VIBES WEB3 MUSIC COMPETITION WEEK 35, THEME: EDM/TECHNO MUSIC, "IS IT BEAUTIFUL?" BY ARMIN VAN BUUREN & BEN HEMSLEY FT. LUCY PULLIN, COVER BY @winanda

Hello, music lovers. Are you ready for the dance floor?

This is the time to introduce you to Armin Van Buuren, that is, if you don't know him yet. In fact, I was excited when I found out the theme for this week is "EDM/Techno Music". I have always loved Armin, his music is exceptional. You need to check him out.

I had "Embrace" (album) since 2016, where I "embraced" all the tracks in his Embrace. Haha. I guess you saw what I did there. Well, I would have covered "Heading Up High" from his Embrace, I had the desire to explore more and found the "Balance" (album) to "Turn It Up" (music from Balance) a bit, then I found "Is It Beautiful" and realised it would be beautiful to cover it.

So, do you think it's beautiful?

Armin Van Buuren and Ben Hemsley produced this music featuring Lucy Pullin. The theme of this week revealed more beautiful songs from Armin, and I also got to know about Ben Hemsley, who is also known for producing dance/electronic music, especially trance music.

After deciding on the music to perform, I did a deep research on Armin and discovered more about him and his inspiring music career.

He's a Dutch DJ and record producer well known for his trance music- a subgenre of Electronic Dance Music (EDM). He's the world's top trance music producer who hosts a weekly radio show called "A State Of Trance (ASOT)" and has held the 1st place five times. Amazing right?

"Is It Beautiful" is a song that plunges one into deep reflection of the journey so far. We all have our journeys, and we surely need to be on track in order not to lose focus on the vision of our mission. It's a song with two lines of lyrics, meaningful, powerful and inspiring.

Well, I spiced it up with an interlude that flowed from within, with a message for you to reflect on, vibe with it and to it.

"Is It Beautiful" is ASOT Transformation 2025 Anthem, and I'm glad I covered it with a sprinkle of some good vibes.

It's mid-year, a time to reflect on how this year has been and what we have achieved. A time to either start, re-strategise and maintain our track in taking actions to execute our plans for the year. It's not too late to start.

My musical journey has been beautiful, despite pausing for 10 years. Well, I didn't stop writing songs, but I would have done a lot more. I'm glad I resumed, and I love how "Beautiful It Is" and "Where I Am". I can't wait to start learning a musical instrument and do much more. It's not only about music, but also my journey in fulfilling my purpose, it's gradually and beautifully unfolding.

And so I ask you: "Is It Beautiful Where You Are?" It's never too late, and I hope you have the best experience of your life.

I would have published this yesterday because I was already done, but a bit exhausted with sleepy eyes (like Tom trying to keep the eyes open with tooth picks in that Tom and Jerry cartoon episode, haha) from all the stress from the past few days and also my health recovery. Also, I've been experiencing some issues in exporting my new promo video from the video editing app, I'm trying to fix it.

This video was shot early hours of yesterday between 2 am and 3 am, and I was glad to see that @verbal-d had extended the deadline to 6th June. This allowed me to have a good sleep, rest well and also include a little more write-up in this blog.

Thanks so much, Verbal D, for the consideration and the work you've been doing in the community despite your RL activities. Now, more artists and musicians have more time to make their entries.

I'm grateful to be part of this wonderful community with our amazing judges, @lordbutterfly, who founded the Vibes community, @silentscreamer, @verbal-d and other sponsors behind this great project and to have met and connected with some amazing artists as well.

I hope you enjoy my performance, connect with it, feel the positive vibes as well as the message it brings. Please leave me your thoughts about my performance. I would love to hear from you.

Hugs and much love. 🤗 ❤️

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