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* Martin Garrix - ''Forbidden Voices'' [Spinnin' Records/Free Download] |
* Martin Garrix - ''Forbidden Voices'' [Spinnin' Records/Free Download] |
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* Martin Garrix feat [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]] - ''Don't Look Down'' [Spinnin' Records] |
* Martin Garrix feat [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]] - ''Don't Look Down'' [Spinnin' Records] |
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===Unreleased Tracks=== |
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;2015 and Future |
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* Album: '+X' (Confirmed) |
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* [[Hardwell]] and Martin Garrix - ''Music Box (Carrousel)'' [Revealed Recordings] (May Not Be Released) |
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* Martin Garrix featuring [[Ed Sheeran]] - ''Rewind Repeat It'' [Spinnin' Records] |
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* Martin Garrix and Matisse & Sadko - ''Dragon'' [Spinnin' Records] |
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* Martin Garrix and [[David Guetta]] - ID (???) |
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* Martin Garrix and [[Thomas Newson]] - ''Alhambra'' [Spinnin' Records] (May Not Be Released) |
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* Martin Garrix and Julian Jordan - ''How We Rave'' [Spinnin' Records] (May Not Be Released) |
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* Martin Garrix and Julian Jordan - ''Oussama'' [Spinnin' Records] (May Not Be Released) |
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* Danny Avila and Martin Garrix - ''Cyclone'' [Musical Freedom] (Not Confirmed) |
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* Nause and Martin Garrix - ''Shoe'' [Spinnin' Records] (Not Confirmed) |
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* Martin Garrix & [[Tiësto]] - ''Kindergarten (Voices)'' [Spinnin' Records] (Not Confirmed) |
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* Martin Garrix & Avicii- ID (Not Confirmed) |
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* Martin Garrix- ID |
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* Martin Garrix & Michel Zitron feat. John Martin - ID (Not Confirmed) |
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* M83- Midnight City (Martin Garrix Remix?) (Not Confirmed) |
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=== Remixes === |
=== Remixes === |
Revision as of 11:32, 22 March 2015
Martin Garrix | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Martijn Gerard Garritsen |
Born | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 14 May 1996
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Years active | 2012–present |
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Website | martingarrix |
Martijn Garritsen (born 14 May 1996), commonly known by his stage name Martin Garrix, is a Dutch DJ/producer signed to Spinnin' Records.[1] He is best known for the track "Animals", which was a Top 10 hit in more than 10 countries; the song has also peaked at number 1 in Belgium and the United Kingdom, and number 3 in Ireland. His single "Wizard", produced with Jay Hardway, was also successful in numerous countries in 2014. Debuting at #40 of DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs, he is currently ranked #4.
Music career
Garrix's passion for music started at the age of 4 through learning to play guitar. By the age of 8 (in 2004) he had expressed interest in becoming a DJ after seeing DJ Tiesto playing at the Olympic games in Athens. Garritsen took particular inspiration from the track "Traffic", prompting him to download specialist software and enabling him to start composing. Garritsen recently finished the Herman Brood Academy, a production school in Utrecht. Martin Garrix uses multiple aliases, however GRX is one of them. He also ghost writes tracks for other artists, despite this, only one in fifty of his tracks make it out to the public.[2]
2012: Early career
Garritsen had his beginnings with the song "BFAM", a co-release with Julian Jordan.[3] In 2012, he won the SLAM! FM DJ Talent of the Year Award.[4] Also in 2012, his remix of "Your Body"[5] 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.
2013–present: breakthrough and "Animals"
In 2013, he co-released "Torrent" with Sidney Samson on Tiësto's Musical Freedom label.[3] Garrix gained considerable fame through his own solo release "Animals"[6] released on 16 June 2013 on Dutch record label Spinnin Records, becoming a hit in a great number of charts in Europe, and quickly became the youngest person ever to reach the No. 1 spot on Beatport.[7][8] The track also 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, Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike which quickly hit No. 1 on the Beatport charts.[9] Garrix appeared on DJ mag's top 100 DJs list 2013 as a new entry at number 40.[10] In November 2013, Garrix signed a deal with Scooter Braun's Scooter Braun Projects (later School Boy Records).[11]
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 later 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 also released Proxy, available as a free download on Soundcloud to his fans as a gift for a great last year (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. Many of Garritsen's songs are IDs for now, but he is expected to release the most anticipated ones on his next album with the newly signed Schoolboy Records
Early 2015 he released his new track, Forbidden Voices as a Thank you to his Facebook fans for 10 million likes. He also changed his website and logo the same day.
on 17 March 2015, Garrix released his new single, "Don't Look Down" featuring Usher. The track was written by Garrix, James 'JHart' Abrahart and Busbee.
