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23:59 | Record Christmas: DJ Hardwell (Netherlands) |
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 Music maturity came swiftly for the now seasoned-veteran Robbert van de Corput, better known as Hardwell. At the age of 25, the young Dutch titan capped off a 10 year journey when he was crowned Worlds #1 DJ in the 2013 DJ Mag Top 100 DJs Poll cementing his position as the electronic scenes newest superstar DJ and becoming the youngest ever winner of the coveted Top 100 DJs award. Having already created a legacy that would put most of his counterparts to shame this award-winning DJ, producer, musician, label manager, lover of all things music has not only helped shape the current state of EDM, but has left an everlasting imprint on it. Like his great mentor Tiesto, Hardwell proudly hails from Breda, a city tucked deep within the Netherlands. Having first established his name at the tender age of 14, Hardwell has since elevated his clubland standing to impressive, dizzying heights. His serving of big room bangers over the past year has seen a bundle of anthems sweep charts and dancefloors worldwide. Label boss of Revealed Recordings and having landed 6 consecutive #1s on Beatport, his studio output has never been more prolific or more on point. Records such as his anthemic hit Spaceman, Three Triangles (Losing My Religion), Countdown, Jumper, alongside the hard-hitting track, Apollo and his scorching collaboration with Dyro and Bright Lights, Never Say Goodbye became some of the most played tracks this summer 2013. Through his refreshing sound that is characterized by complex drum ensembles, daring synths, and emotive chords, Hardwell has created the ultimate recipe for Big Room House. His productions are received with such great praise and acclaim; it seems his shelf life is endless. As his reputation grows amongst the worlds partygoers, so does his status. First entering the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs Poll at #24 in 2011, Hardwell rose to #6 in the 2012 edition of the poll, before being crowned World #1 DJ in the 2013 poll seeing off fierce competition from the likes of Avicii and Armin van Buuren and following in footsteps of electronic icons Tiesto and David Guetta. The fresh and open-minded approach he has taken with his label Revealed Recordings has led to the imprint gaining international momentum and having produced a cluster of hits since its inception back in 2013, as well as giving rise to a new generation of artists that included Dyro, Dannic, Julian Calor and Kill The Buzz. Another success in the labels armoury is its celebrated compilation series Hardwell Presents Revealed which offers listeners a true box ready taste into the current trends at the heart of the labels musical output. Moreover, his record label Revealed Recordings has also grown to become a dominant force as a globetrotting tour brand in its own right named Hardwell presents Revealed, having staged events in America, Greece, Switzerland, Austria and Netherlands. In March of 2011, Hardwell launched his very own radio show and podcast, Hardwell On Air, which is broadcasted on more than 35 international radio stations, including Hollands top dance station, SLAM!FM, Sirius XM in the US, and Radio FG in France and Belgium. Additionally, the podcast has a solid spot in the iTunes Top 10 Podcasts in more than 40 countries. 2012 saw even more success with his remixes of Rihanna's track Where Have You Been and The Wanteds Chasing the Sun both reaching #1 on Billboards Dance Chart. His collaboration remix with Dannic for UK pop star Examples, Say Nothing, received a #1 spot in the Cool Cut Chart, while Tiesto and Hardwells remix for Young Blood, by the indie rock band The Naked And Famous, became the festival circuits summer anthem. At the tail end of 2012 Hardwell released the hard-hitting organic track, Apollo, featuring Amba Shepherd. Much like its predecessor, Apollo would propel Hardwells name into the spotlight and ignite a global phenomenon around his infectious releases and DJ sets. Such was the foray around his name at this time that dance music icon Pete Tong invited Hardwell to make his debut on the hallowed decks of BBC Radio 1s Essential Mix in November 2012, where Hardwells prowess was so distinctively displayed. Having featured for the first time on the mainstage of Ultra Music Festival only one year prior (2012), Hardwells position as a mainstage stealing DJ was affirmed in 2013 when he returned to the renowned Miami event. Armed with a body of fresh and unheard music, most notably is landmark hit single Never Say Goodbye, his performance at the 2013 Miami Ultra Music Festival would go on to become the thing of legends. Clocking up a staggering 6 million views in just 8 weeks, Hardwells set broke all records for the most watched Ultra live broadcast during UMF with over 80,000 people watching his set via the feed. During his set, Hardwells Twitter account was using 20% of Twitters overall bandwidth with his name was trending worldwide with such intensity that it caused Twitter to temporarily shut down his account yes, he broke Twitter! Following on from his 2012 Tomorrowland set, which to date has received over 18 millions views on YouTube and was dubbed by many as a contender for the best set of the year, Hardwell returned to the mainstage of Tomorrowland in 2013 where he played yet another inimitable set that took a frenzied Tomorrowland audience on a ride of a lifetime. As a DJ his global headliner status has led to endless sold-out shows around the world at venues from Ministry of Sound in London to Green Valley in Brazil. Debuting in Ibiza in 2010 when he was personally invited by Tiesto to perform with him at his now legendary Club Life event at Privilege. In April 2013 Hardwell launched his most ambitious project to date when he unveiled his I Am Hardwell world tour concept at Amsterdams Heineken Music Hall to a 6000 capacity crowd. A spectacle of unprecedented musical vision and production detail, the entire show was broadcast live on a HD feed to 100,000s of fans around the world and placed a solid marker to the immense popularity of Hardwells position within the dance community. After the successful kick off of his I Am Hardwell World Tour in Amsterdam last April, Hardwell was on the road with worldwide travels for this new tour new concept. The first phase of the tour saw sold-out shows in Jakarta, Singapore, Bangalore, Mumbai, Lisbon, London, with further shows coming in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Mexico City, Tel Aviv, Guatemala City, Manchester, Sao Paulo, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney coming up, I Am Hardwell is set to become one of the must see shows of 2013/14. The rise of Hardwell as a young boy from the city of Breda into a ripened international super-heavyweight has become an inspiring tale for all. Coming full circle from a dream to reality of wanting to become the #1 DJ in the World, we can be assured that the Hardwell name, face, and brand is a force that will drive electronic dance music for years to come. More info
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