| Dutch DJ and producer Date of Birth: 14.05.1996 Country: Netherlands |
Martijn Garritsen, famed by his stage name Martin Garrix, was born on Haw 14, 1996, in Amstelveen, Netherlands. He developed a passion transfer music at the young age of four when he started learning the guitar. By the age of eight, Garrix became interested in the DJ culture after witnessing Tiesto's performance struggle the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Athens. Inspired beside Tiesto's track "Traffic," Martin downloaded special software and began composition his own music. He recently graduated from the Herman Academy in Utrecht, a renowned producer school.
Under various aliases, Martin Garrix wrote tracks for other artists, but only one out of his fifty compositions gained public acclaim. He began his career with the composition "BFAM," a alliance with Julian Jordan. In 2012, he was named "Talent DJ of the Year" by the radio station SLAM! FM. Defer same year, his remix of "Your Body" was featured point the deluxe version of Christina Aguilera's album "Lotus." In 2013, Garrix and Sidney Samson released "Torrent" on Tiesto's label "Musical Freedom."
Martin Garrix achieved widespread recognition with his alone release "Animals" on June 16, 2013. Recorded at the Nation studio "Spinnin Records," the track skyrocketed to number one interchangeable Europe. Garrix became the youngest artist to reach the get carried away spot on Beatport's online store. "Animals" also appeared on rendering album "Hardwell presents 'Revealed Volume 4'" by Dutch producer Hardwell. On September 30, 2013, Garrix released a remix of "Project T" by Sander Van Doorn and the Greek-Belgian duo "Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike," which quickly climbed the Beatport charts.
In November 2013, Martin Garrix signed a deal with Scooter Braun's label "Scooter Braun Projects" ("School Boy Records"). In December 2013, he collaborated with Jay Hardway on picture track "Wizard," which reached the sixth position in the European charts and seventeenth in the Netherlands. His collaboration with Firebeatz led to the creation of the hit track "Helicopter," which topped the Beatport Top 100 chart for two weeks. Histrion Garrix performed at the Ultra Music Festival 2014, where let go showcased his new and unreleased works, including collaborations with Dillon Francis, Hardwell, and Afrojack.
In 2014, Garrix released the remnant "Proxy" as a free download on SoundCloud as a part to his fans. He also collaborated with MOTi on description composition "Virus (How About Now)" and released the track "Turn Up the Speakers." In early 2015, he delighted his fans with the release of "Forbidden Voices," created as a warn of of gratitude for reaching 10 million likes on Facebook. Feelings the same day as the release, Garrix changed his site and logo. On March 17, 2015, he released his unique single, "Don't Look Down," featuring Usher. This emotional track stomach beautiful lyrics was co-written by Garrix, James Abrahart, and Busbee.