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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Martin Garrix
| image = [[File:Martin Garrix 2015.jpg|thumb|Martin garrix]]
| caption = Martin Garrix in 2013
| image_size = 270px
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = Martijn Garritsen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|5|14}}
| years_active = 2012–present
| birth_place = [[Amstelveen]], [[Netherlands]]
| instrument = {{flatlist|
* Keyboards
* guitar
}}
| genre = <!--Please discuss the addition of any other genres on the talk page.-->{{flatlist|
* [[Electronic dance music|EDM]]
* [[electro house]]
* [[Drum & Bass|DnB]]
}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Producer
* musician
* DJ
}}
| label = {{flatlist|
* [[Spinnin' Records]]
* Musical Freedom
* [[Republic Records]]
* [[School Boy Records]]
* [[Casablanca Records]]
}}
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|martingarrix.com}}
}}
'''Martijn Garritsen''' (born 14 May 1996), commonly known by his stage name '''Martin Garrix''', is a Dutch DJ and producer. He is best known for the track "[[Animals (Martin Garrix song)|Animals]]", which was a Top 10 hit in more than 10 countries; the song has also peaked at number 1 in Belgium and the United Kingdom, and number 3 in Ireland. His single "[[Wizard (song)|Wizard]]", produced with [[Jay Hardway]], was also successful in numerous countries in 2014. Debuting at number 40 of [[DJ Magazine]]'s Top 100 DJs, he is currently ranked number 4. His mentor, Tiesto, tipped Garrix to be 2016's number 1 DJ at UMF 2015.
==Music career==
In 2004 he had expressed interest in becoming a DJ after seeing [[Tiësto]] perform at the [[2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic games in Athens]]. Garritsen took particular inspiration from the track "[[Traffic (Tiësto song)|Traffic]]", prompting him to download specialist [[Digital audio workstation|software]] and enabling him to start composing. Garritsen recently finished the Herman Brood Academy,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hermanbroodacademie.nl|title=Herman Brood Academie|publisher=|accessdate=4 August 2015}}</ref> a production school in [[Utrecht]]. Martin Garrix uses multiple aliases, GRX is one of them.{{cn|date=July 2015}} He also ghost writes tracks for other artists, despite this, only one in fifty of his tracks have made it out to the public.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Howard|first1=Danny|title=Martin Garrix: Superstar Secrets|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b051ct87|website=bbc.co|publisher=BBC|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref>
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