Hardwell
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robbert van de Corput |
| Also known as | DJ Hardwell |
| Born | January 7, 1988 Breda, Netherlands |
| Genres | electronic dance, progressive house, electro house, tech house, big room house |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, DJ, producer, remixer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, keyboards, mixer, synthesizer, Logic Pro |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Revealed Recordings, Spinnin' Records, Cr2 Records, Dukalis Records, Armada Music, Toolroom Records |
| Website | djhardwell.com |
Robbert van de Corput (born 7 January 1988),[1] better known by his stage name Hardwell, is a Dutch progressive and electro house[2] DJ and music producer. He is currently The World's #1 DJ based on DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 DJs poll[3] and is widely known for his live sets at major music festivals such as Tomorrowland and Ultra. The video streams of his performances on his personal YouTube channel have collectively garnered more than 70 million views.
Hardwell first gained recognition in 2009 for his bootleg of "Show Me Love vs. Be" and after the release of his single "Zero 76," a collaboration track with Tiësto in 2011, his popularity increased. He founded record label, Revealed Recordings in 2010 and his own radio show and podcast, Hardwell On Air in 2011. He has since released four compilation albums through his label, as well as his own documentary film. Hardwell has stated that he is currently working on his debut studio album, which is expected to be released sometime in 2014.[4]
Early life
Robbert van de Corput was born on 7 January 1988 in Breda, Netherlands, where he also grew up. He started playing the piano when he was four years old. When he was 13, he signed his first major record label and by the age of 14, he had begun DJing at reputable clubs across the Netherlands.[5] He often cited DJ and fellow Breda native Tiësto as his biggest inspiration and mentor.
Musical career
Hardwell's remixing debut came in 2006 when his version of The Underdog Project's "Summer Jam" hit the clubs, then 2007 found him remixing the stadium techno act Scooter ("Lass Uns Tanzen") and collaborating with fellow DJ Greatski on the track "Never Knew Love" but it wasn't until two years later when Hardwell first gained recognition in 2009 for his bootleg of "Show Me Love vs. Be".[6] The song is a mashup of Robin S.'s "Show Me Love" and the instrumental track "Be" by Steve Angello & Laidback Luke.[7]
In 2010, Hardwell formed his own record label, Revealed Recordings. Soon after the launch, Hardwell started the release of Hardwell presents Revealed, a compilation album released anually which featured some of the label's biggest tracks of that year.
In March 2011, Hardwell launched his own radio show and podcast, Hardwell On Air. It is currently being broadcast on various international radio stations. Additionally, the podcast has a spot on iTunes' Top 10 Podcasts in several countries.[8] His collaboration single with Tiësto, "Zero 76," was one of the biggest club tracks of that year and his first single to chart at #1 on Beatport and on the American iTunes dance chart. In addition to multiple other hits released by Hardwell in 2011, including "Encoded" and "Cobra," Hardwell entered DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs annual poll at #24.[9]
In 2012, Hardwell's biggest track was the solo-original known as “Spaceman,” which has seen more sets, bootlegs, and remixes than any of his previous releases. In July of that same year, he went on to perform at the main stage of Tomorrowland. The performance currently holds over 19 million views on YouTube and was the most watched live DJ set on the site for more than a year before being surpassed by Hardwell's 2013 Ultra live set. It was dubbed by many as a contender for the best set of the year. Alongside other artists such as Alesso, Nicky Romero, Deniz Koyu and R3hab, Hardwell was named an EDM artist to watch in 2012 by MTV.[10] He then placed at #6 on DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs annual poll for 2012.
Hardwell kicked off 2013 with a nationwide "Hardwell presents Revealed: Canadian Bus Tour," joined by fellow DJs Dyro and Dannic. This was then followed with a nationwide "Go Hardwell Or Go Home" tour that took place in venues across the United States. In March 2013, having featured for the first time on the main stage of Ultra Music Festival only one year prior in 2012, he returned to the Miami event and with over 20 million views, it is currently the most watched live DJ set on YouTube to date, surpassing Hardwell's 2012 Tomorrowland set. Hardwell’s set also broke all records for the most watched Ultra live broadcast with over 80,000 people watching his set online through the live stream.[11]
In April 2013, Hardwell launched his "I Am Hardwell" world tour. The first phase of the tour saw sold-out shows in Jakarta, Singapore, Bangalore, Mumbai, Lisbon, and London with further venues coming up. Following on from his 2012 Tomorrowland performance, he returned to the main stage of the music festival in 2013. This time the live set gained a million views on YouTube in just several days and has been viewed over 18 million times to date.
