Richard Durand's career has rocketed upwards towards the stars this past year, and Friday night saw another landmark laid down by the Dutch tech trance maestro as he joined the elite club of DJs awarded a coveted Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1.

The mix captured Richard Durand in his element - DJing live at the legendary Colousfest event in Scotland to a packed main arena. Those who've seen Richard Durand DJ will know that he's capable not only of producing the hottest trance tracks on the planet, but also equipped with the deck skills of the top techno DJs and a stage presence that's virtually unrivalled within the trance / tech trance scene today.

If you missed Richard Durand's Essential Mix on Radio 1 and their Listen Again feature online then you can re-live the moment by listening to the mix on the Integrity website by visiting the Mixes sub menu on the Richard Durand Artist page now:

Richard Durand Radio 1 Essential Mix Live From Coloursfest
01. Art Of Trance - Madagascar with Chemical Brothers - Hey Boy Hey Girl with Blur
02. Song 2 (Richard Durand Bootleg)
03. Ernesto & Bastian - Super Jupiter with Planet Funk - Chase The Sun
04. Richard Durand - Weep (Dub Mix)
05. Veracocha - Carte Blanche (Richard Durand Rework)
06. Audio Bullys - We Don't Care (Richard Durand Rework)
07. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars (Richard Durand Rework)
08. Richard Durand - Cha Cha
09. Alex O'Rion - Release The Beast
10. Ronald van Gelderen - Embrace Me (Richard Durand Remix)
11. Orjan - Artic Globe
12. Way Out West - The Fall (Richard Durand Rework) with Prodigy Smack My Bitch Up (Richard Durand Rework)
13. U2 - Beautiful Day (Pascal Feliz Rework)