Martin Garrix
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Martijn Garritsen |
| Born | 14 May 1996 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | Electro house Dutch house |
| Occupation | Disc jockey |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards, Turntable, computer |
| Labels | Spinnin' Records |
| Website | www |
Martijn Garritsen (born in Amsterdam on 14 May 1996), known by his stage name Martin Garrix, is a Dutch DJ signed to Spinnin' Records.[1]
Musical career
He had his beginnings with "BFAM", a co-release with Julian Jordan, another artist signed to Spinnin' Records label in "BFAM". In 2012, he won the Nightlife Award during SLAM! FM DJ Talent of the Year Award.[2] Also in 2012, his remix of "Your Body"[3] appeared as "Your Body (Martin Garrix Remix)" on Christina Aguilera's Deluxe version of the 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. In 2013, he co-released "Torrent" with Sidney Samson on Musical Freedom label.
Garrix gained considerable fame through his own solo release "Animals"[4] released on June 16, 2013 on 541 / N.E.W.S. label, becoming a hit in a great number of charts in Europe.[5][6] The track also appears on Hardwell's album Hardwell presents 'Revealed Volume 4'.
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak Chart Positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLD [7] |
BEL (Vl) [8] |
BEL (WA) [9] |
DEN [10] |
FRA [11] |
IRE [12] |
SWE [13] |
SWI [14] |
UK | |||
| 2013 | "Animals" |
4 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 48 | 140 | Non-album single |
Other appearances
- 2012: "Your Body" (Martin Garrix Remix)" on Christina Aguilera's Deluxe version of the album Lotus [ RCA label]
- 2012: "Just Some Loops" (with TV Noise) on compilation Loop Masters Essential, Volume 2
- 2013: "Set Me Free" (with Dillon Francis)
- 2013: "Torrent" (with Sidney Samson) [Musical Freedom label]
References
- ^ Dan Carter. "Interview - Martin Garrix, the youngest ever Beatport #1 spot-holder, speaks about the journey so far". Beatport.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ DJGuide: Martin Garrix wint eerste award (in Dutch)
- ^ Zita.be: Nederlandse tiener maakt tophit Tomorrowland (in Dutch)
- ^ Stoney, Roads. "Martin Garrix Makes History with "Animals"". Your EDM. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ^ 3FM: De Mega Top 50 - Nederlander Martin Garrix scoort internationaal (in Dutch)
- ^ DutchCharts.com Martin Garrix - Single "Animals" page
- ^ "danishcharts.com - Martin Garrix discography". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "ultratop.be/nl/ - Martin Garrix". ultratop.be/nl/. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "ultratop.be/nl/ - Martin Garrix". ultratop.be/nl/. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "danishcharts.com - Martin Garrix discography". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "lescharts.com - Martin Garrix". lescharts.com. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ Irish music chart archive
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Martin Garrix". lescharts.com. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "hitparade.ch - Martin Garrix". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 7 August 2013.