Dutch DJ Martin Garrix is setting the standards for Electronic Dance Music (EDM), charting the top spot at the coveted Beatport 100 chart, making him the youngest producer to ever do so.
Garrix is currently signed to Spinnin’ Records. His consistent run of peak-time anthems has sent the 17-year-old producer into overdrive for 2013, and with further new material brewing alongside Dillon Francis and Sidney Samson.
Everybody expects a special level from the Dutch guys, so there is a lot of pressure. You can be on holiday in somewhere like Turkey and tell someone you are a DJ, and they would just shrug it off. But when you mention you are from The Netherlands, there is just this unwritten idea that if you survived the competition, you are worth checking out. There are so many DJs from The Netherlands, so naturally that works both for and against you. That being said, when I signed with Spinnin last year, it felt like I had joined the biggest family in European dance music. I like that family element you get with being from this side of the pond, and being with guys like Ace Agency and Spinnin hits that home for me. You can be on the other side of the world and then bump into these guys and feel like you are long-lost friends reunited. To that extent, being Dutch is an absolute blessing.
DJ Martin Garrix via Beatport
One such creation is “Animals,” to which the producer gained considerable fame, including topping a number of European Charts. In fact, we spotted his music being played in a number of local clubs here in Malaysia!
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