ASOT | A State of Trance Podcast

As we welcome Nihil Young to the A State of Trance podcast, progressive trance from Italy is in the spotlight! We’re talking about his brand-new album, Compass, the inspiration behind it, and his journey through the progressive trance scene.

This week on the A State of Trance Podcast, we're joined by Ahmed Helmy and Doppenberg to talk about their exciting new alias, HEL:BRG. We dive into how the project came to life, the vision behind the sound, and what's next for this powerful new collaboration.

Belgian producer and DJ Push has been a defining force in trance for decades, shaping the genre with timeless classics and an unmistakable sound. In this episode we discuss his new album 'Known Universe', we look back on his remarkable journey, the evolution of trance, and what continues to inspire one of the scene's true legends.

This week we sit down with Olly James to look back at the defining milestones of his journey so far — from breakthrough releases and major collaborations to life on tour and the experiences that shaped him as a DJ. This is the story behind the music, the memories, and the moments that changed his life.

Irish trance powerhouse Ciaran McAuley returns to the ASOT show with his deeply personal new album, Finding Me — a powerful statement of identity, growth, and emotional honesty. Known for his soaring melodies and uplifting energy, Ciaran blends heartfelt vocals with cinematic builds to create a journey that’s both intimate and euphoric.

Today’s episode is all about Sarah de Warren — an artist who keeps evolving and surprising. We’re diving into her latest releases, the ideas and emotions behind them, and how her sound has grown over the course of her career. From early influences to where she’s headed next, this is a closer look at the creative journey shaping Sarah de Warren right now.

Today we’re joined by rising star Olivia Lensen, whose fresh perspective and growing impact are quickly turning heads. We’re excited to dive into her journey, inspirations, and what’s next.

Driftmoon opens up about his new album Moonstruck, a deeply immersive journey through sound, emotion, and late-night inspiration. In this episode of the ASOT Podcast, he shares the stories, influences, and creative moments that shaped the album.

John Grand dropped by to present his newest album 'Drift'! 

Cold Blue is back on the ASOT mics to dive deep into how his newest album 'Mountains' came to be

This week in the ASOT studios we welcomed Darren Tate, who is celebrating 25 years of his label Mondo Records.

This week on A State of Trance, we welcome Dutch DJ and producer Corren Cavini: a rising star known for his emotive, harmony-driven approach to house and techno.

Paul Denton joined us in the ASOT studios to chat about his RETROSPEKT album, as well as his recent and upcoming projects.

This week on A State of Trance, we sat down with Luvstruck, an artist making big waves on daytime radio in the Netherlands and far beyond.

This week on A State of Trance, we welcome fast-rising DJ and producer from Bristol, RIVER.

This week on A State of Trance, we’re thrilled to welcome TDJ: the genre-blending Canadian producer and DJ known for her dreamy, rave-inspired soundscapes that push trance into new territory.

We’re joined by Seth Hills to chat about his journey from the Dutch club scene to international stages, and find out what’s next for his genre-blending sound.

Anjunabeats mainstay Oliver Smith joins the ASOT podcast to talk all things ‘Footprints’, his debut album after two decades in the industry.

'Who’s Afraid of 138?!' regular David Forbes is back on the show to chat about his recent releases and the upcoming projects he is working on.

Jochem Hamerling stops by the ASOT studio to dive into the story behind his debut album, ‘Introspection’.

We welcomed Rozie in the ASOT studio to share how she has been turning heads across the scene with her unique blend of hard house and trance.

Dutch artist Estiva came by the studio to talk about his brand new album 'Embrace'.

Longtime ASOT favorite Giuseppe Ottaviani is back to share about his new project OTTAGON.

This week, we welcomed 8Kays to the ASOT studio to talk about how her career began and how she became one of the leading artists in the melodic techno world.

Simon Patterson stopped by the ASOT studio to share about his very personal journey through music.

We sat down with Mees Salomé to chat about his musical journey, from his formal training in Creative Production to collaborating with artists such as Joris Voorn and Tinlicker.

On this episode, Scottish DJ and producer, Mark Sherry is on the ASOT mics to share about his new album 'Th3rty'.

This week, on the ASOT podcast, we welcomed Thomas Sagstad from Scandinavian duo anamē, who gave us some insights from their newest album 'Hopes & Fears’

None other than Factor B is back in the ASOT studio, this time to share insights on his new album, ‘Bloom’ [In Loving Memory].

This week on the A State of Trance mics we welcome psytrance superstar Omiki

This week we are joined by AVALAN ROKSTON, the fusion of Grammy-nominated Dutch vocalist and producer Avalan with German producer and songwriter Rokston.

For the ASOT 1201 guest mix, we are joined by British DJ and producer Farius for a showcase of his ‘Synapse’ album.

On episode 1199, we were visited by one of the leading artists of the majestic Drumcode label: Bart Skils

All the way from Northern Ireland, hard-hitter Shugz joined us for our Halloween special and for this week’s episode of the A State of Trance Podcast.

In this episode of A State of Trance we welcomed Nicky Elisabeth to talk about her new album ‘The Way of Love’.

This week, we were joined by John Askew for an album special on ‘A Room Full of Pros & Cons’

We had the pleasure to welcome BLR, who has been a big part of the history of A State of Trance. He’s released a lot of music on the label, which goes all the way back to 2006 with ‘Back In The Days’.

This week we catch up with our friend from the UK: Matty Ralph!

The second podcast this week was for Tune Of The Year winner of 2022, Bryan Kearney!

The first of this week's two podcasts is all for our friend of the show, Ben Gold, who dropped by the studio again with a massive lists of IDs so of course we had to talk about it!

In this week's ASOT podcast we welcome Hollt! Among other things he elaborates on how he got into producing and why he started his on label.

This week’s guest came all the way from Boise, Idaho, making his debut in the studio. You might know him for touring with Deadmau5 and releasing on Mau5trap recordings. He is releasing his new album ‘Odyssey’ on Enhanced Music this week, and to celebrate that, he is here in the studio to play some of the album’s tunes! Morgin Madison!

He’s one of the founding fathers of progressive trance music and one of the flag-bearers of German trance since the ‘90s, scoring chart hits across the globe with songs such as ‘The Awakening’, ‘Fields Of Love’ and, of course, ‘On The Beach’! This week’s guest mixer is... Torsten Stenzel aka YORK!

It has almost been two years since we had this man doing a set in our studio, even though we play a lot of his music on A State of Trance. He couldn’t make it earlier this year due to a wrist surgery, but he was here this week at long last to celebrate the release of his new single, ‘Mystère’... Maarten de Jong!

We are joined by friend of the show Alexander Mieling, better known as Alex M.O.R.P.H.! He recently started releasing progressive tunes under his brand-new MRPHLNDR alias

This week we welcome back Laura van Dam to the studio to talk about her recent successes like performing on the mainstage of A State of Trance and playing Ultra Music Festival Miami.

Giorgia lets us in on her path through her musical career, and shares with is how important it is to focus on positive vibes.

One of our favorite progressive artists, Matt Fax, is back in the studio for this week's podcast. He just released ‘Why Do I’ with Maxim Lany and Cartouche, which was written during the ASOT writing camp in Amsterdam, ‘U’ and ‘Raven’, which was crowned Progressive Pick last week and is featured on the new ‘A State of Trance 2024’ mix album.

This week we're joined by techno and tech house legends Reset Robot and Alan Fitzgerald to talk about their new project: Silva City!

In the Podcast, we have a chat with Steve Dekay about how he comes up with his career decisions and much more.

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.