A former 2 x World #1 DJ, one of the leading headline DJ/Producers in the world of electronic music, label boss of an award-winning imprint, award winning documentary film maker and a philanthropist behind a global education initiative, these are only a handful of the facets that makeup the impressive spanning career of the Dutch dance music pioneer Hardwell. His continuous development as an artist can be traced all the way back to his early teens, where music maturity came swiftly for the now seasoned-veteran, yet today it is an international presence that has taken his music to the top of numerous music charts, whilst seeing him performing at every major event on the planet. Hailing proudly from Breda, a city tucked deep within the Netherlands, Hardwell first established his name at the tender age of 14, from which he has since elevated his clubland standing to impressive, dizzying heights. At the age of 25, the young Dutch titan capped off a 10-year journey when he was crowned World’s #1 DJin the 2013 DJ Mag Top 100 DJs Poll, cementing his position as the electronic scene’snewest superstar DJ that year. In 2014 Hardwell wouldonce again win the coveted Top 100 DJs Awardand truly solidify his position amongst the top tier of dance music artists. Today he continues to place within the Poll’s Top 5 rankings. Whilst his critically acclaimed reputation for delivering musical magic has led him to catch the attention of the world at large. From nominations in prestigious awards such as MTV European Music Awards for‘Best Dutch Act’ and‘Best Electronic Act’, to being one of one of the most nominated artistsin the 2016 awards edition of the IDMA’sin Miami, Hardwell has also walked away with some of electronic music’s biggest accolades. Boasting a cabinet of awards ranging from 2 x World #1 DJ to ‘BestElectro House DJ’ at the DJ Awards in Ibizato ‘Best Global DJ’ at the 2016 edition of the IDMA awards in Miami and ‘Best DJ’attheNova Era Awards 2017, the last few years have been a clear indicator to the level that Hardwell and his very global-focused sound have reached.Hardwell’sjourney to the epitome of dance music stardom has been down to his willingness to not become a prisoner to his own music style. A statement which holds true when you listen to his arsenal of Beatport chart toppers which includes hits like ‘Spaceman’, ‘Apollo’ and‘Run Wild’. All the way to a cluster of remixes for star names such as Rihanna, Example, Moby, The Wanted andThe Naked And Famous, on top of a slew of collaborations with artists that has seen him work with everyone from Craig David,Jason Derulo andJay Sean, toAustin MahoneandTiësto.When his debut artist album United We Arewas released back January 2015, the Dutch producer showcased his talents across a range of tracks from ‘Follow Me’ to‘Young Again’ and‘Arcadia’ to ‘Don’t Stop The Madness’. The album itself claimed the #2 spot on the iTunes worldwide album chart, narrowly missing out on the #1 position due to the surprise release of Icelandic superstar Björk’sartist albumVulnicura’.As a DJ his global headliner his status has led to endless sold-out shows around the world. His stock as one of the most prominent names on festival billings each year from Americato Australiais evident in his relentlessmainstage schedule, countingUltra Music Festival Miamiand further international editions including Cape Town and Johannesburg, EDC Las Vegas, Electric Zoo NY, Creamfields, UMF Europe, Coachella, EDC London, EDC Asia,Lollapalooza andSzigetfestivalas regular destinations you will find Hardwell at each festival season.After a two hiatus from the line-up for the renowned Tomorrowlandfestival, Hardwell made a triumphant return in 2018 with a headline appearance on the mainstage across both weekends.His thirst for international touring took a new leap forward with the launch of his very own tour concept –I Am Hardwell.First launched in 2014, this full-scalearena-sized production project spanned six continents with sold out shows in Jakarta, Singapore, Bangalore, Mumbai, Lisbon, London, Mexico City, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Tel Aviv, Guatemala City,Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast, Istanbul, Sao Paulo, Brisbane, Melbourne andSydney, making I Am Hardwell one of the must see shows over its 18month period. For the final phase of the I Am Hardwell tour, Hardwell took to the streets of New Yorkfor a Times Square takeover, where he revealed that the closing chapter of this epic world adventure would culminate in North America. The final leg of the global tour took in shows in Chicago, Toronto, San Francisco, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Miamibefore completing its mammoth journey at the world-renownedMadison Square Garden inNew Yorkin front of an 18,000-capacitycrowd.To promote the arrival of his debut artist album Hardwell embarked on a new world tour with the second phase I Am Hardwell –United We Are. Launching with two sold out shows at the 17,000 capacityZiggo Dome arenain Amsterdam, the tour ran for 20 months and featured in 16countries that included cities such asBuenos AiresLima,Dubai, Singapore Jakarta, San Francisco, Istanbul,LisbonandFrankfurt’s World Club Domewhere the show sold 40,000 ticketsin less than 72 hours. Due to the popularity of the Frankfurt event,Hardwell decided to return to Germany forthe closing show of the world tour witha special never-before-seen final party, which was held at the world renowned Hockenheim circuit in Germanyon August 27th2016 –the show marked the first time a DJ had performed a solo event at the iconic racing track–but this wasn’t to be his first time gracing the speedway. As the F1 Mexican Grand Prix came to a close, Hardwellin partnership with Heineken’s ‘More Than A Race’ campaignalso dazzled music and sports fans alike alongside the world’s best drivers, bringing the competition to a close with a performance on the podium’s grand stage to an audience of thousands in person and millions worldwide online and via TV, with his distinctive and eclectic ‘Hardwell’ sound.Whilst these days his weekends are predominately filled with festival and arena