Tuesday 12 January 2016

Martin Garrix - There is something about Dutch DJ's

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 number 40 of DJ Magazine '​s Top 100 DJs, he is currently ranked number 3, below Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Hardwell.


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.


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 in 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 Tiƫsto, 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 the "Break Through The Silence" EP with Matisse and Sadko which included "Dragon". Later, On 31 October 2015 he gave away a single for free called "Poison".

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