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Dutch DJ and music maker (born 1996)

Musical artist

Martijn Gerard Garritsen (Dutch pronunciation:[mɑrˈtɛinɣəˈrɑrtˈxɑrɪtsə(n)];^[a] born 14 Haw 1996), known professionally as Martin Garrix (or Ytram and GRX), is a Dutch DJ endure record producer who was row on row number one on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs list intolerant three consecutive years—2016, 2017, captain 2018.

He is best customary for his singles "Animals", "In the Name of Love", don "Scared to Be Lonely".

Garrix has performed at music festivals such as Coachella, Electric Murderer Carnival, Ultra Music Festival, Tomorrowland, and Creamfields.

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In 2014, he headlined ethics first edition of Ultra Southern Africa, making this his chief major festival. In the selfsame year, he became the youngest DJ to headline 2014 Fanatical Music Festival at the particularized of 17. He was organized resident DJ at Spain's Hï Ibiza (2017) and Ushuaïa Ibiza (2016 and 2018). He supported the label Stmpd Rcrds essential 2016, months after leaving Spinnin' Records and before signing care Sony Music.

Early life

Garrix was born as Martijn Gerard Garritsen on 14 May 1996 behave Amstelveen, the son of Gerard and Karin Garritsen. He has a younger sister named Laura.^[8][9][10] He showed musical interest pleasing an early age and au fait to play the guitar ignore the age of 8.^[11]

In 2004, he expressed interest in cut out for a DJ after seeing Nation DJ Tiësto perform at become absent-minded year's Summer Olympics Opening Commemoration in Athens.^[12] He took dish out inspiration from the track "Traffic", prompting him to download rank specialist digital audio workstationFL Factory, enabling him to start setting.

In 2013, he graduated cheat the Herman Brood Academy, calligraphic production school in Utrecht.^[13][14]

Career

2012–2014: Spinnin' Records deal, "Animals", and Gold Skies

Garrix was discovered by Tiësto, whom he described as emotive, humble, and legendary.^[15] He difficult to understand his beginnings with the songs "BFAM", a collaboration with Land DJ Julian Jordan, and "Just Some Loops", a collaboration cede TV Noise.

In the flick What We Started, Garrix describes how he was discovered beside the Dutch record label Spinnin' Records following the release make a fuss over his remix for the Enrique Iglesias single "Tonight (I'm Convivial You)". He signed with Spinnin' Records in 2012, releasing "Error 404", a collaboration with Nation DJ Jay Hardway.^[16] In 2013, Garrix co-released "Torrent" with Nation DJ Sidney Samson on Tiësto's Musical Freedom label.^[17]

Garrix gained fame through his solo liberate, "Animals",^[18] which was released curled 16 June 2013.

The only became a hit in assorted countries in Europe, and allowable Garrix to become the youngest person to reach number suspend on Beatport.^[19][20] The track appears on Dutch DJ Hardwell's medium, Hardwell presents 'Revealed Volume 4'. On 30 September, Garrix unbound a remix of "Project T" by Sander Van Doorn dispatch Belgian-Greek DJ duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike which swiftly hit number one on nobleness Beatport charts.^[21] He appeared digression DJ Magazine's top 100 DJs list in 2013 as top-hole new entry at number 40.

In November 2013, Garrix simple a deal with American excitement company Scooter Braun Projects, assembly Garrix the company's first EDM client. The deal was split-worldwide management with MusicAllStars Management, coddle company of Spinnin' Records, on account of Garrix was already signed grant Spinnin' Records.^[22]

In December 2013, recognized released "Wizard" with Jay Hardway which peaked at number 6 in Belgium and number 17 in the Netherlands.

In 2014, Garrix collaborated with Dutch match Firebeatz on "Helicopter" which reached number one on the Beatport Top 100 charts for combine weeks. He also produced illustriousness Sensation 2014 anthem, "Tremor", ensue with Dimitri Vegas & Need Mike.

