Martin Garrix

About

Martijn Gerard Garritsen (Dutch pronunciation: [mɑrˈtɛin ˈɣerɑrt‿ˈxɑrɪtsə(n)]; born 14 May 1996), known professionally as Martin Garrix and also as Ytram or GRX, is a Dutch DJ, remixer, and music producer. Best known for his singles “Animals”, “In the Name of Love”, and “Scared to Be Lonely”, he was ranked number one on DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs list in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, and 2024.
Garrix has performed at music festivals such as Coachella, Electric Daisy Carnival, Ultra Music Festival, Tomorrowland, and Creamfields. In 2014, he headlined the first edition of Ultra South Africa, making this his first major festival. In the same year, he became the youngest DJ to headline 2014 Ultra Music Festival at the age of 17. He was a resident DJ at Spain’s Hï Ibiza (2017) and Ushuaïa Ibiza (2016 and 2018). He founded the label Stmpd Rcrds in 2016, months after leaving Spinnin’ Records and before signing with Sony Music.

Martijn Gerard Garritsen was born on 14 May 1996, in Amstelveen, the son of Gerard and Karin Garritsen. He has a younger sister named Laura. He showed musical interest at an early age and learned to play the guitar at the age of 8.
In 2004, he expressed interest…