Afrojack Nick van de Wall
- 风格
- #浩室舞曲 #前卫浩室 #电气浩室
- 地区
- Netherlands 荷兰
艺人介绍
小档案
外 文 名 Nick van de Wall
别 名 Afrojack
民 族 荷兰
出 生 地 荷兰
出生日期 1987-09-09
职 业 DJ/电音制作人
代表作品 《Take Over Control》, 《Give me everything》
艺人资料
Afrojack，1987年09月09日出生于荷兰，DJ、电音制作人。
2011年，格莱美奖获得者，荷兰新一代电子音乐先锋。2007年，他开始与DJ天王David Guetta合作，也成为了Lady Gaga、Rihanna等巨星特邀的混音制作人。
早年经历
Afrojack 很早开始音乐生涯。 5岁开始学钢琴，在随后的学习中，他把他大部分的时间用在听各种风格的音乐。后来他开始了音乐创作。11 岁时, Afrojack 开始使用 FruityLoops.
毕业后他开始了音乐生涯. 为了以音乐谋生，他开始在酒吧和餐馆打工. 之后他开始进入工作室。
演艺经历
2006 年, 他离开了希腊 Crete 岛 ，花了 5 个月的时间在各个俱乐部里面，学习DJ的艺术。 这段时间他发布了自己的第一张单曲 《F*ck Detroit》。之后他回到荷兰想找一些厂牌发行唱片。在Sidney Samson的帮助下 Laidback Luke Digid决定给它一个机会在 “In Your Face” 发布单曲，这首歌后来进入荷兰 Top100 的第60名，以及荷兰跳舞榜 Top30 的第三名.
2007, Nick使用艺名 pseudonym Afrojack,决心成为一名伟大的 DJ 和电音制作人。 随后发行了一些歌曲。并由很多知名DJs支持，如 David Guetta, Dante Lee,Josh Wink, Dave Clarke, Laidback Luke, Fedde Le Grand, Erick E, Sidney Samson, Chuckie, Marco V,Benny Rodrigues, Roog etc..
在 2007, Afrojack 创立了它自己的厂牌 Wall Recordings. 2008, 他发行了 《Do My Dance》。几周以后他参与了 The Partysquad and fate。同时出席了一些音乐盛如 Mystery Land, Tomorrowland in Belgium, Sensation， Extrema Outdoor.
他开始拥有国际知名度，被认为是一个电音制作人。他和一些知名艺术家合作，如 David Guetta, Dante Lee,Diplo, Chuckie, Laidback Luke 和 Steve Angello or rapper Kid Cudi.Pitbull。
2012年3月21日，在上海巡演。
2014年参加长城居庸关音乐节和上海百威风暴电音节。
2015年11月发行单曲《Unstoppable》。12月发行单曲《The Next Generation》。
2016年1月发行单曲《Hollywood》，2月发行单曲《Hey》，5月发行单曲《Move To The Sound》和《Balangala (Afrojack Edit)》。6月发行单曲《System》和《Hey (Remixes)》。
Life and career
Nick van de Wall (born 9 September 1987), commonly known by his stage name Afrojack, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer. In 2014, he released his debut album Forget the World. Afrojack regularly features in top 10 of ‘DJ Mag’ Top 100 DJ's.
Van de Wall was born and raised in Spijkenisse, Netherlands and is of Dutch and Surinamese descent.He developed an interest in music at an early age and learned to play the piano at the age of five.From a single-parent household, his mother Debbie owned a local gym. After leaving school, Van de Wall studied graphic design for a year before embarking on a career as DJ/producer.
At the age of 14, Van de Wall started DJ'ing at local pubs and clubs and earning additional income with designing websites for fellow musicians. In 2007 he released "In Your Face", the first recording under the Afrojack name. He received international success with the song "Take Over Control" featuring Eva Simons, which charted in 10 different countries.He took part in Episode 2 of 'Behind The Speedo', which is a comedy series by Redfoo.
His 2010 entry into the poll at number 19 was the highest new entry of that year's list. Afrojack was listed as number 7 on the ‘DJ Mag’ Top 100 DJ's of 2011.He ranked at number 9 on ‘DJ Mag's Top 100 DJ's of 2012. In 2013, he ranked at number 9 again.
In July 2010, Afrojack created an Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1. He released the ‘Lost & Found’ EP in December 22, 2010. In 2011, he was featured on Pitbull's number 1 hit single "Give Me Everything" along with Ne-Yo and Nayer. He also contributed to the single "Run the World (Girls)" by Beyoncé. In January 2012 Afrojack received an European Border Breakers Award.Afrojack's newest single "The Spark" featuring Spree Wilson has so far hit number 3 in Australia and New Zealand, and top 10 in over 7 more countries. In 2013, Afrojack was the 7th highest-earning DJ in the world, according to ‘Forbes’ magazine.
In 2011, Afrojack co-produced music with many artists including David Guetta, Mike Brown and Madonna. In 2012, he was a headliner at a number of electronic dance music festivals, including Tomorrowland (Belgium), Ultra Music Festival (Miami, Florida), Coachella (Los Angeles), Electric Daisy Carnival (New York City, Las Vegas).
His debut album, ‘Forget the World’, was released May 19, 2014 to mixed reviews.
On March 17 2015, Afrojack was featured in David Guetta's single "Hey Mama" in which he co-produced with Guetta. The song featured him along with Trinidadian born American singer and rapper Nicki Minaj, and Albanian-American singer Bebe Rexha.
Single “Hollywood”was released in January 2016.
Single “Sax (Afrojack Edit)” and “Hey” was released in February 2016.
Single”Move To The Sound”and”Balangala (Afrojack Edit)”was released in May 2016.
Single “System”was released in June 2016.
Single “Hey (Remixes)” was released in July 2016.
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最新简评（共258条）
- @珊珊来迟(唯有音乐不离不弃)：Afrojack – Forget the World (Deluxe Version) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]
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