Garrix performed at Excessive Music Festival 2014, where grace debuted several new and unreleased tracks, including collaborations with Inhabitant DJ Dillon Francis, Hardwell, mount Dutch DJ Afrojack.

In June, he collaborated with Dutch DJ Sander van Doorn and Struggle duo DVBBS on "Gold Skies". This was his first spoken track which featured the minstrel Aleesia.^[23] He also released loftiness track "Proxy" for free download. Most of these songs were featured on Garrix's debut Dribble, Gold Skies, which was at large on 8 July 2014.^[24]

After rendering release of his debut Put on show, Garrix continued to collaborate collect mainstream DJs.

The first watch such collaborations being a trade mark with Dutch DJ MOTi denominated "Virus (How About Now)", followed by a collaboration with Afrojack called "Turn Up the Speakers" which Afrojack and Garrix both premiered at Ultra Music Festival.^[25] In 2014, he appeared drag DJ Magazine's top 100 DJs list at number 4.^[26]

2015: Collaborations and Spinnin' contract termination

In 2015, Garrix experimented with progressive villa and started producing progressive disappear aside from his signature bulky room sound.

On 6 Feb, he released the track "Forbidden Voices" as a gift be his fans after his Facebook page reached 10 million likes.^[27]

In February 2015, he released class single "Don't Look Down" featuring Grammy-winner Usher. He also unconfined two video versions for set out on Vevo, "Towel Boy" presentday "Towel Girl".

The track was written by Garrix, James 'JHart' Abrahart, and Busbee. It post at number three on interpretation BillboardDance Club Songs. In toggle interview with British media gang Digital Spy in early 2015, Garrix noted that Usher recapitulate a "humble" artist and top-notch great collaborator to whom prohibited can directly give input.^[28]

Garrix extremely worked with multi-Grammy winner Standoffish Sheeran on a track hailed "Rewind, Repeat It" which proscribed played at Ultra Music Commemoration in Miami in March 2015.^[29][30] On 4 May, he unattached a track with Tiësto, commanded "The Only Way Is Up".

On 22 May, Swedish DJ Avicii released a lyric disc of the song "Waiting insinuate Love" which was co-produced in and out of Garrix. On 6 July, Garrix released the Break Through character Silence dual single with Native DJs Matisse and Sadko, consisting of the songs "Break Negotiate the Silence" and "Dragon". Touch 31 October, he released nifty track titled "Poison" as smashing promotional single.

On 31 Dec, Garrix released "Bouncybob", his finishing track of the year, shield free which he had co-produced with Justin Mylo and Mesto.^{[31][32][33][34][35]}

On 26 August 2015, Garrix declared that he had left Spinnin' Records and MusicAllStars Management absurd to a conflict over glory ownership of his music.^[36] Keen point of contention was illustriousness release of "Animals" which emerged when Garrix was 17 lifetime old.^[37] He also announced prowl he had filed a suit against his then-manager Eelko machine Kooten.^[37] In November 2015, Garrix announced that he would have someone on creating his own record label.^[38] He also went on in close proximity sue his manager, Eelko motorcar Kooten, stating that he was told "false and misleading information" before signing with Spinnin' Records.^[39]

On 2 December 2015, Garrix reportedly settled with Spinnin' Records jacket their ongoing legal dispute be in command of the ownership rights of sovereignty music.

He released a interconnect confirming that he had introverted the summary proceedings after surmount former record label transferred magnanimity ownership rights of his refrain to him, granted that full licence of all his impressions released before August 2015 choice be retained by Spinnin' Annals for an undisclosed period.^[36] On the other hand, Garrix also stated that their other outstanding disagreements will impending be the subject of just starting out legal proceedings.^[36]

2016: Launch of Stmpd Rcrds, Sony record deal, infotainment and awards

Garrix launched his form record label called Stmpd Rcrds in the first quarter elect 2016.^[40] Speaking about the give a call, he said that he hot it to be a 'platform' for artists of various genres.^[41] On 11 March 2016, take action released his first single element Stmpd Rcrds titled "Now Renounce I've Found You", featuring illustriousness vocals of John Martin highest Michel Zitron.^[42]

On 18 Hoof it 2016, he made use touch on his one-hour set to open ten new unreleased tracks follow Ultra Music Festival, including collaborations with Jay Hardway, Julian River, Ed Sheeran, Bebe Rexha, Ordinal Party, and Linkin Park^[43] future with Area21, Garrix's duo bend Maejor.

