Brooks (DJ)
Brooks | |
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| Birth name | Thijs Westbroek |
| Born | 14 April 1995 Eindhoven, Netherlands |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
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Thijs Westbroek (Dutch: [tɛi̯s ʋɛstbruk] ), better known by his stage name Brooks, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and electronic musician from Eindhoven. He is best known for his collaborations with Martin Garrix such as "Byte" and "Like I Do".[3]
Career
Brooks' career as a DJ began to progress when he sent his song to twenty random email addresses that could be related to Martin Garrix. To his delight, the song he sent was played by Garrix at a show. Soon after, Garrix contacted and told Brooks of his enthusiasm with his music. Garrix later invited him to his house to work on the "Byte" song. Brooks described the event as a "crazy story" but told he was lucky.[2]
In October 2017, he released the single "Boomerang" with Garrix, who used the alias GRX.[4][5]
On 22 February 2018, Brooks collaborated with Garrix and David Guetta to release "Like I Do" as a single.[6] It was released via What A Music, Big Beat, Atlantic and Parlophone.[7][8]
In 2018, Brooks was nominated for a prize by SLAM! named "Best Talent 2018"
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL | AUT | BEL Dance |
FRA | GER | ITA | NOR | SWE | SWI | UK | US Dance | ||||
| "Get Down" (with Multiplayers) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Alamo" (with Bassjackers) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Pinball" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "If Only I Could" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Make Your Move" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hold It Down" (featuring Micah Martin) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Take Me Away" (with Jonas Aden) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Joyride" (with Bassjackers) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "On Our Own" (with Showtek featuring Natalie Major) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Byte" (with Martin Garrix) |
2 [9] |
— | 23 [10] |
104 [11] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 49 [12] |
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| "Jetlag" (with Mike Williams) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Boomerang" (with GRX) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Like I Do" (with David Guetta and Martin Garrix) |
2018 | 21 | 20 [13] |
— | 20 [14] |
23 [15] |
75 [16] |
9 [17] |
15 [18] |
22 [19] |
29 |
8 | 7 | |
| "Lynx" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Neverdeader" | 2016 | Blackgummy | Mau5trap |
writing / production credits
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Blame It On Love" | 2018 | David Guetta | 7 |
References
- ^ "DJ Mag Japan Special Interview：Brooks". DJ Mag. 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ a b "Brooks is klaar om zichzelf aan de wereld te laten zien". This Is Our House (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ "Brooks". Partyflock. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ "Martin Garrix Revives Old, Dead Alias for Massive New Collab". Your EDM. 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ "Martin Garrix Drops Punchy Track 'Boomerang' Under GRX Alias With Brooks". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ "Martin Garrix, David Guetta and Brooks' collaboration 'Like I Do' has landed: Listen". DJMag.com. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ Desk, TV News. "David Guetta, Brooks, and Martin Garrix Join Forces for New Single LIKE I DO". Retrieved 2018-03-24.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Martin Garrix's Massive New Collab Is Out Now A Day Early". Your EDM. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ 40, Stichting Nederlandse Top. "Tipparade week 20 van 2017". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-03-24.
{{cite web}}:|last=has numeric name (help) - ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP". SNEP (in French). 2014-01-25. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ "EDM Music & Dance Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "David Guetta / Martin Garrix / Brooks - Like I Do". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com - David Guetta / Martin Garrix / Brooks - Like I Do". www.lescharts.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "italiancharts.com - David Guetta / Martin Garrix / Brooks - Like I Do". www.italiancharts.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "norwegiancharts.com - David Guetta / Martin Garrix / Brooks - Like I Do". www.norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - David Guetta / Martin Garrix / Brooks - Like I Do". www.swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "David Guetta / Martin Garrix / Brooks - Like I Do - swisscharts.com". www.swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ "Gold/Platinum certification". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Les Certifications". Syndicat National de l’edition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 August 2018.