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Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ
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Martin Garrix’s extraordinary career has seen him graduate from bedroom producer to international star, label owner and proprietor of one of the world’s most advanced Dolby Atmos studios. He tells us how it happened.
The Martin Garrix story his rapid progression from a small Dutch attic bedroom studio to worldwide fame when he was still only 17 is a compelling one. Garrix broke through in 2013 with the track ‘Animals’, which reached number one in the UK. The instrumental version later became an EDM hit in its own right, and Garrix has enjoyed many more hits since, often working with other artists, among them Afrojack, Usher, Tiësto, Bebe Rexha, Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa, David Guetta and Macklemore. His headline set at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Olympics, and three consecutive number‑one spots in the DJ Mag Top 100, further illustrate his dramatic rise to the top. Garrix also started a record company, STMPD R