Johannes paul ii biography of martin garrix

Dutch DJ and music producer (born )

Musical artist

Martijn Gerard Garritsen (Dutch pronunciation:[mɑrˈtɛinɣəˈrɑrtˈxɑrɪtsə(n)];^[a] born 14 May ), known professionally as Martin Garrix (or Ytram and GRX), is a Dutch DJ and record producer who was ranked number one on DJ Mag's Top DJs list for three consecutive years—, , and He is best known for his singles "Animals", "In the Name of Love", and "Scared to Be Lonely".

Garrix has performed at music festivals such as Coachella, Electric Daisy Carnival, något som är extremt eller ytterst Music Festival, Tomorrowland, and Creamfields. In , 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 Ultra Music Festival at the age of He was a resident DJ at Spain's Hï Ibiza () and Ushuaïa Ibiza ( and ). He founded the label Stmpd Rcrds in , months after leaving Spinnin' Records and before signing with Sony Music.

Early life

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Martin Garrix has risen to global stardom in pop as well as electronic circles – and yet he’s far from being done. Dance music’s freshest talent has headlined festivals around the globe, founded a label and mentored other artists and won the #1 spot in DJ Mag’s Top three times in a row. His passion, mål, drive and maturity remain unmatched in the world. The story of Martin Garrix begins at 8 years of age, in the year It was then that he first got acquainted with electronic dance music, seeing Tiësto perform at the Olympic Games opening ceremony on live TV. The music’s energy and drive captivated him and bygd his mid-teens, Garrix had taught himself how to produce and play his own songs. In , he released music on Musical Freedom –his idol Tiëto’s label –and not long after, he released the track that would change everything for him.

‘Animals’, released June was a breakout success and a game changer for the music ind

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Animals (Martin Garrix song)

song by Martin Garrix

"Animals" is a big room house instrumental by Dutch DJ and record producer Martin Garrix, released as a digital download on 17 June on iTunes. The song quickly became popular within the EDM culture, leading to Garrix becoming the youngest producer to ever have a song reach number one on the electronic music store Beatport.^[3] The track was a commercial success, reaching the top ten or topping on a number of electronic music charts and even some mainstream ones. It became number 1 on singles charts in the United Kingdom, French-speaking Switzerland and Belgium. In the United States it reached number 21 on the BillboardHot and number 1 on the Dance chart.

Composition and release

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Prior to release, the track gained buzz after being played anonymously with speculation increasing about the author after Dutch record label Spinnin' Records released a clip of the track online only titled "Animals (Teaser)".^[