Discography
Extended plays
Title | Album details |
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Gold Skies EP |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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NLD [12] |
AUT [13] |
BEL [14] |
FRA [15] |
GER [16] |
NZ [17] |
SWE [18] |
SWI [19] |
UK [20] |
US [21] | |||||
"Animals" | 2013 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | Gold Skies EP | ||
"Wizard" (with Jay Hardway) |
16 | 34 | 6 | 31 | 30 | — | 21 | 29 | 7 | — |
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"Helicopter" (with Firebeatz) |
2014 | 59 | — | 33 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +x | ||
"Tremor" (with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike) |
44 | 55 | 3 | 116 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | Gold Skies EP | |||
"Gold Skies" (with Sander van Doorn and DVBBS featuring Aleesia) |
94 | — | 57 | 183 | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | ||||
"Proxy" | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Turn Up the Speakers" (with Afrojack) |
50 | 57 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +x | |||
"Set Me Free" (with Dillon Francis) |
— | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Money Sucks, Friends Rule | |||
"Virus (How About Now)" (with MOTi) |
27 | — | 34 | 50 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | +x | |||
"Forbidden Voices" | 2015 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Don't Look Down" (featuring Usher) |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
List of releases
- 2012
- Julian Jordan and Martin Garrix - BFAM [Spinnin' Records]
- Martin Garrix and Sleazy Stereo - ITSA [Crowd Control]
- Martin Garrix - Keygen [Spinnin' Records]
- Martin Garrix and Jay Hardway - Registration Code [Spinnin' Records] [Free Download]
- 2013
- Sidney Samson and Martin Garrix - Torrent [Musical Freedom Records]
- Martin Garrix and Jay Hardway - Error 404 [DOORN Records]
- Martin Garrix and TV Noise - Just Some Loops [Spinnin' Records]
- Martin Garrix - Animals [Spinnin' Records]
- Martin Garrix and Jay Hardway - Wizard [Spinnin' Records]
- 2014
- Martin Garrix and Firebeatz - Helicopter [Spinnin' Records]
- Dimitri Vegas, Martin Garrix and Like Mike - Tremor (Sensation 2014 Anthem) [Spinnin' Records]
- Sander van Doorn, Martin Garrix and DVBBS featuring Aleesia - Gold Skies [Spinnin' Records]
- Martin Garrix - Proxy [Spinnin' Records] [Free Download]
- Afrojack and Martin Garrix - Turn Up The Speakers [Spinnin' Records]
- Martin Garrix and MOTi - Virus (How About Now) [Spinnin' Records]
- Dillon Francis and Martin Garrix - Set Me Free [Columbia Records]
- 2015
- Martin Garrix - Forbidden Voices [Spinnin' Records/Free Download]
- Martin Garrix feat Usher - Don't Look Down [Spinnin' Records]
Remixes
- 2011
- Nick Vathorst and Maximo - Intoxicated (Martin Garrix Remix)
- Enrique Iglesias featuring Ludacris - Tonight (Martin Garrix Bootleg)
- Sleazy Stereo - La Bomba (Martin Garrix & Funk D Bootleg)
- Rick Ross - Hustlin' (Martin Garrix & Novaro Deux Bootleg)
- 2012
- Christina Aguilera - Your Body (Martin Garrix Remix)
- Roy Gates - Midnight Sun 2.0 (Martin Garrix Remix)
- 2013
- Martin Garrix - Animals (Victor Niglio & Martin Garrix Festival Trap Mix)
- Daddy's Groove - Stellar (Martin Garrix Remix)
- Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs. Sander van Doorn - Project T (Martin Garrix Remix)
- 2014
- Bassjackers - Crackin (Martin Garrix Edit)
- DubVision - Backlash (Martin Garrix Edit)
References
- ^ Dan Carter. "Interview – Martin Garrix, the youngest ever Beatport No. 1 spot-holder, speaks about the journey so far". Beatport.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ Howard, Danny. "Martin Garrix: Superstar Secrets". bbc.co. BBC. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ a b Kerri Mason (20 May 2013). "Martin Garrix is an 'Animal': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
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- ^ Zita.be: Nederlandse tiener maakt tophit Tomorrowland (in Dutch)
- ^ Stoney, Roads. "Martin Garrix Makes History with "Animals"". Your EDM. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ 3FM: De Mega Top 50 – Nederlander Martin Garrix scoort internationaal (in Dutch)
- ^ DutchCharts.com Martin Garrix – Single "Animals" page
- ^ "Project T (Martin Garrix Remix) [Spinnin Records". Beatport. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "MARTIN GARRIX".
- ^ McCarthy, Zel (18 November 2013). "Martin Garrix Signs to Scooter Braun Projects, Earns a UK No. 1: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Discografie Martin Garrix". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
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(help) - ^ "Martin Garrix" (select "Singles" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "Martin Garrix – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2013". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "Certified Awards" (enter "Martin Garrix" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank: Martin Garrix" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "Martin Garrix – Animals" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "Canadian digital download certifications – Martin Garrix – Animals". Music Canada.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum: Garrix, Martin". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 24 February 2014". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Martin Garrix & Jay Hardway – Wizard" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved 13 April 2014.