINK YOU’VE HAD ENOUGH OF HOLIDAY MUSIC?? THINK AGAIN! It’s that time of year again! We are well into the month of December, and you know what that means: holiday music… everywhere. Holiday music on the radio, holiday music at the grocery store, holiday music being sung by your kids at home, holiday music playing at the department store you work at during your 8 hour shift… you can’t escape

Seattle's New Year's Eve BUTTON PUSH

November has finally come to an end and everyone has already begun to throw on their footsie pajamas, sing along to holiday music, drink egg nog, and lounge around in their festively decorated house with the Hallmark Channel constantly playing in the background. With this being said, this is not quite the image we get from the EDM lovers of the Pacific Northwest. Music festival attendees are gathering their rave fam,

Trance Legends Make Kickstarter Return

TRANCE IS DEAD? THINK AGAIN!! Trance pioneers Gabriel and Dresden are back with an exciting new album project after a decade-long hiatus. This time, they are leaving it in the hands of their fans as they launched a Kickstarter campaign on November 18th, 2016. The Kickstarter project is aimed at raising the capital needed to produce the 10 tracks and release it to the public independently. Some of the Kickstarter

Armin van Buuren Announces His BIG News

ARMIN HAS BEEN LEAVING HIS FANS IN SUSPENSE. HERE’S WHAT HE HAS TO SAY: Yesterday morning, Armin van Buuren released a video onto his social media to tell the world that he had a big announcement that he would be sharing with the world within the next 24 hours. The video featured clips of the legendary DJ back from when he was first declared as the No. 1 DJ of the

Armin van Buuren gets Freaky at FreakNight

ARMIN STEERS AWAY FROM TRANCE DURING FREAKNIGHT’S 20 YEAR CELEBRATION  Let’s play a game, shall we? I’ll say a word and you tell me the first thing that pops up in your head. Let’s start with a practice round. Donald Trump. “Bad hombres.” Wow! You’re really good at this! Now for something more challenging. Armin van Buuren You probably said something along the lines of “Dutch” or “producer” or “EDM