🔊 BPM #50: A Legacy of Trance, Power, and Passion
Back in 1997, a spark was lit in the small city of Bangor, Maine. I launched Beats Per Minute (BPM) on WHSN 89.3FM, the city’s only dance music show at the time. It was raw, it was real, and it was ahead of its time — streaming live in Real Audio by 1998 while spinning euro dance, trance, house, and hard house entirely on CDs. Turntables were not a format used, as WHSN 89.3FM operated on a fully digital system built around Mini-Discs, computers, and CDs. That’s where the journey began — and where DJ Skott was born.
When I moved to Phoenix, Arizona in late 1999, I brought the sound with me. My “9.9.99” mix turned heads — not just for the track selection and flow, but because I was still using CDs while many clung to vinyl. Some admired the precision, others questioned the medium. But I kept pushing.
By 2000, I added vinyl to my arsenal — expanding beyond CDs and embracing the tactile art of mixing on wax. This opened up new creative possibilities and pushed my sound even further. Around that time, I also coined the term Power Trance to describe my style: melodic, vocal, and anthem-driven epic trance driven at 147–151 BPM. It was trance, but louder, faster, more emotionally charged — with power. Today, that same spirit lives on in a refined 140 BPM approach, combining influential tracks with modern remixes that carry the energy of both past and present.
💿 BPM #50 — Now Live!
Fast forward to now — BPM #50 has officially dropped. A 69-track journey through trance history, carefully mixed to honor the evolution of the genre while staying true to the BPM legacy. Expect massive energy, emotional climaxes, and a few surprises along the way.
🎧 Stream it. Download it. Share it.
📺 YouTube, TikTok & Twitch: @djskott
🌐 Additional content also coming soon to LFG.tv
🙏 Shout Outs & Thanks
No journey is taken alone, and I owe a lot to the legends and the local heroes who shaped me.
Massive respect to:
🎶 Tiesto | Armin van Buuren | Ferry Corsten | Andrew Rayel | Billy Gillies
You each influenced my sound and vision in powerful ways.
👊 Big thanks to Scott Downey, who helped me kick this off at WHSN 89.3FM in the early days.
💥 Props to my former crews:
AZtech Promo, I.B.B., Cosmic Sea Productions, Well Regulated, and East Coast Underground — thanks for holding it down and giving me a platform.
🌵 Huge love to Desert Trance Society for keeping the energy alive in the Southwest and booking me at some unforgettable events.
📡 And gratitude to Digitally Imported (DI.fm) and East Coast Happy radio stations for giving my early 2000s mixes global exposure when streaming was just a whisper of what it is now.
➡️ Credit is deserved for MilkDrop3 who helped serve up these amazing visuals for the Video Mix.
📢 Looking Ahead…
The story isn’t over. More content is coming soon to YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok — all under @djskott. Expect exclusive sets, throwback mixes, behind-the-scenes drops, and more.
Thank you to all of you who follow, subscribe, like, and share — it fuels the fire. Let’s keep the community influential, positive, and powerful.
➡️ Hit play on BPM #50 — and let’s take this journey together.
Playlist BPM #50
1. Aria – Dido (Armin van Buuren’s Universal Religion Mix) (1999) [Black Hole Recordings] [Remix released 2000]
2. BT – Flaming June (BT & PvD Mix) (1997) [Perfecto]
3. Paul van Dyk – For An Angel (E-Werk Mix) (1994) [MFS / Deviant Records] [Remix released 1998]
4. Rank 1 – Airwave (Dutch Force Remix) (1999) [Free For All / ID&T] [Remix released 2000]
5. System F – Cry (2000) [Tsunami]
6. DJ Tiësto – Sparkles (Airscape Remix) (2000) [Black Hole Recordings] [Remix released 2000]
7. ATB – 9PM (Till I Come) (Matt Darey Mix) (1998) [Kontor Records] [Remix released 1999]
8. Binary Finary – 1998 (PvD Remix) (1998) [Positiva] [Remix released 1999]
9. Kai Tracid – Liquid Skies (Eliran Haliva Mix) (1998) [Tracid Traxxx] [Remix released 2010]
10. Kosheen vs. DJ Tiësto – Hide U / Flight 643 (2001) [Bootleg / Mashup]
11. DJ Tiësto – Suburban Train (Way Out West Remix) (2001) [Magik Muzik]
12. Ferry Corsten – Punk (2002) [Tsunami]
13. Paul Oakenfold – Southern Sun (Tiësto Remix) (2002) [Perfecto]
14. Armin van Buuren – Burned With Desire (Rising Star Remix) (2003) [Armind] [Remix released 2004]
15. Motorcycle – As The Rush Comes (Armin van Buuren’s Universal Religion Radio Mix) (2003) [Armind / System Recordings] [Remix released 2004]
16. Tiësto – Adagio For Strings (2004) [Magik Muzik]
17. OceanLab – Sirens Of The Sea (Kyau vs. Albert Mix) (2008) [Anjunabeats] [Remix released 2009]
18. Tiësto – In The Dark (Trance Mix) (2007) [Magik Muzik / Black Hole Recordings]