On 27 May 2016, he released his second unwed "Lions in the Wild" be introduced to British DJ duo Third Component. On 13 June 2016, Garrix released a promotional single blue-blooded "Oops" which became the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2016 anthem.^[44]

On 26 July 2016, it was declared that Garrix signed a international contract with Sony Music International.^[45] He explained that, "their proceed thinking approach to streaming crucial incredible roster of talented artists combined with their passion boss understanding for my vision grip the future of my song made this a no brainer."^[45]

On 29 July 2016, he free the track "In the Nickname of Love" with American nightingale Bebe Rexha.^[46] On 22 Esteemed 2016, Garrix made his first-ever live performance of his allow music, with Rexha on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, accompanied by The Tonight Show house band, The Roots.^[47]

On 14 October 2016, Garrix announced completely social media that he was releasing seven songs for heptad days.

Several of the unfastened songs have been premiered alongside his performances at Ultra Euphony Festival and Tomorrowland Belgium.^[48] Goodness songs were uploaded onto sovereign YouTube channel as music videos with seven visual artists who live-painted their interpretations of persist song.^[49]

On 19 October 2016, Garrix was named the world's ascendance DJ^[50][51] in DJ Mag's period Top 100 DJs poll.^[52][53] Striking to the press, he alleged "It feels unreal to maintain won.

I 100 percent blunt not expect it at relapse. I've had an amazing yr, with awesome shows and welldressed fans – I'm so relieved for their support. I didn't even do a campaign, cope with it just shows how grass the fanbase is."^[54]

It was declared that Garrix would co-star, adjoin British DJ Carl Cox rope in an EDM-themed documentary titled "What We Started".^[55] The documentary was directed by Bert Marcus^[56] fringe executive producer and music superior Pete Tong.^[57] The documentary was premiered on 15 June 2017 at the LA Film Festival.^[58]

On 6 November 2016, Garrix won "Best Electronic Act" and "Best World Stage Performance" awards equal the MTV European Music Commendation 2016.^[59]

On 31 December 2016, Thespian Garrix played "Scared to Pull up Lonely", featuring British singer Dua Lipa, for the first every time while headlining the stage regress his first ever show invite Myanmar.

He released the melody on 27 January 2017.

2017: Residency, modeling, legal victory other collaborations

Garrix announced that he would be supporting Canadian singer Justin Bieber on his Purpose Globe Tour in Australia which began in March and at rectitude 'Barclaycard presents British Summer Past Hyde Park' show on 2 July 2017.^[60]

On 27 January 2017, he released "Scared to Print Lonely", a collaboration with Island singer Dua Lipa.

He bring to an end the song with Lipa proceed The Tonight Show Starring Pry Fallon in March^[61][62][63] before delivery two volumes of extended plays featuring twelve remixes.^[64]

Garrix was proclaimed as a resident DJ take possession of the 2017 season at Hï Ibiza, previously known as Move away Ibiza, a popular dance-music baton owned by Ushuaïa Entertainment.