During ADE in October 2013, Hardwell held the world premiere of his I Am Hardwell documentary at the Tuschinski cinema in Amsterdam. The documentary, filmed by Robin Piree, provides an inside-look at Hardwell’s rise and career over the past few years. The premiere was attended by several other famous DJs, including Armin van Buuren and Tiësto. Shortly after, Hardwell ranked at #1 on DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 DJs poll, making him the youngest DJ ever to top the list. [12][13] In an interview with DJ magazine, Hardwell stated that he is currently working on his debut studio album, which is expected to be released sometime in 2014.[14]
DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs Rankings
- 2011: #24 (New Entry)
- 2012: #6 (Up 18)
- 2013: #1 (Up 5)
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL | AUS | AUT | BEL (Vl) |
CAN | FRA | GER | IRE | UK | US | ||||||
| 2010 | "Get Down Girl" (with Funkadelic) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-Album Single | |||
| "Molotov" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Revealed Recordings presents: 'The Collection Vol. 1' | ||||
| "Asteroid" (with Franky Rizardo) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2011 | "Zero 76" (with Tiësto) |
42 | — | — | 82* | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-Album Single | |||
| "Encoded" | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hardwell presents: 'Revealed Volume 2' | ||||
| "Beta" (with Nicky Romero) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-Album Single | ||||
| "The World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hardwell presents: 'Revealed Volume 2' | ||||
| "Cobra" | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-Album Single | ||||
| 2012 | "Munster" (with Joey Suki) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Spaceman" | — | — | — | 45* | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | Hardwell presents: 'Revealed Volume 3' | ||||
| "Kontiki" (with Dannic) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Call Me a Spaceman" (feat. Mitch Crown) |
33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "How We Do" (with Showtek) |
47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Sound of Revealed 2012 | ||||
| "Three Triangles" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| "Apollo" (feat. Amba Sheperd) |
26 | 32 | 75 | 78* | — | 70 | 56 | — | — | — | The Sound of Revealed 2012 | ||||
| 2013 | "Dynamo" (with Laidback Luke) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-Album Single | |||
| "Three Triangles (Losing My Religion)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Never Say Goodbye" (with Dyro feat. Bright Lights) |
54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hardwell presents: 'Revealed Volume 4' | ||||
| "Jumper" (with W&W) |
— | — | — | — | — | 141 | — | — | — | — | Revealed Collection Part 1: ADE edition | ||||
| "Countdown" (with MAKJ) |
31 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| "Dare You" (feat. Matthew Koma) |
31 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 57 | 18 | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a title that the single did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts. Added 50 positions to actual peak in Ultratip chart
Remixes
- 2006
- The Underdog Project & Sunclub - "Summer Jam (Hardwell Bubbling Mix)"
- 2007
- Sidney Samson & Skitzofrenix - "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) [Hardwell & R3hab Remix]"
- Gregor Salto & Chuckie - "Toys Are Nuts (Hardwell & R3hab Remix)"
- 2008
- Marc Macrowland & Robbie Taylor - "Black Bamboo (Hardwell Remix)"
- DJ Rose - "Summerlove (Hardwell & Greatski Club Mix)"
- Carlos Silva feat. Nelson Freitas & Q-Plus - "Cre Sabe 2008 (Hardwell Sunset Mix)"
- Hardwell & R3hab - "Mrkrstft (Hardwell Remix)"
- Laidback Luke - "Break Down The House (Hardwell & R3hab Remix)"
- Gregor Salto - "Bouncing Harbor (Hardwell & R3hab Remix)"
- Richard Dinsdale - "Sniffin (Hardwell & Greatski Sugar Free Remix)
- 2009
- Quintino featuring Mitch Crown - "You Can't Deny (Hardwell Remix)"