19. Gareth Emery – Exposure (2009) [Garuda]
20. Armin van Buuren feat. Sharon den Adel – In And Out Of Love (2008) [Armind]
21. deadmau5 – Not Exactly (Talla 2XLC Trance Rework) (2007) [mau5trap] [Remix released 2009]
22. Gareth Emery feat. Lucy Saunders – Sanctuary (Sean Tyas Remix) (2010) [Garuda]
23. Above & Beyond & Gareth Emery – On A Good Day (Metropolis Mix) (2009) [Anjunabeats] [Remix released 2010]
24. Armin van Buuren – Communication (Arkham Knights Remix) (1999) [Armada Music] [Remix released 2015]
25. Giuseppe Ottaviani – Till The Sunrise (2010) [Vandit Records]
26. Greg Downey & Sunscreem vs. Veracocha – Carte Blanche Mashup (1999) [Bootleg / Mashup] [Remix released 2025]
27. Solarstone – Seven Cities (Alex Di Stefano Remix) (1999) [Black Hole Recordings] [Remix released 2017]
28. Lange feat. Skye – Drifting Away (GVN Remix) (2001) [Lange Recordings] [Remix released 2020]
29. Chicane feat. Bryan Adams – Don’t Give Up (Ottaviani Remix) (2000) [Modena Records] [Remix released 2020]
30. Rank 1 – Awakening (MaRLo Remix) (2001) [High Contrast Recordings] [Remix released 2013]
31. Jam & Spoon – Right In The Night (Nicholson Remix) (1993) [Black Hole Recordings] [Remix released 2020]
32. Push – Universal Nation (Charlotte de Witte Rework) (1998) [Époque / KNTXT] [Remix released 2021]
33. Paul Oakenfold vs. Planet Perfecto – ResuRection (2025 Remix) (2001) [Perfecto Records] [Remix released 2025]
34. Chicane feat. Moya Brennan – Saltwater (Paul Webster & Patrick Gormley Remix) (1999) [Armada Music] [Remix released 2025]
35. Delerium feat. Sarah McLachlan – Silence (John Summit Remix) (1997) [Experts Only] [Remix released 2025]
36. Above & Beyond pres. OceanLab – Satellite (Ciaran McAuley Remix) (2004) [Anjunabeats] [Remix released 2021]
37. i_o – Castles In The Sky (1999) [Armada Music] [Remix released 2020]
38. Jan Johnston & Johan Gielen – Beachbreeze (David Forbes Remix) (2002) [High Contrast Recordings] [Remix released 2021]
39. Gareth Emery feat. Bo Bruce – U (W&W Remix) (2014) [Garuda]
40. Gareth Emery feat. Christina Novelli – Concrete Angel (ReOrder Remix) (2012) [Garuda] [Remix released 2019]
41. John O’Callaghan feat. Audrey Gallagher – Big Sky (2023 Remix) (2007) [Armada Music] [Remix released 2023]
42. 4 Strings x Kaimo K – Diving (2002) [Amsterdam Trance Records] [Remix released 2022]
43. Paul Denton & Audrey Gallagher – Beneath The Stars (2019) [FSOE]
44. Robbie Seed & Andrew Rayel feat. That Girl – Stars Collide (2020) [inHarmony Music]
45. Andrew Rayel – Originem (2013) [inHarmony Music]
46. Above & Beyond – Good For Me (ALPHA 9 Remix) (2006) [Anjunabeats] [Remix released 2019]
47. Alex van Sanders & Ryui Bossen – I Can’t Breathe (2021) [Suanda Music]
48. Craig Connelly feat. Tara Louise – You Are Alive (2022) [Black Hole Recordings]
49. Armin van Buuren – Blah Blah Blah (2018) [Armind]
50. Kaimo K & Susanne Teutenberg – Take Me Away (2002) [Amsterdam Trance Records] [Remix released 2020]
51. Art Of Trance – Madagascar (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Remix) (1999) [Nocturnal Knights Reworked] [Remix released 2020]
52. Maddix & Feles – My Gasoline (2023) [EXTATIC Records]
53. Mauro Picotto – Iguana (Mark Sherry TH3RTY Remix) (1999) [Outburst Records] [Remix released 2025]
54. W&W – OiiA OiiA (Spinning Cat) (2025) [Rave Culture]
55. Tiësto – Traffic (Arkham Knights Remix) (2003) [Coldharbour Recordings] [Remix released 2019]
56. Mauro Picotto – Lizard (Claxixx Mix) (1999) [ZYX] [Remix released 2021]
57. Tinlicker vs. Robert Miles – Children (1995) [Mashup / Bootleg] [Remix released 2020]
58. Billy Gillies feat. Betsy – Fair (2024) [Big Beat Records]
59. Talla 2XLC & Junk Project feat. Saloni – Chaiyya Chaiyya (Vocal Extended Mix) (2022) [ZYX Music]
60. Talla 2XLC – Did You Hear Me (1999) [Technoclub Retro] [Remix released 2024]
61. Van Halen – Jump (Armin van Buuren Remix) (1983) [Armada Music / Big Beat Records] [Remix released 2019]
62. Faithless x Armin – Ping Pong Insomnia (1995) [Bootleg / Mashup] [Remix released 2005]
63. Underworld – Born Slippy (Fozy Bootleg) (1995) [Bootleg] [Remix released 2020]
64. Armin van Buuren – Shivers (Rising Star Mix) (2005) [Armind]
65. B.B.E. – Seven Days And One Week (Yotto Extended Mix) (1996) [Positiva] [Remix released 2018]
66. Ratty – Sunrise (Here I Am) (Ciaran McAuley Rework) (2000) [Bootleg / Rework] [Remix released 2021]
67. Firewall & Lange – Sincere (DJ Skott vs. William Byrne Extended Vocal Edit) [Bootleg / Edit] [Remix released 2023]
68. Gareth Emery feat. Annabel – You’ll Be OK (Giuseppe Ottaviani Remix) (2020) [Create Music Group] [Remix released 2020]
69. Above & Beyond – Crazy Love (2014) [Anjunabeats]
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