Jochen Miller
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Jochen van der Steijn, better known by his stage name, Jochen Miller, is a trance music
ian and DJ from Mill, Netherlands
. He started his career under the alias "DJ Jochen"; changing to his current name in 2003. He began his career at 16, practising his mixing skills at a disco
, owned by his father, where he went on to become a resident DJ, followed two years later, at the age of 18, by a residency at Zino's, a dance club in Tilburg, NL. In 1999, he won the Dutch Mixing Championships at Dance Valley
, where he gained attention for spinning three turntables. In 2001, he became the first resident DJ at The Matrixx club, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. He has since gone on to play at various clubs and events throughout the Netherlands, and, following burgeoning popularity, globally as well. In 2008, his single "Lost Connection" was featured on Armin van Buuren's popular annual compilation mix album, A State of Trance 2008
, thus propelling him to international recognition. In 2010, he signed to David Lewis Productions DJ Agency.
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
ian and DJ from Mill, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. He started his career under the alias "DJ Jochen"; changing to his current name in 2003. He began his career at 16, practising his mixing skills at a disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
, owned by his father, where he went on to become a resident DJ, followed two years later, at the age of 18, by a residency at Zino's, a dance club in Tilburg, NL. In 1999, he won the Dutch Mixing Championships at Dance Valley
Dance Valley
Dance Valley is an annual dance music festival held in the summer in Spaarnwoude, Netherlands. The first edition was in 1995 when 8.000 people attended . Dance Valley grew rapidly, both in duration and number of visitors...
, where he gained attention for spinning three turntables. In 2001, he became the first resident DJ at The Matrixx club, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. He has since gone on to play at various clubs and events throughout the Netherlands, and, following burgeoning popularity, globally as well. In 2008, his single "Lost Connection" was featured on Armin van Buuren's popular annual compilation mix album, A State of Trance 2008
A State Of Trance 2008
A State of Trance 2008 is the fifth album in the A State of Trance compilation series mixed by Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren. The double disc album of trance music was released on September 29, 2008.-Track listing:*Disc 1: On the Beach...
, thus propelling him to international recognition. In 2010, he signed to David Lewis Productions DJ Agency.