Martin Garrix
Martin Garrix Invests In Disruptive Dutch Audio Tech Startup Mayht
Nearly two months after a strategic investment in the metaverse, Martin Garrix has led a new funding round for Dutch audio tech startup Mayht. Garrix, alongside Swedish solar cell company Exeger and venture capital firm Forward.One, have helped Mayht raise over $10 million. The disruptive company has reinvented the core inner-workings of speakers with their Heartmotion technology. Their innovative tech will reduce the overall footprint of speakers, allowing massive sound systems to be packaged in a much smaller size. It could prove to be a staggering development for the audio industry. According to a press release issued to announce the funding, Mayht’s executive team believes their tech could revolutionize the home entertainment, portable device, voice assistant, soundbar...
Martin Garrix and Maejor Unveil Debut AREA21 Album, “Greatest Hits Vol. 1”
EDM’s favorite alien duo have finally unveiled their long-awaited debut album, Greatest Hits Vol. 1. When AREA21 made their debut back in 2016 with the massively successful singles “Spaceships” and “Girls,” they were rather hesitant to reveal their identities and opted for a secretive persona. Fast-forward to 2021, however, when Martin Garrix and Maejor are embracing themselves as AREA21 while showcasing immense growth in their storytelling abilities and collaborative power as a duo. Following a series of singles and animated music videos that were carefully rolled out over the past 9 months, AREA21 have now finally released Greatest Hits Vol. 1, fully realizing their potential as one of the most exciting crossover acts in dance music. Spanning 12 tracks, the record follows the ...
Martin Garrix and U2 Reunite On the Big Screen With “Your Song Saved My Life”
Illumination Entertainment’s upcoming musical comedy Sing 2 is reuniting the most unexpected collaborators of 2021. Martin Garrix, alongside Bono and The Edge of U2 fame, briefly united an entire continent earlier this year when they joined forces on “We Are The People,” which became the official UEFA EURO tournament theme song. Now, Garrix and U2 are ready to take their efforts to the big screen with “Your Song Saved My Life.” Starring Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, and Scarlett Johansson, Sing 2 is an animated comedy that follows up its 2016 predecessor. The franchise centers around a gang of anthropomorphic animals with a passion for musical theater. Recommended Articles Like its cast, the original film boasted a star-studded soundtrack ...
Martin Garrix and Zedd Are Teasing a Long-Awaited Collab
A long-awaited collaboration between Martin Garrix and Zedd may finally be on the horizon. The two dance music superstars have been toying with their fans on social media in the last few days, sharing a number of agonizingly contextless clips recorded during recent studio sessions. In an Instagram Story shared on November 2nd Garrix offered a brief glimpse into the song’s project file, which revealed a BPM of 128. Ergo, a house track is likely in the works. They went on to share another clip yesterday, revealing a preview of the song’s audio—if you can even call it a preview. Watch here: Recommended Articles Speculation first began back in December 2019, when Garrix and Zedd were in Indonesia. The latter took to social media to open the floodgates of the rumor mill with a tweet...
Giveaway: Win a Rare JBL Bluetooth Speaker Autographed By Martin Garrix
In early 2021, Martin Garrix became the freshest face to join JBL‘s global ambassador program. Now, Garrix and the Harman-owned company are giving away one ultra-rare bluetooth speaker autographed by Garrix himself to one lucky EDM.com reader. Enter the giveaway below. The robust JBL Charge 5 portable speaker delivers powerful bluetooth audio, spans a respectable frequency range from 65-20,000 HZ, and has a fully waterproof design. And it ordinarily retails for $180. The Charge 5 is known for its compact design, all while delivering a powerfully punchy sound that seemingly exceeds its size. The 40W unit can stream from anywhere on demand with industry-leading efficiency. Keep the tunes pumping all night long for 20 hours on a single charge alone. Recommended Articles “JBL...
Ultra Music Festival Announces First Artists for 2022: See the Phase 1 Lineup
The journey to Ultra Music Festival is officially underway after organizers announced the first wave of artists to perform in 2022. In classic Ultra fashion, the festival, which is scheduled to return to its longtime home of Bayfront Park from March 25th to 27th, will feature the most popular artists in electronic dance music. DJ Snake, Martin Garrix, Alison Wonderland, Kygo, David Guetta, Madeon, and many more dance music superstars were revealed today. Other notable gigs at the “revamped” festival include a live performance from legendary drum & bass group Pendulum and a three-hour set by iconic techno artist Carl Cox, who will debut his new Hybrid Live production. According to a press release shared with EDM.com, fans can also look forward to a Sunday closing performance...
