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
schooled
I'm a producer for fun. I'm not a professional schooled musician or anything.
mom baby school
When I was a baby, my mom used to have a dance school, and she used to teach classes there. We didn't have money for a babysitter, so she always brought me with her to the dancing school. Back then, I was already watching and listening to Michael Jackson for a long time.
wall school unique
I have been fully involved in designing my stage shows; it's important to me to do something really unique and almost off-the-wall to bring the music and the visuals together. I love design and actually went to school for a bit for graphic design, so it isn't so much 'pressure' for me; it's a way to be creative, and I really enjoy it.
school home judging
I was in school - I was a good learner; if I wanted to get something done, I could get it done. I was lazy, though. I was always, like, sort of an outcast. And when I got home, I was always doing music, but when I was doing music, no one was there to judge it, you know? It was just me in my bedroom. It gave me freedom and made me happy.
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?
basically holland music
Most music that comes out of Holland is basically the harder part of dance music - hip-hop, drum'n'bass.
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.