Afrojack, joined Tiësto and Armin van Buuren in the line of globetrotting DJs, producers, and remixers to come out of the burgeoning Dutch dance music scene. After discovering the Rotterdam club scene, he began performing short DJ sets before traveling to the Mediterranean to hone his craft, playing at various clubs over a five-month period. Returning to his native Holland, he signed to the independent Digidance label and released his debut single, “Afrojack: In Your Face,” before forming his own record company, Wall Recordings, scoring club hits with “Math” and “Do My Dance.”
Following performances at dance festivals Tomorrowland and Sensation and a collaboration on David Guetta’s One Love album (“Toyfriend”), he was invited to remix the likes of Madonna’s “Revolver” and Lady Gaga’s “Alejandro.” In 2010 he teamed up with electropop vocalist Eva Simons on his first U.K. Top 40 hit, “Take Over Control,” and also released a rarities album, Lost & Found, featuring nine previously unreleased tracks. In 2011 he collaborated with Miami rapper Pitbull for the hit single “Give Me Everything” and released his own hit track “The Future.”In 2014, he released his debut album Forget the World. Afrojack regularly features in the top 10 of DJ Mag Top 100 DJs.
