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Afrojack
Nick Leonardus van de Wall (; born 9 September 1987), known professionally as Afrojack (stylized in all caps), is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer. In 2007, he founded the record label Wall Recordings; his debut album ''Forget the World (Afrojack album), Forget the World'' was released in 2014. Afrojack regularly features as one of the ten best artists in the Top 100 DJs published by ''DJ Mag''. He is also the CEO of LDH (company), LDH Europe. Early life Nick Leonardus Van de Wall was born in Spijkenisse, South Holland to a Dutch mother and a Surinamese father. 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 at the Grafisch Lyceum in Rotterdam for a year before embarking on a career as a DJ/producer. At the age of 11, he started producing his own tracks from home for "five hours a day," and it t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Give Me Everything (Pitbull Song)
"Give Me Everything" is a song by American rapper Pitbull (rapper), Pitbull featuring Dutch DJ Afrojack and American singers Ne-Yo and Nayer. Written by the former three and produced by Afrojack, it was released on March 18, 2011, through Polo Grounds Music, Pitbull (rapper), Mr. 305 Entertainment, and J Records as the second single from Pitbull's sixth studio album, ''Planet Pit'' (2011). ''Rolling Stone'' described the song as a "club-pop cut with a plaintive Ne-Yo chorus". In the United States, "Give Me Everything" became the first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for every artist on the record except Ne-Yo, who had previously reached number-one with his own "So Sick" in 2006. It also became Pitbull's first number one in the United Kingdom as the main artist. The song has also peaked at number one in 21 countries such as Belgium, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, Romania and within the top-five in twelve other territories. It was the seventh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forget The World (Afrojack Album)
''Forget the World'' is the debut studio album by Netherlands, Dutch Record producer, music producer and Disc jockey, DJ Afrojack. It was released on 16 May 2014. Afrojack said of the album title, "It's basically a message not just to my fans, but also to myself, to always remember to keep following your heart, keep following your path, and never try to let the things around you get you down." Singles "As Your Friend" featuring Chris Brown was released on 13 February 2013. It reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart. The song appears on the album as a bonus track on the deluxe version. "The Spark (Afrojack song), The Spark" featuring Spree Wilson was released as the album's lead single on 11 October 2013. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 17. "Ten Feet Tall" featuring Wrabel was released on 3 February 2014, as the album's second single. It was released in the UK on 18 May 2014, alongside the David Guetta remix 2 days after the album's release. "Dynamite (Afrojack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take Over Control
"Take Over Control" is a song by Dutch producer and DJ Afrojack, featuring vocals from Dutch singer Eva Simons. The song was written by Afrojack, Mike Hamilton, Simons and Ingrid Simons. It was released as a single in the Netherlands on 12 August 2010. The song was a number-one single for six weeks on ''Billboard'''s Dance/Mix Show Airplay. The song is also Afrojack's first single ever to enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 41. Music video The music video, directed by Alex Herron, was shot on 14 September 2010 in Los Angeles and Death Valley, California. The video premiered on YouTube on 12 October 2010 through the Spinnin' Records account, and later shown to the British public on 20 October 2010 through the Data Records account. The video starts with Afrojack driving an Audi R8 in a desert. Simons, depicted as a robotic dancer in a quite stereotypical yellow American school bus, is accompanied by four robotic background dancers. They step out of the bus and per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Simons
Eva Maria Simons is a Dutch singer-songwriter and music video director from Amsterdam. She is best known for her song "Policeman (Eva Simons song), Policeman" and collaborations with artists such as Afrojack; in 2012, Simons broke through internationally after being featured on the will.i.am single "This Is Love (will.i.am song), This Is Love". During her solo career she has released 12 singles, including "Bludfire" which appeared in November 2015. Biography Early life Raised in Amsterdam, Simons grew up in a family of musicians. Her mother is Ingrid Simons, a backing-singer and vocalist of Surinamese people, Surinamese origin, who worked with DJ Paul Elstak and T-Spoon, and was also a member of pop group Say When, whose 1987 single ‘Save Me’ was later reworked into Eurodance album ‘The Rhythm of the Night’ by Corona (band), Corona. Her grandfather was Dutch accordionist Johnny Meijer; her father was a pianist who inspired her to take up the instrument. In her early teens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elettra Lamborghini
Elettra Miura Lamborghini (; born 17 May 1994) is an Italian television personality, singer and socialite. A granddaughter of Ferruccio Lamborghini, the founder of Lamborghini, she began her career in reality television at age 22. She ventured into music in early 2018 with her debut single "Pem Pem". After the release of her debut studio album '' Twerking Queen'' (2019), she began serving as a judge for the sixth season of ''The Voice of Italy'' in 2019. Career She gained notoriety for appearing in a number of international reality shows such as '' Gran Hermano VIP'' and the MTV shows '' Super Shore'' and ''Geordie Shore''. Her debut single "Pem Pem" was released in February 2018 and reached number six on the Italian charts. She released her first album ''Twerking Queen'' on 14 June 2019. In the same year she appeared as a music coach and judge on the sixth edition of ''The Voice of Italy''. Lamborghini participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2020 with the song "Musica (e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moombahton
