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Martin Garrix: The One Word That Defines His Style

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Electronic/dance DJ on his hit "Animals" and why he loves performing live
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Dec 2, 2014 - 4:06 pm
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Dec 2, 2014 – 10:58 pm

Martin Garrix: Why "Animals" Was A Big Surprise

On Aug. 4 Dutch electronic/dance DJ/producer Martin Garrix will provide the soundtrack to the halftime show of the Guinness International Champions Cup Final in Miami. Ahead of his performance, Garrix participated in an exclusive GRAMMY.com interview, discussing the one word that defines his style, his hit "Animals" and why he loves performing live.

"If I'm in the studio I can't wait … to play [a new song] live and to see the crowd's reaction," said Garrix. "If you play something completely new, which nobody has heard before, and the reaction is good, it means it's a great track."

Born Martijn Garritsen in Amsterdam, Garrix set his sights on becoming a DJ at age 8 after seeing GRAMMY nominee Tiësto perform during the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. In 2012 Garrix signed with Spinnin' Records and released his first single "BFAM" with fellow electronic/dance artist Julian Jordan. He gained wider fame with a remix of Christina Aguilera's hit "Your Body," which appeared on the deluxe version of her 2012 album Lotus. "Animals," Garrix's debut solo single, was released in 2013. The track cracked the Top 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and currently has been viewed more than 304 million times on YouTube.

On July 8 Garrix released his debut EP, Gold Skies, which features five tracks, including the title track, "Animals" and "Tremor."

Garrix is currently in the midst of an international tour, with dates scheduled through October.  

May 15, 2017 – 2:36 am

Martin Garrix on His Sound, Animals, and His Process | GRAMMYs

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Shaky Beats Fest 2019: Martin Garrix And Rufus Du Sol To Headline

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San Holo and Fisher Big Gigantic are among other acts bringing the beats to the two-day festival happening May 10–11
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Jan 9, 2019 - 12:21 pm

Shaky Beats Fest has brought EDM, indie and hip-hop artists to Atlanta since 2016, and now, for its 2019 edition, the festival has announced that powerhouse DJs Martin Garrix and Rüfüs Du Sol will headline.  

San Holo, Fisher Big Gigantic, Ekali and Boogie T are among the other acts bringing the beats to the two-day festival, happening May 10–11. The fest will return to Central Park, its 2018 location.  

The beats festival makes a point to highlight some of Atlanta's own artists; local acts include Mantis, Eddie Gold, Movin' Keyz, DJ Zoe Gray, and Airwolf.

In October, San Holo spoke with the Recording Academy about fan energy at his live shows, including festivals:

"Honestly, sometimes people [are] at the show and they are just standing there, listening, and I first start to think "Oh, they're bored" or something, or like, I should be more energetic, I have to jump around, but I still have to realize [that there are some] people that really don't, they just listen, might actually be the biggest [kind of] music fans there are [at] festivals. They just stand there in the back, just listening and I really appreciate those people because they don't care if I really scream, "One, two, three, jump," or something, they don't care about that stuff. They just want to hear me play guitar and like do my thing. But, honestly, actually, everyone at the shows ... whatever you want to do, if you want to jump that's fine, if you want to dance around that's fine, if you want to do nothing that's fine, as long as you feel something."

For more information, visit the festival site here.

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Ultra 2019: The Chainsmokers, Marshmello & More To Perform

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Additional DJs include Deadmau5, Martin Garrix, David Guetta and many more
Philip Merrill
GRAMMYs
Dec 20, 2018 - 4:07 pm

On Dec. 20, the Ultra Music Festival announced the first phase of its lineup for the bigger-than-ever Ultra 2019, relocating to the historic Virginia Key Beach Park And Miami Maritime Stadium for the first time ever on March 29–31, 2019.

DJs including Martin Garrix, Marshmello and many more will break in the expanded venue grounds during Miami Music Week following the Winter Music Conference for an epic series of electronica events.

GRAMMY winners performing at Ultra 2019 include Afrojack, the Chainsmokers, Dubfire, David Guetta, Tiësto, and Zedd. Previously nominated artists appearing include Alesso, Armin Van Buuren, Deadmau5, Galantis, and Odesza.

Less well-established DJs and artists are part of the upbeat dance excitement Ultra festivalgoers count on catching. The 2019 Phase 1 lineup includes Adam Beyer, Carl Cox, GRiZ, Illenium, Jamie Jones, Joseph Capriati, Loco Dice, Louis The Child, Maceo Plex, the Martinez Brothers, Nicole Moudaber, Paco Osuna, Rezz, Richie Hawtin, Sasha & John Digweed, Tale Of Us, and Testpilot.

