Armin van Buuren\u00a0has officially unleashed the\u00a0Rising Star Remix\u00a0of his collaboration with Dutch singer-songwriter\u00a0Douwe Bob,\u00a0\u201cWhat If I Told You,\u201d\u00a0out now via\u00a0Armada Music. Rising Star is the uplifting trance side-project and alias of Dutch trance DJ and producer\u00a0Armin van Buuren.<\/p>\n
While the original single delivered an infectious crossover blend of country and trance,\u00a0Armin\u2019s\u00a0Rising Star\u00a0remake gives the track an uplifting melody. The original track began with a late night moment of inspiration for Dutch country singer Douwe Bob who imagined Armin as the perfect collaborator. He is one of the Netherlands\u2019 premier singer-songwriters (notably known for representing the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 and his hit roots-pop releases).<\/p>\n
They played the Rising Star Remix live at Amsterdam Music Festival in front of 40,000 fans.<\/p>\n
The Rising Star Remix discards radio-friendly arrangements in favor of pure, peak-time trance.\u00a0Armin elevates Douwe Bob\u2019s soulful vocal performance by weaving it into dynamic synth rolling basslines and a build up designed explicitly for mainstage moments. <\/p>\n
What This Means<\/p>\n
This has turned out to be a massive year for Armin van Buuren\u2019s alias dropping a remix almost immediately after a new single comes out.<\/p>\n