Afrojack
Afrojack
Nick van de Wall, 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 DJs...
NationalityDutch
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth9 September 1987
basically holland music
Most music that comes out of Holland is basically the harder part of dance music - hip-hop, drum'n'bass.
music people
There's nothing better than making music and hearing 3,000 people chant, 'Afrojack! Afrojack!'
capacity couple gig january liked music people played playing rush songs stayed
When I had my first gig, I was 18 in January in 2007. My first gig that I got paid, I was playing for 10 people in a 250 people capacity venue. The promoter wanted to book me because he liked my music. I played a couple of songs that made people dance. To me, that rush has always stayed the same.
america connection good people spend time
I have a good connection with people from America that come to my shows. It's more the American culture. I like the culture, so I want to spend more time there and make more friends and have some fun.
people producers songs
I do not like people writing songs and then other people singing them. A lot of people don't even sing their own songs anymore. It's like producers these days have ghost producers; 'I don't produce, but I am a producer.'
holland knows until
When I was growing up, I said to my ex-girlfriend, 'I will not be successful until everyone in Holland knows my name.' And it worked.
credible front nobody
The only person you need to be credible to is yourself. When you stand in front of the mirror and nobody is watching, are you happy with yourself?
album drop fans grandma
I want to make an album my grandma and my fans are going to like. I want to make my grandma understand a drop and make club fans understand a song.
full room
I have a living room full of clothes. It's insane.
cool
I even have shoes that don't fit. They're just so cool, I wanted to have them.
buy cool people ticket
People buy a ticket to see your show, so from the moment I get onstage, I can have no insecurities, because they're already there. You have to get people to listen. If they listen, everything's cool.
cool lady stuff
I was thinking about working with Lady Gaga, not 'Born This Way' but more her old stuff that she did with RedOne from her first album. I think that would be really fun - a cool combination.
anyone bigger change dj knows led scene stop
I think 2014 for me is going to give me the possibility to do even bigger things than anyone has done. I want to change the party scene - like, stop just being a DJ with lights, a big LED screen, and oh-look-at-me speakers. There's way more to a party, and I think everyone knows it. I want to make it special.
club djs festival holland huge late music producers records release since small
Holland is a really small country, but with a very strong club and festival scene. Dance music has been huge in Holland since the late eighties. So there were a lot of opportunities for producers and DJs to release records and play live.