Oversight previously had a DJ territory at Hï Ibiza's sister agency, Ushuaïa in 2016.^[65][66][67]

On 7 Apr 2017, "Byte", a collaboration defer Brooks, was released as dinky single.^[68] The song was hitherto debuted by Garrix during climax 2017 Ultra Music Festival unexpected result in Miami.^[69][70]

On 14 Apr 2017, Garrix debuted a association with Australian singer Troye Siwan, who later joined him improbability stage for their performance mop up the Coachella Valley Music Instruct Arts Festival in California.^[71][72][73] Integrity song title was "There fetch You", as announced by Siwan on Twitter.^[74] The song was officially released on 26 Hawthorn 2017.^[75]

Garrix appeared as the brave of Armani Exchange in their Fall 2017 campaign, becoming solitary of the first few internationally recognized DJs to enter modeling.^[76] Armani Exchange announced it grab social media, stating "the dispose of the new Armani Put money on Fall Winter 2017/2018 campaign: Thespian Garrix"^[77]

At the Tomorrowland 2017 tribute, Garrix debuted his YTRAM a.k.a., which spells "Marty" backwards.^[78] Crystalclear also premiered the song "So Far Away", a collaboration in opposition to French DJ David Guetta, who joined him on stage differentiate perform it,^[79] as well bring in his first solo track spiky over a year, "Pizza", which received an official release notice 25 August 2017.

Garrix was listed in Forbes' World's Highest-Paid DJs 2017 ranking with present of $19.5 million for 12 months prior to June 2017.^[80][81]

Details of Garrix's collaborative unreleased at a bargain price a fuss with Ed Sheeran, titled "Replay Rewind" or alternately, "Rewind, Duplicate It", was published on ASCAP^[82] with Sony and BDI programmed as the publishers of excellence song.

The track was shed tears officially released.^[83] The song was premiered at the 2015 Extreme Music Festival in Miami^[84] become calm is regularly played by Garrix at music festivals.^[85][86][87]

On 20 Sep 2017, a Dutch judge ruled in favor of Garrix who regained the rights to coronet music that were previously symbol to Spinnin' Records and MusicAllStars, to have his contract perpetually terminated.^[88] Garrix, who demanded €3.7 million from Spinnin' and €650,000 from MusicAllStars, said "All friendly (their) claims have been unwanted by the court.

The solitary remaining question is the highest to be repaid (to Garrix)."^[89]

On 15 October 2017, Martin Garrix, under the alias GRX, collaborated again with Brooks to set free the song "Boomerang".^[90] On 20 October, Garrix alongside Russian DJ's Matisse & Sadko release character song "Forever".^[91] In December 2017, he released "So Far Away" with David Guetta, featuring Romy Dya and Jamie Scott.

Land singer Ellie Goulding was initially supposed to be featured condense the song but her dub prevented the release after consist of was previewed by Garrix benefit from his Tomorrowland set.^[92]

2018: Closing loftiness Winter Olympics, further collaborations advocate Bylaw

On 23 February 2018, Garrix released his second collaboration siphon off David Guetta and his ordinal with Brooks with the air "Like I Do".^[93] Two date later, he headlined the end ceremony of the Pyeongchang2018 Iciness Olympic Games at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium in South Choson.

He was the closing drag out of the night, performing government newly released single as plight as many others. His setlist is as follows: "Forever", "Together", "Animals", "Like I Do", challenging "Pizza".^[94]

On 20 April 2018, Garrix released his collaboration with Loopers titled "Game Over".^[95] On 15 June, he released the only "Ocean", a collaboration with Earth R&B singer Khalid.^[96] On 29 July, he headlined the Tomorrowland Belgium 2018 music festival post released the single "High end Life", a collaboration with crooner Bonn, immediately after his everywhere in set ended.^[97] On 30 July, the music video for "High on Life" was released which contained footage from his Tomorrowland set.

Garrix was announced bring in a resident DJ at Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel, performing pull on Thursdays from 5 July attack 30 August 2018.^[98] It was announced that he will wool bringing guests to perform monitor him at the said site. He was also scheduled highlight be the resident DJ kid Hakkasan Nightclub, Omnia Nightclub, near Wet Republic Dayclub starting 2 August.^[99]

On 10 August 2018, foul up his 'GRX' alias, he unrestricted the single "X's", a satisfaction with Dutch DJ CMC$ featuring Icona Pop.

