Derek Sanders

They officially announced the winner of the bedroom DJ contest on the A State of Trance website:

Winner of the A State of Trance Bedroom DJ contest announced!

Looks like they discovered the site here too. Cool stuff!

The Flyers & Mike Sonar – Lumiere (Original Mix)
The Flyers & Mike Sonar – Times (Original Mix)
Oceania presents Cordonnier – Squares In A Box (Suncatcher Remix)
Suncatcher – Shoreline (Original Mix)
Tim Preijers pres. Sense Of Shiver feat. Boom – Offshore (Temple One’s Ocean View Remix)
Tim Preijers pres. Sense Of Shiver feat. Boom – Offshore (Arctic Moon Remix)
Nitrous Oxide featuring Aneym – Far Away (Club Mix)
Nitrous Oxide featuring Aneym – Far Away (Dub Mix)
Daniel Kandi – Everything Counts (Suncatcher Remix)
Oliver P & Static Blue – Crimson Skies (Akesson Remix)
Jamie Harrison And Henry And Ed Levick – Cloud 9 (Original Mix)
Steve Allen – Second Rule (Original Mix)
Steve Allen – Second Rule (Ex-Driver Remix)
Imperfection – Searching For Happiness (Original Mix)
Imperfection – A Beautiful Tomorrow (Original Mix)
Xetro – Reaction (Original Instrumental Intro Mix)
Ali Wilson – Pandora (Original Mix)
Sebastian Brandt – 450 (Original Mix)

I got some pretty cool news that I thought I would share with you all. A few weeks back I entered into a bedroom DJ contest for the A State of Trance special episode 450. I didn’t think I had a shot, then just last night I got an e-mail saying I had made the final round of cuts, and to reply with my phone number. Seeing as how today is April 1st I thought for sure I was being pranked, but the reply-to e-mail was legit so I went with it anyways.

Much to my surprise I got a call this morning while at work from none other than Armin Van Buuren! I think I was in too much shock to be excited. I really had no idea what to say. You see the title of this post? Yea, that’s what I said, “Wow, that’s amazing news”. Though, if you listen back to when they played back the phone conversation on the live radio broadcast, I was about to scream “F&*$ Yea”, only to realize I was still at work. So I came across as an emotionless robot, the best comment I saw was comparing me to the Russian in Rocky IV. As soon as the phone hung up I yelled out pretty good, it was a really exciting day. I still thought I was being punk’d up until the point that I heard the phone call being played back on the radio broadcast. They played my winning mix to all the listeners (the streams were reporting more than 10,000 listeners), and I am being sent some free stuff. I have been all smiles since then. The end result will hopefully open up some doors so I can pursue this “hobby”, more like a life passion, to somewhere other than my bedroom.

I have uploaded the winning mix in 320kbps to the site, and you can grab it here: ASOT450 Bedroom DJ Contest Mix

This is the winning mix for the A State Of Trance 450 Bedroom DJ Contest.

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ASOT450 Bedroom DJ Contest Mix MP3

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Tracklist
Michael Angelo Feat Jenry R – Disconnected (Myon And Shane 54 Vocal Mix)
OceanLab vs Mike Shiver – If I Could Fly On The Surface (Daniel Kandi Mashup)
Trilucid – Departures (Yuri Kane Remix)
Arnej – People Come, People Go (Maor Levi Remix)
Yamin feat. Marcie – Forward Motion (Mike Shiver’s Catching Sun Mix)
Saints & Sinners – Peace (Breakfast Mix)
Sly One – This Late Stage (Original Mix)
Dan Stone – Mumbai (Original Mix)
Kyau vs. Albert – Falling Anywhere (Original Mix)
Kandi & Neumann – Lovin’ Feeling (Original Mix )
Solace and Solitude – M49 (Original Mix)

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Luke Terry – Veritas Lux Mea (Manuel Le Saux & Astuni present Elexis Remix)
Eddie Sender – Afterbirth (Ronny K Remix)
Lange pres. Firewall – Wanderlust (Sunny Lax Uplifting Remix)
Ingsha – Montego Bay (Etasonic Remix)
Ben Preston feat. Susie – Remember Me (Daniel Kandi’s Flashy Tribute Mix)
Myk Bee – Blue Harmony (Corderoy Remix)
Dave Horne – Pushing Air (Dan Stone Remix)
Daniel Kandi – Venice Beach (Lifted Mix)
Thomas Coastline – Love Victims (Temple One Remix)
Ciro Visone vs Sara Pollino – Heart & Soul (original mix)

Myk Bee – Blue Harmony (Cordery Remix)
Robert Burian – Recovery (Original Mix)
Delared – The Black Planet (Original Mix)
Ciro Visone vs Sara Pollino – Heart & Soul (Original Mix)
Adam Nickey pres. Blue 8 – Eleventh Street (Ferry Tayle & Static Blue Remix)
Redstar – September Falls (Original Mix)
Adam Foley – Fourteen Falls (Original Mix)
SoundLift – Nakhti (Original Mix)

Roger Shah pres Savannah – Darling Harbour (Roger Shah Mix)
Icone – Hyperspace (Original Mix)
Oliver P – Lost Without You (Original Mix)
Andy Tau – Hidden Message (Dan Stone Remix)
Reverse – Absolute Reality (Original Mix)
Reverse – Absolute Reality (Arty Remix)
Jer Martin – Ten Minutes To Midnight (Original Club Mix)

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Elysium 030 MP3

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Marc Lener & Kilu – Orangeland (Club Mix)
Rafael Frost – Flashback (Original Mix)
Andy Tau – Hidden Message (Dan Stone Remix)
DJ Ange – Seamless (Original Mix)
Vimana – We Came (Akira Kayosa’s 2009 Passion Remix)
Ferry Tayle & Static Blue – Trapeze (Daniel Kandi’s Emotional Remix)
Vast Vision & RAM – Sandwriting (Temple One Remix)
Oliver P – Lost Without You (Original Mix)
Brave – The Healer (Arctic Moon Remix)
Ciro Visone & Luca Lombardi – Immenso (Ciro Visone Mix)

System F – Cry (Spark 7 Remix)
Melodia – The Way (Clarks & Setrise Remix)
Max Graham feat. Neev Kennedy – Sun In The Winter (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Remix)
Kelly Andrew – Julietta (Suncatcher Club Mix)
Kelly Andrew – Julietta (Suncatcher Orchestral Remix)
Kelly Andrew – Julietta (SoundLift Remix)
Rafael Frost – Flashback (Original Mix)
Mujahid – Back To Horizon (Original Mix)
Der Mystik – Sevillana (ReOrder Uplifting Mix)
Chris Melton – Minttu (Onova Remix)
Nitrous Oxide & Mysterious Movement – The Journey (Darren Tate Remix)
Nitrous Oxide & Mysterious Movement – The Journey (Corderoy Remix)
Nitrous Oxide & Mysterious Movement – The Journey (Original Mix)

Brave – The Healer (Arctic Moon Remix)
ReOrder – Miracles (Original Mix)
ReOrder – Driven By Moment (Original Mix)
Solace & Solitude – Sunset Sessions (Original Mix)
Ex-Driver – Heathrow (Avenger Remix)
Ferry Tayle & Static Blue – Trapeze (Daniel Kandi’s Emotional Mix)
Ferry Tayle & Static Blue – Trapeze (Original Mix)
Ingsha – Montego Bay (Etasonic Remix)
Alive Stone – Fly With Me (ATA Remix)