Martijn Gerard Garritsen is a Dutch musician, record producer and DJ specializing in “progressive home“ “power plant“ “house with big room,” And “future bass“ .
Early life
At the age of eight, Garritsen, also known as Martin Garrix (stylized as Mar+in Garri) and GRX, started playing guitar. Garritsen was greatly inspired by fellow Dutch DJ Tiesto and his performance opening the 2004 Athens Olympics. He downloaded a digital audio workstation and ‘FL Studio’ and taught himself how to make music.
A few years later, he was discovered by Tiesto and has also collaborated with Afrojack, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Dillion Francis, Usher, Julian Jordan and Troye Sivan.Spinnin’ Records‘started his career. In 2016, he launched his record label, ‘STMPD RCRDS’ and signed with Sony Music.
In 2017, he will perform in a summer residency at the club ‘H Ibiza’. In 2016, he was ranked number one in the list of ‘DJ Mag’s 100 best DJs in the world.
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- Name: Martin Gerard Garritsen
- Stage Name: Garix
- Date of birth: May 14, 1996
- Occupation: DJ and Musician
- Relationship: Dating Charelle Schriek
- Net worth: $19.5 million
Early life
Garrix was born on May 14, 1996, in Amstelveen, the son of Gerard and Karin Garritsen. He has only one sibling, Laura, his younger sister.
He showed an early passion for music and began playing the guitar at the age of eight.
After hearing Dutch DJ Tiesto perform at the Opening Ceremony of that year’s Summer Olympics in Athens, he expressed his desire to become a DJ in 2004. He was particularly inspired by the track “Traffic”, prompting him to download the dedicated digital audio workstation FL Studio and start producing.
He received his diploma from ‘Herman Brood School’, an acting school based in Utrecht, in 2013.
Career
When Martin Garrix was 14 years old, he started his career as an EDM star by DJing at a high school disco.
After meeting Tiesto and being mentored by him, he released his debut singles, ‘BFAM’ (with Julian Jordan) and ‘Just Some Loops’ (with TV Noise).
He released his first track, ‘Error 404’ (featuring Jay Hardway), on ‘Spinnin’ Records‘ in 2012. The following year, Tiesto released ‘Torrent’ on his record label, ‘Freedom of music‘ (with Sidney Samson).
His first major hit, ‘Animals’, was released as a digital download on 16 June 2013. It was also his first solo work. The song topped several European charts. It also made Garrix the youngest person to have a song reach number one on the electronic music retailer’Beatport‘.
His second collaboration with Hardway, ‘Wizard,’ was released on December 2, 2013. The song was later featured in the 2014 film “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb.” ‘Helicopter,’ a collaboration between Garrix and Firebeatz, topped ‘Beatport‘ chart for two weeks.
In early 2014, he headlined the Ultra Music Festival for the first time. He deviated from his typical big room style when he released his debut progressive house tune, “Forbidden Voices,” on February 6, 2015. That same month, he and Usher co-wrote the song ‘”Do not look down.” He and Ed Sheeran performed the song ‘”Back Repeat” in ‘Ultra Music Festival‘ in Miami in 2015.
He left ‘”Spinnin’ Records“’ in mid-2015 over a dispute over who would own his music. He formed ‘”STMPD RCRDS“’ in early 2016 and it was under this label that he released his most recent song, ‘”Now I found you.“
His promotional song ‘Opposite,’ released on June 13, 2016, was selected as the theme song of ‘”Electronic Entertainment Expo 2016“’. His contract with ‘”Sony Music“’ was signed on July 26, 2016. At the 2017 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California, Garrix and singer Troye Sivan performed their collaborative single ‘”There for you.“
He is scheduled to perform with Justin Bieber at the ‘”Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park“’ concert in July 2017. He has also appeared as the musical guest on ‘”The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon“’ twice, once in 2016 and once in 2017.
Awards and appointments
Martin Garrix was named “DJ of the Year”, “Best Electro/Progressive Act” and “New Artist of the Year” at the 2013 Dance Music Awards. In 2014, he received the “Buma Award” for “Best International Song” and the “MTV Clubland Award” for his single “Animals”. He received the “MTV Millennial Award” for “Beat Guru” in 2016, the “MTV Europe Music Award” for “Best Electronic Song” and “Best Spoken Word Performance”, and the “NRJ Music Award” for “Best International DJ” and “Best Live Act”.
Personal life
In Amstelveen, North Holland province, Gerard and Karin Garritsen welcomed Martijn Gerard Garritsen into the world on May 14, 1996. He is the older brother of Laura. He graduated from the ‘”Herman Brood Academie“’ with an MBO diploma in ‘”pop art“’ in 2013. He is currently dating model Charelle Schriek.
Net asset value
Dutch DJ and producer Martin Garrix has a net worth of $19.5 million. Songs ‘”Animal“ “In the name of love,” And “Fear of lonelinessMartin Garrix, sometimes referred to as “Ytram” or “GRX,” is widely recognized. He is frequently included in lists
Social Media
This Dutch DJ and music producer has 15.7 million followers on Instagram and 14.7 million followers on Facebook.
- Instagram: @martingarrix
- Facebook: @martingarrix