- Armin van Buuren featuring VanVelzen - "Broken Tonight (Hardwell Dutch Club Remix)"
- Fedde Le Grande - "Let Me Be Real (Hardwell Remix)"
- George F - "Congo Man (Bjorn Wolf & Hardwell Remix)"
- Steve Angello & Laidback Luke feat. Robin S. - "Show Me Love (Hardwell & Sunrise Remix)"
- Funkerman featuring I-Fan - "Remember (Hardwell Remix)"
- Sander van Doorn & Marco V - "What Say? (Hardwell Remix)"
- Fedde Le Grande featuring Mitch Crown - "Scared Of Me (Hardwell Remix)"
- Silvio Ecomo & Chuckie - "Moombah (Hardwell & R3hab Mix)"
- AnnaGrace - "Let The Feelings Go (Hardwell Mix)"
- Hi_Tack - "I Don't Mind (Hardwell & R3hab Remix)"
- Patric La Funk - "Restless (Bjorn Wolf & Hardwell Remix)"
- Chris Lake featuring Nastala - "If You Knew (Hardwell & R3hab Remix)"
- 2010
- JoeySuki - "Dig It All (Hardwell Edit)"
- Nicky Romero - "Switched (Hardwell & DJ Funkadelic Remix)"
- Franky Rizardo - "Afrika (Hardwell Remix)"
- Dwight Brown - "El Saxo (Hardwell's Ibiza Remix)"
- Rene Amesz - "Coriander (Hardwell & R3hab Remix)"
- Tiësto - "Lethal Industry (Hardwell Remix)"
- 2011
- Michael Brun - "Dawn (Hardwell Edit)"
- Taio Cruz featuring Flo Rida - "Hangover (Hardwell Remix)"
- Tiësto featuring BT - "Love Comes Again (Hardwell 2011 Rework)"
- Morgan Page, Sultan & Ned Shepard and BT featuring Angela McCluskey - "In The Air (Hardwell Remix)"
- Adrian Lux featuring Rebecca & Fiona - "Boy (Hardwell Remix)"
- Gareth Emery & Jerome Isma-Ae - "Stars (Hardwell Remix)"
- DJ Fresh featuring Sian Evans - "Louder (Hardwell Remix)"
- Jake Shanahan & Sebastien Lintz - "Passion (Hardwell Edit)"
- Bella - "Nobody Loves Me (Hardwell Remix)"
- Martin Solveig featuring Kele - "Ready 2 Go (Hardwell Remix)
- Avicii - "Levels (Hardwell Next Levels Bootleg)"
- Dada Life - "Fight Club Is Closed (It's Time For Rock'n'Roll) (Hardwell Remix)"
- Alex Gaudino featuring Kelly Rowland - "What A Feeling (Hardwell Club Mix)"
- Haley - "Physical (Hardwell Remix)"
- Clokx - "Catch Your Fall (Hardwell Club Mix)"
- 2012
- NO_ID & Martin Volt - "Zelda (Hardwell Edit)"
- Rihanna - "Where Have You Been (Hardwell Club Mix)"
- The Naked and Famous - "Young Blood (Tiësto & Hardwell Remix)"
- Knife Party - "Internet Friends (Hardwell Edit)"
- The Wanted - "Chasing The Sun (Hardwell Remix)"
- Example - "Say Nothing (Hardwell & Dannic Remix)"
- Franky Rizardo, Roul and Doors - "Elements (Hardwell & Dannic Remix)"
- Tony Romera - "Pandor (Hardwell Rambo Edit)"
- 2013
- George F - "Bongo Man (Hardwell Remix)"
- Hardwell featuring Amba Sheperd - "Apollo (Hardwell Concert Edit)"
- Joe Ghost - "Are You Ready (Hardwell Rework)"
- Clockwork - "Tremor (Hardwell Rambo Edit)"
- Krewella - "Alive (Hardwell The Final Remix)"
- Blasterjaxx - "Fifteen (Hardwell Edit)"
- Mark Knight & Funkagenda - "Man With The Red Face (Hardwell Remix)"
References
- ^ "Hardwell Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
- ^ http://www.djhardwell.com/biography
- ^ "HARDWELL WINS 2013 TOP 100 DJS POLL". Djmag.com. 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ "Hardwell on new album". 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
- ^ http://www.iamhardwell.nl/biography/
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/artists/hardwell/biography/
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Steve-Angello-Laidback-Luke-Ft-Robin-S-Show-Me-Love/release/1769235
- ^ "Hardwell on Air Bio". Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ^ "Hardwell Biography & History". Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ^ Stewart, Adam (2012-01-11). "EDM Great To Watch In 2012 - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV.com. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
- ^ "Hardwell Is The World's #1 DJ". Yahoo Music. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ^ "Biography | HARDWELL". Djhardwell.com. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
- ^ "Hardwell WINS TOP 100 DJS 2013". DJ Magazine. 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ^ "Hardwell on new album". 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2014-01-20.