Moombahton (, ) is an electronic dance music genre, derived from house music and reggaeton, that was created by American DJ and producer Dave Nada in Washington, D.C., in 2009. Nada coined the name as a portmanteau of "Moombah" (a track by Surinamese house DJ Chuckie and Dutch producer/DJ Silvio Ecomo) and reggaeton (itself a neologism combining reggae with the Spanish suffix ''-ton'', signifying big). Characteristics Identifying characteristics of moombahton include a thick and spread-out bass line, dramatic builds, and a two-step pulse with quick drum fills. Occasionally moombahton includes rave music synthesizers and a cappella rap samples. Musically, moombahton mixes the rhythmic origins of Dutch house or house music, the slow tempo of reggaeton, usually between 100-110bpm, accompanied by bouncy percussions from reggaeton. History Moombahton was created by Dave Nada in late 2009 while DJing his cousin's high school cut party in Washington, D.C. He blended the house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch House
Electro house is a genre of electronic dance music and a subgenre of house music characterized by heavy bass and a tempo around 125–135 beats per minute. The term has been used to describe the music of many ''DJ Mag'' Top 100 DJs, including Benny Benassi, Skrillex, Steve Aoki, and Deadmau5. Characteristics Simon Reynolds described electro house, as a style attributed to artists like Zedd, Erol Alkan and Bloody Beetroots. Electro-house is typified by its heavy bass. This is often in the form of buzzing basslines, such as those created with sawtooth waves and distortion. It is also often in the form of large bass drum sounds in a four-on-the-floor pattern. The tempo of electro house is usually between 125 and 135 beats per minute. Electro house sometimes resembles tech house, but it can contain melodic elements and electro-influenced samples and synths. In contrast, Reynolds stated the genre had "little relationship with either house or electro". History Reynolds described ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electro House
Electro house is a genre of electronic dance music and a subgenre of house music characterized by heavy bass and a tempo around 125–135 beats per minute. The term has been used to describe the music of many ''DJ Mag'' Top 100 DJs, including Benny Benassi, Skrillex, Steve Aoki, and Deadmau5. Characteristics Simon Reynolds described electro house, as a style attributed to artists like Zedd, Erol Alkan and Bloody Beetroots. Electro-house is typified by its heavy bass. This is often in the form of buzzing basslines, such as those created with sawtooth waves and distortion. It is also often in the form of large bass drum sounds in a four-on-the-floor pattern. The tempo of electro house is usually between 125 and 135 beats per minute. Electro house sometimes resembles tech house, but it can contain melodic elements and electro-influenced samples and synths. In contrast, Reynolds stated the genre had "little relationship with either house or electro". History Reynolds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revealed Recordings
Revealed Recordings (or shortened to Revealed, stylized as revealed) is a Dutch record label established by Hardwell in 2010. The label is headquartered in Breda, Netherlands. History The label was established on 11 April 2010 by electronic music producer and DJ Hardwell. Revealed mainly focuses on big room house, dance-pop, and electro house. The label has had some success, including "Apollo" by Hardwell featuring Amba Shepherd, which peaked on No. 26 of the Dutch Top 40; Hardwell's 2014 single " Dare You" was also successful, entering the UK Singles Chart at No. 18. " Dare You" has also been used on adverts for television programs such as ''Strictly Come Dancing''.. "Cell" by Julian Calor is frequently used in Ultra Music Festival livestream broadcasts. "Radical" by Dyro & Dannic featured in the soundtrack for Just Dance 2017. The festival mix of Kaaze & Maddix's "People Are Strange" was also used in the trailer for the film Hubie Halloween. In 2015, Revealed launched a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LDH (company)
is a Japanese management and entertainment company founded by the six original members of Japanese boy group Exile in 2003. The president is Hiroyuki Igarashi, the leader of the Exile. The name "LDH" is an acronym of "Love + Dream + Happiness". The company operates several boy bands and girl groups and a talent school named "EXPG". In January 2017, the company changed its name to LDH Japan and established overseas branches in United States, Asia, and Europe. They established a new company called LDH World, the parent company of the four branches. For LDH World, Hiro took on the role of chief creative officer, while Verbal, NIGO and Dr. Romanelli (aka DRx) were appointed as executive creative directors. Masataka Mori was appointed as the CEO of LDH Japan, Makoto Matsuda as the CEO of LDH Asia, Afrojack as the CEO of LDH Europe and Hirotaka Mori as the CEO of LDH USA. Artists Current Groups * Exile * Exile The Second * Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe * Gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spinnin' Records
Spinnin' Records is a Dutch electronic music record label founded in 1999 by Eelko van Kooten and Roger de Graaf. In September 2017, Warner Music Group acquired Spinnin' Records for over $100 million. Background Van Kooten is the son of former Dutch radio DJ and businessman Willem van Kooten, and initially worked in the publishing business of his father. Together with Roger de Graaf, a former employee of the specialist dance retailer Rhythm Import, van Kooten formed Spinnin' Records in 1999. In the beginning, they concentrated on the pressing of vinyl for artists. Spinnin' Records hosts 25 active sub-labels alongside their main imprint; the majority linked to a specific artist. The label provides A&R, management, publishing and (digital) marketing for artists they have under contract. The label used to promote songs without naming the artists in order to 'create a buzz'. Following the acquisition of Spinnin' by Warner Music Group, co-founder van Kooten left the company while d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spijkenisse
Spijkenisse () is a large town in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. Following an administrative reform in 2015, it is part of the List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Nissewaard, and has a population of 72,500. It covers an area of of which is water. It is part of the Rijnmond, Greater Rotterdam area. History Archaeological evidence suggests that the area around Spijkenisse has been inhabited for several thousand years. The area's prehistoric inhabitants depended on fishing in the Maas and hunting in the surrounding swamps for sustenance. The oldest known reference to the name ''Spickenisse'' is in a source from 1231. Spijkenisse is a portmanteau of the words ' (Spit (landform), spit) and ''nesse'' (nose) meaning "pointy nose." The name is a reference to the settlement's location on a spit of land protruding into the river. Spijkenisse formed as a farming and fishing village on a creek along the Oude Maas. It origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
