Martijn Garritsen (born 14 May 1996), commonly known by his stage name
Martin Garrix, is a Dutch DJ, composer, musician and record producer. He is best known for the track "
Animals",
which was a Top 10 hit in more than 10 countries; the song has peaked
at number 1 in Belgium and the United Kingdom, and number 3 in Ireland.
His single "
Wizard", produced with
Jay Hardway, was successful in numerous countries in 2014. Debuting at numbe
Career
2012: Early career
Garritsen had his beginnings with the song "BFAM", a co-release with Julian Jordan.
[5] In 2012, he won the SLAM! FM DJ Talent of the Year Award.
[6] Also in 2012, his remix of "
Your Body"
[7] was released on
Christina Aguilera's deluxe version of her album
Lotus. The song is written by
Max Martin,
Shellback and
Savan Kotecha. His track "Just Some Loops", a collaboration with TV Noise, appeared on the compilation album
Loop Masters Essential, Volume 2. He signed to
Spinnin' Records in 2012, releasing "Error 404" through the label.
[8][9]
2013–14: Breakthrough
Martin Garrix's logo from 2012
In 2013, Garrix co-released "Torrent" with
Sidney Samson on Tiësto's Musical Freedom label.
[5] Garrix gained fame through his own solo release "
Animals"
[10]
released on 16 June 2013 on Dutch record label Spinnin' Records,
becoming a hit in a great number of charts in Europe, and became the
youngest person to reach the No. 1 spot on
Beatport.
[11][12] The track appears on
Hardwell's album
Hardwell presents 'Revealed Volume 4'. On 30 September 2013, Garrix released a remix of "Project T" by Sander Van Doorn and
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike which quickly hit No. 1 on the Beatport charts.
[13] Garrix appeared on
DJ Magazine 's top 100 DJs list 2013 as a new entry at number 40. In 2014, Garrix appeared on
DJ Magazine 's top 100 DJs list at number 4.
[14] In November 2013, Garrix signed a deal with
Scooter Braun's Scooter Braun Projects (later
School Boy Records).
[15] In December 2013 he released "
Wizard" with Jay Hardway, the song has peaked to number 6 in
Belgium and number 17 in the
Netherlands.
Martin Garrix's collaboration with Firebeatz, "Helicopter", placed No. 1
on the Beatport Top 100 charts for 2 weeks. He performed at
Ultra Music Festival 2014, where he debuted several new and unreleased tracks, including collaborations with
Dillon Francis,
Hardwell and
Afrojack. In 2014 he released "
Proxy" together with
Hardwell, available as a free download on
SoundCloud to his fans as a gift for a great 2013. In 2014, Garrix released a song with MOTi with the title "
Virus (How About Now)" which was later in the year as well as his collaboration with
Afrojack releasing "
Turn Up the Speakers" which Afrojack and Garrix both Premiered at
Ultra Music Festival.
[16]
2015: Split from Spinnin' Records
Martin Garrix's logo from 2015
In 2015, Garrix experimented with progressive house and started
producing progressive style apart from his signature big room sound. On
February 6, 2015, Garrix released the track "
Forbidden Voices" as a gift for 10 million likes on his Facebook page.
[17] In February 2015, Garrix released the single "
Don't Look Down" featuring
Usher. He also released two video versions for it on
Vevo, "Towel Boy" and "Towel Girl." The track was written by Garrix,
James 'JHart' Abrahart and
busbee. It peaked at #3 on the
Billboard Dance Chart. In an
interview
with DigitalSpy early 2015, Garrix noted that Usher is a "humble"
artist and a great collaborator to whom he can direct input. Garrix also
worked with multi-Grammy winner
Ed Sheeran on a track called "Rewind Repeat It," which he played at
Ultra Music Festival in Miami in March 2015. On 4 May 2015, Garrix released a track with
Tiësto, called "
The Only Way Is Up" . On 22 May 2015,
Avicii released a lyric video of the song "
Waiting for Love" co-produced by Garrix. On July 6, 2015, Garrix released an extended play with
Matisse and Sadko called "
Break Through The Silence". Later, On 31 October 2015 he gave away a single for free called "Poison".
On August 26, 2015, Garrix made an announcement on social media
regarding rumors he had terminated his agreements with the company
Spinnin' Records and MusicAllStars Management in which he confirmed he was no longer working with the two companies.
[18] The cause was cited due to a "
...difference of opinion between us regarding the reasonableness of the agreements."
over ownership rights of Garrix's music. The major debate revolves
around ownership of Garrix's first major hit "Animals," which was
released when he was only 17 and lacking experience in contract
negotiation. The post reads
"From the beginning of this year I tried
to get back the ownership rights of my music from Spinnin' Records and
to keep my confidence in MAS. I am extremely disappointed that the
discussions have not led to a change in the agreements or return of the
ownership rights, and that is why I nullified them."
[19]
In November 2015, after being split from
Spinnin' Records, the 19 year-old Martin Garrix announced he is creating his own record label.
[20]
r 1 of
DJ Magazine 's Top 100 DJs, he is currently ranked number 3.
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