ID&T yesterday announced the next theme that will carry the Sensation brand forward for their 2011 events. Kicking off at the Amsterdam ArenA (a 40,000 capacity football stadium) on July 2nd, Sensation still remains one of the fastest selling dance music events, with a strict 'all white' dress code, and a themed arena at each event. It has been known to sell out in as quickly as 2 hours from going on sale, and the line up is not released until long after it's sold out.

Jochen Miller is a household name to many on the Dutch clubbing circuit. Starting from a young age in a club run by his parents, he rose through the ranks capturing the attention of the largest players in the country to eventually break through as a headline DJ. Pushing a unique blend of elctro sounds in with progressive and trance, he's clocked up many successful releases such as 'Brace yourself', 'India', and 'Lost Connection', most of which appear on the Dutch label 'High Contrast'.

Recently one of his latest tracks 'Classified' was picked up by the ID&T promoters, and has been used as an example of the sound for their new concepted 'Energy: The Network' event soon to take place in Utrecht, Holland. In our interview we look at how Jochen came to be known in Holland, and also get a chance to talk to him about some of the key milestones in his career.

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2010 was an extremely busy year for global trance legend Ferry Corsten. His Once Upon A Night tour touched 29 countries and saw him broadcast his sound to over 500,000 clubbers. Along with 24 festivals to be a part of and plans of a fourth artist album coming up, it's hardly surprising that he's currently basking in the sun somewhere taking a well earned break.

In our Interview Ferry reveals the plans for his next album and his appearance at the approaching launch of the 'Energy The Network' event in Holland along with a brief insight into what you'll find in his studio.

Well prizes like this don't get put up for offer every day at DSI, so it gives us great pleasure to announce our Exclusive 'Energy: We are the Network' competition.

One UK winner will be flown from a UK airport (with a friend) to Utrecht, Holland. You will then be put up in one of the many 5 star hotels near to the event. If that's not all, you will also be picked up from your hotel and taken along to the amazing Energy: We are the network event at Jaarbeurs Hall which opens its doors to a fantastic line up featuring:

Eddie Halliwell,
Tiësto,
Ferry Corsten,
Marco V, and MANY more.

For your chance to win this all expenses paid trip, simply answer the question on our competition page, and check back at midday on January 10th 2011.

This competition is open to UK and Netherlands DSI members ONLY. If you are not from either of these countries, please don't enter.

Enter now for a chance to win

It's got to be handed to our friends at Sensation that they're never short of astounding line up's. Recenly announced is that Richie Hawtin and Funkagenda will also perform at their Düsseldorf New Year Eve event this year for some 30,000 of the globes most passionate clubbers. Over 5,000 of hailed from the UK alone last year. The line up also features Fedde le Grand, Joris Voorn and Swedish House Mafia member Sebastian Ingrosso.

Michael Grüser (Senior Public Relations, Sensation Germany) commented "Sensation Germany is a very international event. Last year about the half of our guests came from all over the world (44 countries). As we saw that we had a significant attendance from the UK, we wanted to give them a little “present”. That was the reason why we booked Funkagenda – actually one of the hottest acts in Europe!"

The New Year's Eve event will continue the 'Celebrate Life' theme which kicked off in Amsterdam in July 2010 and sold out to 40,000 guests in less than 3 days. The theme is concentrated on engaging the clubbers and allowing them to interact with the show's production and scenery as the night progresses. The Sensation Düsseldorf NYE event will be the fourth of it's kind and over the last 3 years has entertained nearly 100,000 clubbers.

Full details of the event can be obtained from the Sensation Website