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DJ, Producer, Labelmanager, Music Lover and only at the age of 23... Let us present to you: Hardwell!
A boy who takes his love for house music very serious, is step by step and gradually becoming a leading figure amongst the younger generation of DJs. Though Hardwell could never have dreamed what laid ahead of him when starting his DJ career at the tender age of 13.
For the last 2 years, Hardwell’s overall talent is recognised by the dance music industry as a new, exciting and refreshing take on a scene that continues to evolve and with an apparent everlasting shelf life! If you want to describe Hardwell’s identity and musical development in one phrase then it can be no other than that he’s now arrived in the “Big Room House” sound and has created his very unique trademark as a dj and producer.
His latest release, ‘Feel so High’ ft I-Fan, has been licensed to 10 countries, has had great support from the biggest names in the scene and comes with an amazing video!
“Guess What”, a co-production with Chuckie,is likely to be one of the most played underground house records of the past two years and his “Show Me Love vs. Be” bootleg of Steve Angello and Laidback Luke’s track was one of the biggest dance hits of last year.
In 2009 he played at Mainstage, Dancevalley, the biggest festival in Holland where he was aso responsible fort hat years themesong “Twilight Zone”.
Did we mention the remixes he did for some top DJs of the DJ Mag Top 100, such as Fedde Le Grand, Armin van Buuren, Tiesto, Bob Sinclar, Chris Lake, Funkerman, Laidback Luke, Sharam (Deep Dish), Steve Angello, Booty Luv and Hi_Tack? On top of this pronounced success stories, Hardwell has also topped the leading Dutch chart ‘Dance-Tunes.com’ a grand total of 6 times in the past 12 months.
Not to forget, last summer he has also mixed one of the Privilege Ibiza Compilations next to Cosmic Gate. Also, Hardwell's series of "Eclectic Beatz" belong to the best selling mix albums of the last few years. The final edition (#10) will be released April 2010! Need we go on?
Behind the decks Hardwell never fails to deliver, his exceptional technical skills, variety of music and that added personal touch make him stand out, and he’s bringing it to the masses now, with performances all over the world! From Sydney to Miami, Amsterdam to London.
There’s a new kid on the block, and he’s here to stay.
With a new creative channel, his own record label Revealed Recordings, once again Hardwell appears to have the world at his feet. The kick off was in April 2010 with ‘Get Down Girl’ ft DJ Funkadelic which ended up high in the Dance charts. Since then the label rapidly became a Household name in the scene with Red Carpet ft Hardwell – Alright 2010 biggest hit record up to now holding the beatport progressive house top 10 position for over 6 weeks! Hardwell and his label are set for great things in 2011 so stay tuned!
