Church of Trance

Chapter 1 - In the Beginning Hi! My name is Brando, and I make cool things awesome! I like to do various things with computers, and I love Trance Music. Currently I live in a town called Bon Temps in the beautiful southern state of Louisiana, just down I-20 from Shreveport. Unfortunately for me, Louisiana doesn’t have Trance, and that has been the source of much sadness in my life. To remedy that emptiness, I found my refuge in Cyberspace. YouTube and Twitch were places where Trance was thriving, and I was able to meet wonderful humans from everywhere around the world. I have made so many real friends that I’ve never even met IRL. It’s so great. I could travel the globe and never have to get a hotel room since I know enough good people whose couches I could sleep on. The internet is simply miraculous. What a time to be alive! So… I did the online DJ thing a bit, and I also made what I like to call Trance Movies. Those are DJ sets with dope visuals added to each song to create a full Au...

  // WATCH // LISTEN Church of Trance · Interview with Derek Ryan feat Sarah de Warren - Starts Tonight (Ciaran McAuley Remix) [Ascent] // READ As one of our "must watch" names here at the Church of Trance, the California-born and Toyko-based producer Derek Ryan has written blissfully heartbreaking Trance tracks that have graced our playlists for many years. With electric and eclectic productions, like Kagura and Demeritium on AVA, Point of Control with Adam Ellis on Outburst, and Disinformation Age and Fearless on Regenerate, these are just a small handful that have been our personal favorites from his 10+ years of releases.  In 2024 we saw him take to his own Ascent Recordings with his debut artist album, "Lost//Found", that's packed full of superb melodies, but when his track with the heavenly sounding Sarah de Warren "Starts Tonight" was given the touch from our good friend Ciaran McAuley, we had to connect with Derek to hear more about this remix...