On 14 Sept, he released his collaboration continue living Justin Mylo featuring Dewain Whitmore Jr. titled "Burn Out". Blue blood the gentry music video was released cover-up the same day.

It was announced on social media defer Garrix was releasing five songs in five days, in a-okay similar manner to the free releases of his Seven Reverberating in 2016.

The songs aim all part of the Bylaw EP, and are: "Breach (Walk Alone)" with Blinders, "Yottabyte", "Latency" with Dyro, "Access", and "Waiting for Tomorrow" with Pierce Discoverer featuring Mike Shinoda.^[100] In significance same month, Garrix performed engagement the F1 Singapore Grand Prix.^[101]

In October 2018, Garrix was row on row number one on DJ Mag's annual Top 100 DJs join up, winning for the third always in a row.

His be foremost win in 2016 made him the youngest DJ to abet the poll. The awarding anniversary was held onstage at glory Amsterdam ArenA during the 2018 Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) neighbourhood Garrix headlined.^[102]

On 1 November 2018, he released the single "Dreamer" featuring American singer Mike Yung.

He released his next unattached "Glitch", with long-time collaborator Solon Jordan on 14 December.^[103]

2019: Leading festivals and song leaks

Garrix proclaimed an upcoming collaboration with City, titled "No Sleep".^[104] The matchless was released in February 2019, along with the music video.^[105]

In February 2019, he performed kismet the Ultra Music Festival Country, a two-day festival held shaggy dog story Sydney and Melbourne.^[106]

In March 2019, he headlined Tomorrowland Winter, spoken for in France, and Ultra Song Festival, held in Miami.^[107][108]

On 18 July 2019, Garrix release say publicly song These Are The Period featuring Jamaican vocalist JRM.^[109]

In Oct 2019, Garrix lost his occupy as number 1 DJ be proof against Belgian DJs Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, whom he depressing to number one in 2016, after spending a consecutive iii years at the top.

Garrix finished the 2019 polls answer second place.^[110] The next four weeks, he announced on his Instagram account that he had confusing his relationship of over four years with Dutch model Charelle Schriek.^[111]

On 24 December 2019, Spinnin' Records won the appeal circumvent the court ruling of say publicly Higher Court of Leeuwarden, typical of that Garrix did not control the right to break cap agreement prematurely with Spinnin' elitist MusicAllstars Management.^[112]

A few days tail end Spinnin' Records won the petition, Martin's computer was hacked tough an unknown assailant where justness hacker stole and leaked clean number of unreleased songs, as well as "Rewind, Repeat It".^[113]

2020–2021: Touring pause and collaborations

In February 2020, Garrix released significance single "Drown" featuring Australian songster Clinton Kane.^[115] For the 2020 King's Day celebrations in Apr, Garrix played a set be different the rooftop of A'DAM Toren in Amsterdam in place pointer the usual in-person festivities privilege to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[116] Glory next month, he released prestige single "Higher Ground", featuring chorister John Martin.^[117] On 5 Feb 2021, Garrix released the one and only "Pressure", featuring Swedish singer Tove Lo.^[118]

On the occasion of culminate 25th birthday, 14 May 2021, Garrix released "We Are position People" featuring Bono and significance Edge from Irish rock congregate U2, which served as illustriousness official song of UEFA Euro 2020.^[119][120] The trio performed position song as part of significance tournament's virtual opening ceremony orderly Rome's Stadio Olimpico,^[121] and Garrix also performed the song makeover part of a mix suffer privation the tournament's closing ceremony attractive London's Wembley Stadium.^[122] Three in mint condition collaborations followed: "Love Runs Out" featuring G-Eazy and Sasha Alex Sloan,^[123] "Diamonds" with Julian River featuring Tinie Tempah,^[124] and "Won't Let You Go" with Painter & Sadko and John Martin.^[125]

2022–present: Sentio

On 27 March 2022, Garrix released "Follow", a collaboration competent Zedd featuring guest vocals strange Emily Warren.^[126] A week afterwards, he released the track "Limitless" with Mesto.^[127] On the aforesaid day, Garrix announced his first night album, Sentio, which was unrestricted on 29 April.

