STMPD RCRDS
Matt Nash and VY•DA Release Heartfelt Single “Wasted Love” Featuring Alessia Labate
In 2014, Matt Nash triumphantly climbed to the top of the Beatport charts alongside Don Diablo with their iconic collaboration “Starlight (Could You Be Mine).” More recently, the London-born producer has found a home on Martin Garrix‘s STMPD RCRDS with his previous two releases “You’re Not Alone” and “Lose It All.” With his latest track, he’s returned to STMPD once again alongside VY•DA for “Wasted Love” featuring Alessia Labate. “Wasted Love” is a heartfelt plea that has no trouble communicating it’s emotive tone. Matt Nash and VY•DA have found an excellent blend of both their sounds, as the former’s signature dynamic horns mesh effortlessly with the latter’s deeper ho...
“I Never Intended to Be an Artist”: Julian Jordan Opens Up About His Career in Dance Music
Julian Jordan is a Dutch DJ and producer who has become a household name within the world of house music. He’s released a surfeit of festival anthems on renowned EDM labels such as Spinnin’ Records and DOORN Records. He’s now officially signed to Martin Garrix’s STMPD RCRDS alongside label members Seth Hills, Dubvision, and Matisse & Sadko, among others. Julian Jordan’s sound stands out amongst other house music heavyweights due to its sheer power, energy, and relentlessness that prowls throughout. His most recent release with TITUS, “Badboy,” is a paramount example of that sonic flair. The track blends trap, hip-hop, rap, and future house in a mesmerizing manner. In an exclusive video interview on the When Life Hands You Lennons podcast, Jordan sat down to chat about his new samp...
Martin Garrix Drops 8 IDs During Tomorrowland Around The World Performance
During his closing performance at the virtual Tomorrowland Around the World event, Dutch EDM superstar Martin Garrix treated viewers to eight new unreleased IDs. Unless you’re a true super-fan, catching even one or two IDs in a set can be tricky. Luckily, Garrix’s flagship label STMPD RCRDS compiled clips of the tracks and posted them to Instagram, calling on fans to try to identify the artists involved. At the time of writing, it is not clear when the identity of the unknown tracks will be revealed, but the label representatives hinted that some of them will be released in the near future. It’s also important to note that STMPD has not mentioned how many of the tunes belong to Garrix, if any. Tomorrowland Around the World took place on July 25th and 2...
Look Inside Martin Garrix’s Spectacular, Cutting-Edge Studio Renovation
After three years of meticulous renovations, the flagship STMPD RCRDS studio of international dance music superstar Martin Garrix is finally complete. Following its acquisition in 2017, Garrix and his team flung into an intricate renovation project for the recording studios, which have been transformed into a breathatking, cutting-edge complex. Three brand new studios were introduced into the building in addition to the refurbishment of its five existing studios, and each was given its own style in terms of appearance and equipment. Perhaps most stunning is the Mix Stage, a studio dedicated to cinema mixing with an immersive Dolby Atmos Premier Studio system, which represents “Dolby’s highest certification of a dubbing stage’s technical excellence.R...
Martin Garrix Drops Long-Awaited John Martin Collab “Higher Ground”
Martin Garrix has finally dropped the curtain on his highly anticipated collaboration with John Martin, the scintillating progressive house jam “Higher Ground.” Garrix ripped a page out of his old progressive playbook for “Higher Ground,” producing a euphoric peaktime bomb that would slay the festival scene if it weren’t underwater due to COVID-19. Dropping the single on his own STMPD imprint, he crafted a nostalgic ballad that is reminiscent of the music that catapulted him to international stardom in years past, like “Forbidden Voices” and “Break Through the Silence” with Matisse & Sadko. Martin, whose distinctive voice permeated through that scene for the better half of the last decade, hasn’t lost a step. Th...
