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Snapshots from DJ Armin van Buuren's visit to Tomorrowland Foundation Music & Arts School by Ektara

Ahead of their gig at Croma Sunburn Arena presented by Absolut, in partnership with Rhythmbox and in association with t2, the duo dropped in to check out the place that was founded in December 2022

Pramita Ghosh Published 11.10.23, 12:23 PM
"People might know me for songs like This Is What It Feels Like and Blah Blah Blah but before that, I was producing tracks for 15 years... before I had success. I am not saying you have to wait 15 years... it's a long time but self-education is the most important thing. Keep learning, make a track, play it for your friends; if it's not good, do it again and learn. And think of ways to make it better... I would say, do not expect too much, just have fun. Music is supposed to be fun but yes, you do need a little bit of luck... believe in yourself," said the five-time World #1 DJ to aspiring students who want to be DJs. Later, Armin and Laura surprised the children by playing a special set.

"People might know me for songs like This Is What It Feels Like and Blah Blah Blah but before that, I was producing tracks for 15 years... before I had success. I am not saying you have to wait 15 years... it's a long time but self-education is the most important thing. Keep learning, make a track, play it for your friends; if it's not good, do it again and learn. And think of ways to make it better... I would say, do not expect too much, just have fun. Music is supposed to be fun but yes, you do need a little bit of luck... believe in yourself," said the five-time World #1 DJ to aspiring students who want to be DJs. Later, Armin and Laura surprised the children by playing a special set. Bhubaneswarananda Halder

Tomorrowland Foundation Music & Arts School by Ektara in Topsia had special guests on Saturday afternoon — DJs Armin van Buuren and Laura van Dam. Ahead of their gig at Croma Sunburn Arena presented by Absolut, in partnership with Rhythmbox and in association with t2, the duo dropped in to check out the place that was founded in December 2022. It aims to reach out to 1,000 children with facilities for arts, music, dance, photography, animation, theatre and other forms of art.

“The organisation’s primary goal is to provide high-quality learning opportunities to these individuals, ensuring they have access to education, capacity-building initiatives, and the opportunity to lead empowered lives with dignity,” said Namrata Sureka, who founded Ektara with Vinita Saraf. The vision was to transform vulnerable communities through education.

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Armin, who reached the venue around 2pm, spent close to two hours interacting with the kids and teachers, leaving them impressed. “This is a very emotional feeling; it's very impressive to see what these people are doing,” he said.

Armin was welcomed by a beautiful dance performance by the students leaving Armin mighty impressed who thanked them with a namaste.

Armin checked out the "Steam lab" that acts as an exposure space for science, technology, engineering, arts, and maths, enabling children to learn through various activities and experiments. The lab activities are synced with the grade 5-7 curriculum.

Armin goes click click on his phone

Armin goes click click on his phone

Wearing a plain white tee, white denim shorts and sneakers, the Dutch DJ greeted the faculty with a warm smile and namaste as he checked out the classrooms.

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