// Your 1st Trance Experience & how u got introduced 2 i

[samlbronkowitz]

i had just finished my final exam in 11th grade, and my friend who i used to skate with invited me over to his house. I found all these CDs with names like Trancemaster 4, Rave Mission 6, Ravermeister 2, etc. We started listening to it and I got hooked. This was in Belgium so he drove me to a small store in the middle of nowhere called Bonzai Records (now one of the best labels with the best artists and a million sublabels!!). I remember I spent every penny I had in there and the girl behind the counter even let me take 4 records (Yves Deruyter "In My Electric House" and "CherryMoon Trax"). I was obsessively into trance at this point. This all happened in 1993 and got more and more obsessed, would buy all these CD compilations! Around 1995 onwards I started going clubbing. I can proudly say I've seen at least half the DJs on the Top 50 list at least once and seen some like PVD, Ferry, Laurent Garnier, Carl Cox, CJ Makintosh, John Digweed, Judge Jules around 10times each. Can't wait to see them all and new ones in Lebanon--my new home for raving!

[JAD]

[samlbronkowitz]

[Path;)s !]

[reemze]

It started with ATB.
I loved him, love him, and always will love him

He made me want to explore trance more...
I then later on started listening to Tiesto, Armin, and PVD...

My first gig was PVD (when he came here the first time)...
and after that..

I JUST GOT HOOKED!

[hani]

[DIONYSOS]

I've told this story a countless number of times, a lot of which right here on TH, but ah well, here it goes...

I started listening to Jean-Michel Jarre before I was born; my elder brother used to play me his music when I was still in the belly. I grew up listening to nothing but JMJ and since an early age I was repelled by "radio music". But that changed when I discovered what was formerly known as Radio DeeJay, the station that hosted Lebanon's top DJs (among which were Amadeus and current MixFM owner Rodge who was my #1), and I used to tune in to its shows that delivered what I then termed "House", namely the likes of Mr. Vain, Rhythm Is A Dancer, and tracks by 2 Unlimited among others. Meanwhile I was still listening to JMJ, and when the days of that House were over I went back to JMJ alone, until...

Until in 1999, I was heading to watch a movie with a friend of mine who listened to Techno, Hardcore, DnB, and some Goa, which then was music I absolutely hate. He had that MP3 player at the time called "Rio", and after buying the tickets for the movie he handed the Rio to me and said "listen". I was like "fuck off, I fucking hate your fucking music fuckface" (shut up, we've all had that phase in our life), but he was like "no, this is different, this is Trance, give it a try", and I was like "fine..." (just to get him off my back). I pressed play and a typical 4/4 beat kicked in, so I was thinking "trance shamnce... all this shit sounds the same"... but that was only until the breakdown came in, and the melody was introduced, that of...
William Orbit - Samuel Barber's Adagio For Strings (Ferry Corsten remix)

That was it. I was blown away. As soon as the track was over I simply repeated it. We walked in the theatre and I was still repeating it. The entire movie played on and I was still incessantly repeating it for two full hours. This is the moment that my entire life flipped 180... I still listen to JMJ up til this very day (and any good music for that matter), but ever since that incident Trance became my obsession, a pathological obsession even.

It's just a shame that I'd have to kill the man who got me into Trance after Dolphina's story...

[Trancistor]

[samer]

[samlbronkowitz]

^young at heart bro! still 16when I'm bouncing on my imaginary pogo stick listening to 135bpms!

[Night Stalker]

[ADRENALIN]

well guys all started in 1998.when a friend of mine told me about paul van dyk and his amazing music.his album i brought it in 1998 called 45 rpm and his single "FOR AN ANGEL".my god i still adore until now,so it all began with this year,and till now im still listening,enjoyin and in love with trance music.....so for the new trancers !!! enjoy and be adicted to this !!!