Martin Garrix
Dutch DJ and music producer (born 1996)
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- Martijn Gerard Garritsen ( Dutch pronunciation: [mɑrˈtɛin ɣəˈrɑrt‿ˈxɑrɪtsə(n)] ; born 14 May 1996), known professionally as Martin Garrix and also as Ytram or GRX , is a Dutch DJ and record producer.
- Garrix has performed at music festivals such as Coachella, Electric Daisy Carnival, Ultra Music Festival, Tomorrowland, and Creamfields.
- In the same year, he became the youngest DJ to headline 2014 Ultra Music Festival at the age of 17.
- He founded the label Stmpd Rcrds in 2016, months after leaving Spinnin' Records and before signing with Sony Music.
- He has a younger sister named Laura.
Martijn Gerard Garritsen (Dutch pronunciation: [mɑrˈtɛin ɣəˈrɑrt‿ˈxɑrɪtsə(n)]; born 14 May 1996), known professionally as Martin Garrix and also as Ytram or GRX, is a Dutch DJ and record producer. Best known for his singles "Animals", "In the Name of Love", and "Scared to Be Lonely", he was ranked number one on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs list in 2016, 2017, and 2018.
Garrix has performed at music festivals such as Coachella, Electric Daisy Carnival, Ultra Music Festival, Tomorrowland, and Creamfields. In 2014, he headlined the first edition of Ultra South Africa, making this his first major festival. In the same year, he became the youngest DJ to headline 2014 Ultra Music Festival at the age of 17. He was a resident DJ at Spain's Hï Ibiza (2017) and Ushuaïa Ibiza (2016 and 2018). He founded the label Stmpd Rcrds in 2016, months after leaving Spinnin' Records and before signing with Sony Music.
Early life
Martijn Gerard Garritsen was born on 14 May 1996, in Amstelveen, the son of Gerard and Karin Garritsen. He has a younger sister named Laura. He showed musical interest at an early age and learned to play the guitar at the age of 8.
In 2004, he expressed interest in becoming a DJ after seeing Dutch DJ Tiësto perform at that year's Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony in Athens. He took particular inspiration from the track "Traffic", prompting him to download the specialist digital audio workstation FL Studio, enabling him to start producing.
In 2013, he graduated from the Herman Brood Academy, a production school in Utrecht.
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