Trance Music Discoveries!

I thought I would post my discoveries on Trance.
It was really hard to continue doing research and sometimes it felt forceful.
But I've personally gained a new appreciation for the music and now I know more about the artists and songs that before. I'm in the middle of downloading the albums of my favorite Trance artists right now, although I currently have more than 500 trance songs compiled by the ID&T radio show, the premier radio station for Trance in Europe.
And here is the write up I made:

Trance General info:
Trance is a style of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s. Trance music is generally characterized by a tempo of between 130 and 160 bpm, featuring repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and down throughout a track, often crescendoing or featuring a breakdown. Sometimes vocals are also utilized. The style is arguably derived from a combination of largely electronic music and house. 'Trance' received its name from the repetitious morphing beats, and the throbbing melodies which would presumably put the listener into a trance-like state. As this music is almost always played in nightclubs at popular vacation spots and in inner cities, trance can be understood as a form of club music.

Notable Magazines:
DJ Magazine: djmag.com

Top 20 Results DJ's for 2006:

1. Paul van Dyk
2. Armin van Buuren
3. Tiësto
4. Christopher Lawrence
5. DJ Dan
6. Ferry Corsten
7. Sasha
8. John Digweed
9. Above & Beyond
10. Deep Dish
11. Carl Cox
12. Infected Mushroom
13. ATB
14. Paul Oakenfold
15. Hernan Cattaneo
16. Judge Jules
17. Eddie Halliwell
18. Marco V
19. Markus Schulz
20. Gabriel & Dresden

Notable artists:

Armin van Buuren (Anthem Trance/Uplifting Trance) (Vocal Trance)
From the Netherlands
Age: 30 (1976)
Label: Armada, ArminD, A State Of Trance
Website: http://www.arminvanbuuren.com/
Worked with Tiesto and was signed under Paul van Dyk's record label
Has his own radio show in ID&T, the world's largest dance organizer in Netherlands

Famous Tracks:
Blue Fear
Communication

ATB (Anthem Trance/Uplifting Trance)
Andre Oliver Tanneberger
From Germany
Age: 33 (1973)
He featured a guitarr rift that has hugely become popular and is his signature sound
Website: http://www.atb-music.com/

Famous Tracls:
9pm (Till I come)
Don't Stop
Killer
I Don't Want to Stop
You're Not Alone
Ecstacy
Marrakech

Ayla (Anthem Trance/Uplifting Trance)
Not much info
Name inspired by a girl that worked in their studio during first recordings

Chicane (Vocal Trance)
Nick Bracegirdle
From London England
Began making music a age 12 and produced demo tapes for record labels
Age: 35 (1971)

Famous Tracks
Offshore
Saltwater (Considered best trance songever)
Autumn Tactics
Don't Give it Up (Bryan Adams)
Halcyon
Love on the Run

DJ Tiesto (Anthem Trance/Uplifting Trance)
Tijs Verwest
Netherlands
age: 37 (1969)
Label: Black Hole Recordings, Nettwerk
Website: http://www.tiesto.com/
Was in the opening ceremonies in Greece Olypics 2004

Famous Tracks:
Silence (Sarah McLauchan)
Adagio for Strings
Flight 643
Lethal Industry
Suburban Train
Traffic
Just Be

DJ Quicksilver (Pizzicato Trance)
Nothing

Kai Tracid (Acid Trance)
Kai MacDonald
German
Own Label company: Tracid Traxxx

Famous Tracks:
Your Own Reality
Liquid Skies

Mauro Picotto (Hard Trance)
Italian
Has since moved up into Techno
Got famous through a television show competition for best DJ

Famous Tracks:
We Gonna Get
Bakerloo Symphony
Lizard
Iguana
Komodo
I feel Love
Communication

Macro V (Anthem Trance/Uplifting Trance)

Paul Oakenfold (Anthem Trance/Uplifting Trance)
London, England
Age: 1963
Website: www.pauloakenfold.com
He was popular due to his soundtracks for alot of American movies
ex: Swordfish, James bond, matrix
First Solo Album: Bunkka featuring Nelly Furtado,Tricky, Ice Cube, Crazy Town.

Famous Tracks:
The Harder they Come
Get Em Up
Starry Eyed Surprise
Ready Steady Go

Paul van Dyk (Anthem Trance/Uplifting Trance)
Germany
Age: 1971
Label: MFS, Vandit
Website: http://www.paulvandyk.com

Famous Tracks:
Seven Ways
Words
45RPM
Nothing But You (Grammy Award)
The Other Side

Ian Van Dahl (Vocal Trance)
Belgian Dance/Pop Group
5 members
Label: EMI Records

Famous Tracks:
Castles in the Sky
Will I?
Try
Reason
Believe
Where Are You Now?
Inspiration
Movin On
Just a Girl


Sasha (Progressive Trance)
Alexander Cole
England

Famous Tracks:
* 1993: "Together" with Danny Campbell (FFRR) (UK Singles Chart #57)[61]
* 1994: "Higher Ground" (Deconstruction) (UK #19)[4]
* 1994: "Magic" with Sam Mollison (Deconstruction) (UK #32)[62]
* 1994: The Qat Collection (Deconstruction)
* 1996: "Be as One" with Maria Nayler (UK #17)[63]
* 1999: Xpander EP (Deconstruction, Ultra Records) (UK #18)
* 2000: "Scorchio" with Darren Emerson (Deconstruction) (UK #23)[64]
* 2002: "Wavy Gravy" (Kinetic Records, BMG) (UK #64)[4]