Tickets are available at the Ultra website, including special packages.

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Martin Garrix, G-Eazy, Machine Gun Kelly & More To Play Snowfest 2019

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As the annual Sundance Film Festival kicks off on Jan. 24, special performances at Park City Live will keep Utah dancing
Ana Yglesias
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Dec 14, 2018 - 4:37 pm

Every winter, Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah draws tens of thousands of industry professionals and film buffs alike to the snowy mountain town. Meanwhile, over on Main Street, the Park City Live music venue hosts Snowfest, and this year’s lineup doesn't disappoint, with three nights of DJs ready to get you dancing: GRAMMY winner Diplo, GRAMMY nominee Kaskade and Martin Garrix, and performances by rappers G-Eazy and Machine Gun Kelly.

Diplo will kick -off the fun as Sundance opens on Jan. 24, with G-Eazy performing the next night, followed by Kelly on Jan. 28. Garrix will perform on Feb. 1, for what the venue says is the Dutch DJ/producer's "first-ever Utah appearance." Finally, Utah's own Kaskade closes the fest on Feb. 2.

Tickets for all five shows are on sale now on Park City Live's website.

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David Guetta's Stacked '7' Tracklist Commences Countdown To New Album

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With names like Bieber, Sia, Derulo, Minaj, Rexha, and more, the GRAMMY winner's upcoming album is filled with landmark collaborations and next-gen stars
Philip Merrill
GRAMMYs
Aug 23, 2018 - 12:59 pm

Long in the business of exceeding expectations, EDM super-artist David Guetta has announced the tracklist for his upcoming album 7, and the vista of the album's lineup is breathtaking. Due out Sept. 14, 7 is bound to excite. Let's take a closer look, track-by-track.

7 leads off with "Don't Leave Me Alone" featuring Anne-Marie, who has been opening for Ed Sheeran this summer. Its official video was released Aug. 20, but we wrote about the lyric video when it surfaced late last month and that's already racked up more than 24 million YouTube views. The second track is "Battle" featuring the less-known up-and-comer Faouzia, winner of last year's Unsigned Only competition.

Third up in this more-than-a-showcase is GRAMMY nominee Sia's collaboration on "Flames." "Anything she does, I love," said Guetta in our exclusive interview. "It's almost hard for me not to like anything that she's singing." The lyric video was a hot appetizer and its official video took the action over the top. It's followed on 7 by "Blame It On Love" with Madison Beer, and fifth on the list is "Say My Name," Guetta's collaboration with J Balvin, who has been nominated for many Latin GRAMMY Awards, and Bebe Rexha. Such great talents in a mix that's bound to spark stamina for more to come.

Position six is Guetta's collaboration "Goodbye" with Jason Derulo, to be released on Aug. 24, featuring Nicki Minaj and Willy William. It's followed in auspicious position seven on 7 by "I'm That Bitch" with rapper Saweetie. Next stop is the "Like I Do" collaboration with Martin Garrix and Brooks, which was released in Feb. — the lyric video for that has already topped 78 million YouTube views.

Rounding out the single-digit slots at position nine is "2U" in collaboration with GRAMMY winner Justin Bieber. That track made it to No. 16 on Billboard's Hot 100 last year. GRAMMY winner Jess Glynne and Stefflon Don are featured on Guetta's tenth track "She Knows How To Love Me." Next up with two GRAMMY nominated artists is the "Motto" collaboration with Steve Aoki featuring Lil Uzi Vert, G-Eazy and Mally Mall.

The final four on this 15-track spectacular begins with "Drive" — out on Aug. 24th — in collaboration with Black Coffee and featuring Delilah Montagu. Lucky thirteenth is a Spanish-language track featuring J Balvin titled "Para Que Te Quedes." It means "for you to stay" and this track lineup is keeping us glued. Up-and-comer Ava Max is featured on the penultimate "Let It Be Me" and then the finale is another collabo with Sia titled "Light Headed." Not everyone might feel light-headed here, but this tour is talent-packed enough to be tiring if it weren't so inspiring. This will be fun.

David Guetta's album 7 is available for pre-order now and tomorrow, as mentioned above, "Drive" and "Goodbye" will arrive. It is certainly part of the power of EDM that it provides a platform for artistic talent to combine with unexpected energy, like particles in an accelerator. It's not like it's really the big bang but this is a great look at what's new and we expect 7 to deliver more dance-tacular booms to come.

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