Tech Startup Stage11 Raises €5 Million, Partners With Martin Garrix, David Guetta for Metaverse Activations
Tech startup Stage11 is looking to reimagine music in the metaverse. The Paris-founded startup today announced it has raised over 5 million euros €5 million in a seed round led by Otium Capital, a venture capital fund owned by music industry veteran and Scorpio Music founder Johnathan Belolo. Stage11 also announced a handful of notable backers as well, including partnerships with Martin Garrix, David Guetta, Ne-Yo, Snoop Dogg, Akon, and Salif Gueye. “I’m super excited to partner up with Stage11 and work on amazing virtual experiences together,” Garrix said in a press release. “We’re currently working on my first virtual show with Stage11 and I can’t wait to share more about this very soon!” Recommended Articles Stage1...
This Company Booked Tiësto, Martin Garrix, and More for a Work Party: Watch
Beat this, Googleplex: Tiësto, Martin Garrix, Armin van Buuren, NERVO and Infected Mushroom just played a banging rooftop party hosted by Israeli tech giant Rapyd. The October 6th event, first reported by We Rave You, appears to be part of a new company initiative called The Moment. Produced in partnership with local events planner OTD Global, the project promises to “make your wildest dreams a reality”—whatever that means. It’s a surprising move for Rapyd, which licenses a PayPal-like platform to businesses in order for them to self-manage, distribute and collect cash flow. Just this year, the company doubled its valuation to $2.5 billion, according to CNBC. You can check out footage of the event, which kicked off on the roof of...
Trifecta: Martin Garrix, Julian Jordan, and Tinie Tempah Drop Long-Awaited Club Banger “Diamonds”
Does Martin Garrix ever sleep? It’s been a busy year for the young dance music titan, who has now teamed up with Dutch compatriot Julian Jordan and famed hip-hop artist Tinie Tempah for “Diamonds,” a new single released under Garrix’s STMPD RCRDS banner. The track is an electro house banger designed for the hedonistic festival nights we’ve all longed for since the onset of the pandemic. According to Jordan, the record was finished in one night after Garrix had an o-dark-thirty epiphany one night. “While working on ‘Diamonds’ I got a call from Martijn in the middle of the night; he had the idea of putting Tinie on the track, Jordan said in a press release. “I rushed to his house and we finished the demo together that night. A f...
Here Are the EDC Las Vegas 2021 Stage-by-Stage Lineups
With EDC Las Vegas only weeks away, there’s no better time than now to start planning which stages you’ll be checking out all weekend long. And we’re here to help. Deciding which stages you’ll want to visit is a daunting task with the festival’s staggering lineup, especially considering the sheer size of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Whether you plan on camping out at the bassPOD or running between the kineticFIELD and circuitGROUNDS, here you can find every artist and discover which of the eight stages they’ll perform on. EDC Las Vegas 2021: kineticFIELD Needless to say, the kineticFIELD lineup is huge. From Kaskade to The Chainsmokers to a collaborative DJ set from SLANDER and Said The Sky, Insomniac has booked something for everyone at their flag...
Martin Garrix Announces Release Date for New Single With Tinie Tempah, Julian Jordan
The gold rush of new Martin Garrix music is set to continue this Friday with yet another massive mainstream collaboration. Garrix has had a particularly jam-packed year thus far with a lengthy highlight reel. The Dutch superstar has been balancing his efforts between rolling out singles from the forthcoming AREA21 debut album, all while landing numerous major pop collaborations alongside the likes of Tove Lo, G-Eazy, and U2. Best of all, the gravy train of new music is continuing to roll on it seems. Garrix recently took to social media this week to announce his next single, “Diamonds,” alongside STMPD artist Julian Jordan and famed British rapper Tinie Tempah. Austria’s Electric Love Boutique Edition festival saw Garrix testing the waters with “Diamonds...
RL Grime, DJ Snake, Swedish House Mafia, More Feature in FIFA 22’s Huge Soundtrack: Listen
FIFA has just raised the bar for video game soundtracks. Gamers and soccer fanatics alike are counting down the days until the next entry in the FIFA series drops. Next month, EA Sports will release FIFA 22, the latest soccer simulator in the top-selling game franchise. In an effort to pump up fans for the thousands of hours of gameplay that await them, the soundtracks for both the traditional FIFA and VOLTA FOOTBALL have been shared. It’s very clear that developers spared no expense when it came to curating their latest game. The upcoming release features 122 songs that represent 27 different countries. Those who frequent EDM.com will be thrilled to hear that like last year’s soundtrack, the songs selected for FIFA 22 are quite electronic-oriented. The soundtra...
