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Rio Addicts
12+ albums
progressive trancetranceelectronicProgressive Housedutch
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Rio Addicts is an alias of dutch progressive trance producer Mark Otten. Trance.nu, one of the leading websites in dance music, praises Mark Otten's "implausible capacity". And according to his managers, world-famous dj Tiesto "loves Mark's sound". Alongside recent associations with dj's Armin van Buuren (Armada) and Tiesto (BlackHole), Mark Otten has taken the international music industry by surprise. Mark's recent success has been no coincidence though. While most dance-producers start their careers as dj's, Mark comes from a musician's side. Both parents were involved in making music, which always meant plenty of instruments at hand as well as lots of positive stimulation. Born in The Netherlands in 1978, multi-instrumentalist Mark started out as a drummer and quickly expanded his interests to other more melodic instruments, such as percussion, (bass-) guitars and keyboards. From an early age on Mark practiced and performed with various bands and workshops. House music captured his attention from the start and a synthesizer allowed him the chance to start recording songs. Soon after, he found new possibilities using the computer for producing and quickly became an expert in this field as well. His first break-through took place at a high-school gig where he was discovered by a Sony producer. This quickly lead to several early releases with a techno edge. He rapidly got ready to conquer the scene with his first love: melodic and emotional music, this time in the form of
top songs
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The Distance
5,7622Crossroads
1,4683Crossroads (Original Mix)
9564Crossroads - Original Mix Edit
7765The Distance (Original Mix)
5796Crossroads (Probspot remix)
5457Crossroads [Mix Cut] - Original Mix
4808The Distance [Mix Cut] - Original Mix
4699Crossroads - Original Mix
40910Crossroads - Classic Bonus Track
336albums
A State Of Trance 2007
A State of Trance 500
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A State of Trance 500 (Mixed by Armin van Buuren, Paul Oakenfold, Markus Schulz, Cosmic Gate & Andy Moor)
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A State of Trance 2007 Disc 1 On the Beach
Crossroads
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A State Of Trance 2007 (Disc 1 - On The Beach)
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A Decade Of Trance - 2004, Pt. 4
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A State of Trance 2007 [Disc 1]
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A State of Trance 500 CD5 (Mixed by Andy Moor)
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A State of Trance 2007 Disc 1
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Armada Presents Miami Tunes 2008
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A State Of Trance Year Mix 2004 (Mixed Version)