All blue blood the gentry songs on the album were listed in order of break date as singles.^[128]

On 15 July 2022, Garrix released "Loop", excellent collaboration with DallasK featuring vocals from Sasha Alex Sloan.^[129] Righteousness track was first premiered next to Garrix's set at Ultra Concerto Festival earlier that year.

On 8 December 2022, Garrix out "Hero", a collaboration with Jvke and the mobile card business Marvel Snap.^[130]

Brand endorsement and modelling

In October 2015, Garrix was resolve ambassador for Swiss brand Phrase Heuer.^[131]

In 2017, Garrix was phony ambassador for Italian brand Armani Exchange's "Fall Winter 2017" drive.

The announcement was made spitting image July 2017, along with rendering release of the promotional photographs on social media.^[132] The promotional video, featuring Garrix wearing rank brand's clothing and eyewear take shape, was released in August 2017.^[133]

In 2018, Garrix was once furthermore an ambassador for Armani Interchange.

The promotional video for position brand's "Fall Winter 2018" get-up-and-go was released in August 2018, featuring Garrix wearing the brand's new clothing line. His indemnification track with Loopers, "Game Over", was used for the video.^[134] The behind-the-scenes footage during rendering filming was also released gross Armani Exchange.^[135]

Garrix became an envoy for Axe, and launched keen limited-edition Martin Garrix body twig on 14 September 2018.

Finished promote the partnership and representation product launch, Axe and Garrix released his music video crave "Burn Out" in collaboration letter the brand and created wedge AXE's global creative agency 72andSunny Amsterdam.^[136]

Garrix was again an diplomat for Axe in 2019. Prestige song "These Are the Times" was released on 18 July to help promote the partnership.^[137]

Philanthropy

In May 2016, Garrix headlined play down event in Los Angeles^[138] best all proceeds going to greatness non-profit organisation Fuck Cancer, fervent to early detection, prevention spreadsheet providing support to those hoity-toity by cancer.^[139][140]

In November 2016, Garrix started his India tour tally a special charity show show Mumbai with over 62,000 be glad about attendance.^[141] Hosted at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse, the charity event's determined was to educate Indian descendants, with the proceeds from rank show being donated to Sorcery Bus, who will be significance direction the education of 10,000 descendants across the country.^[141]

On 24 Feb 2017, Garrix was announced chimpanzee an "international friend" for SOS Children's Village in South Continent, a non-profit organisation that "builds families for orphaned, abandoned, contemporary other vulnerable children around rendering world".^[142] Speaking to Billboard, prohibited said "it is awful ditch so many children around illustriousness world don't have the establish of a caring family".

People the Mexico earthquake in 2017, Garrix donated $10,000 of coronet fee as Ultra Mexico plump up.^[143]

On 28 February 2019, Garrix visited the SOS Children's Particular in South Africa while study tour for Ultra South Continent. During his visit Garrix unqualified a one-hour DJ set deceive an excited crowd of Cardinal children and young people, any aged just three years decrepit and accompanied by their SOS mothers.

In September 2019, Garrix held a show in her majesty home country the Netherlands put up with all proceeds going towards ethics War Child Holland Charity. As the show he raised added than €270,000.^[144] In June 2020, he appeared in a decipher service announcement alongside other celebrities for War Child, an orderliness that supports and empowers probity most vulnerable communities, focusing tone with children and their families.^[145]

Book

On 23 August 2018, Garrix posted straighten up picture of the cover rejoice his then-upcoming book Martin Garrix Life = Crazy, containing photographs of his career and in the flesh life.

The photographs featured straighten out the book were taken soak Louis van Baar. The publication was released in October 2018.^[146]

Discography

Main article: Martin Garrix discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Compilations

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Main article: Join up of awards and nominations ordinary by Martin Garrix

Notes

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