shows, Hardwell remainsa passionate advocate of the club setting and environment it offers both the DJ and the fans. From Ministry of Sound inLondonto Green Valleyin Braziland Zoukin Singaporeto his residency at Hakkasanin Las Vegas with hisGo Hardwell or Go Homeshows, and an exclusive ADE live collaborationwith Armin van Buurennamed ‘II = I’, the passion to evolve his music with his fans both solo and with the industry’s best,show that being centre stage is one of the driving forces behind his every show.Which wasexactly the premise of his road triptour show the Revealed North America Bus Tour, putting himself and some of the other artists from the label family right up-close and personal with the fans in some of the best club environmentspossible, allowingthe label boss to keep an ever-presentconnection with hisgrowing armyof loyal fans. Back in Europe Hardwell’s fast-tracked his way to immense popularity on the dance mecca of Ibiza thanks to his relentless work ethicandmany, memory-makingsummers worth of flawless parties. Making his first appearance in Ibizafollowing an invitation from Tiëstoto perform with him at his famed Club Life partyat Privilege back in 2010,Hardwell has since gone on to become a seasoned veteran of the island. His 2013 excursion to the White Islehas become the stuff of legend following roadblock shows at Ushuaïa, Pacha, Space, Cream @ Amnesia, plusCream’s Radio 1 Live event @ Privilege –which led to him claiming the award for ‘Best Electro House DJ’ at the 2013 IbizaDJ Awards(an awardhe later won again in 2014, 20152016, as well as winning ‘Best Big Room House DJin 2017 and ‘Best International DJ’in 2015 and 2017). Having completed his fourthconsecutive summer playingUshuaïa Ibiza, previouslyholding down weekly residencies with shows I Am Hardwell, Hardwell’s Carnival andDNA,summer 2017 saw Hardwell decide to step outside of a fixed residency and free himself up tomultiple clubs on the island.Across the summer he headlined shows at not just Ushuaïa Ibiza but Amnesia and also the newest club on the island, Hï Ibiza.He returned again in 2018 with another string of headline shows at Ushuaïa Ibiza andHï Ibiza.Hardwell’shigh-profile presence in the Asian market was reaffirmed when Macau based Club Cubicintroduced him as the club’s new headline resident from April 2017, making him the first DJ from the west to hold a residency there. The news of his first residency in Asia grabbedthe attention of fans and media alike signifying his ever-growing appeal in the Asian dance music market, as the scene over there continues to explode to the attention of the rest of the world.An offshoot from his high-profiled touring schedule came aphilanthropic project on a truly grand scale.Focused on bringing about social change through education forindividuals living in under-privileged communities, Hardwell foundedthe United We AreFoundation in 2015.Settingabout creating a charity initiative with global ambitions to educate young children in different communities around the world, Hardwell aims to use his profile to “give something back”.On December 2015 he hosted an aid event labelled the ‘World’s BiggestGuestlist’ inMumbai’s DY Patil Stadium where he was joined by 70,000 fans on his own personal guestlist. Watched by over 10 million people via the livestream the event raised enough money to school over 22,000 children for the next 10 years.Announcing the return of the charity project in a revitalised form after its previous success, Hardwelland Guestlist 4 Goodhosted a second aid concertat Mumbai’s D.Y.Patil Stadiumon December 3rd, 2017, with a range of local and international acts culminating in a closing headline set form the man himself over the two day extravaganza–and Hardwell has continued on making waves and bringing crowds and cultures together throughout his career as in May 2018, he also took his high-octane, uniting sound to headline the UEFA Champions League Final Festivalin Kievand rocked the tens of thousands of fans to their core.The reaches of his successes have carried over into many other facets of his career. Now immortalised as a life-size wax replica at Madame Tussauds, younger fans can also own their own Hardwell action figure,others can also smell like the trailblazer withhis debut ‘Eclipse’ fragrance,whilst those eager to get a real fly-on-the-wall experience of what life as thethen World’s #1 DJ looks like,can plug in and tune out to his documentaries. The first titled ‘I Am Hardwell’(released 2013) provides a captivating inside-look on Hardwell’s rise to claim the heavily coveted DJ crown. The sequel released 2015 was titled ‘I AM Hardwell –Living The Dream’ and follows Hardwell on his world tour, asking the question “The problem with dreams is what happens once they’ve come true?”.The film is a gateway into the life of a musical pioneer on his personal journey to accessing the peak of his artistic powers, but this wasn’t Hardwell’s only foray into film. In 2018 the mega-smash Netflix hit film Ibizathat was one of the streaming platform’s best-loved hits of the Summer, both his best loved hits ‘Spacemen (Carnage remix)’and newer favoured releases‘We Are One’ sound tracked the fun-loving, party-starting vibe of the island via cinema.With almost 9million ‘likes’on Facebook, more than 7.7million followerson Twitter, 5.3millionfollowerson Instagramand in excess of 928million hitson his YouTube channel, Hardwell has rapidly solidified his place as one of the electronic scenes most ‘clicked on’artists. A statement backed up by enormousfan-support of his livestream sets. From hitting over 25 million YouTube views with his 2012 Tomorrowlandset to crashing the livestream server and trending on Twitterfollowing his 2013 Miami Ultra Music Festivalset, which has since clocked in an impressive 33.9millionYouTube views. His 2013 and 2014Tomorrowland sets both chalked in at over 25million YouTube views each, proving the first year was far from a fluke, as for ULTRA 2018–his most recent set with the world-famous festival –Hardwell playedavalanche of new musicincluding his collaborations with Steve Aoki (‘Anthem’), Wildstylez(‘Shine A Light’) and KAAZE(‘This Is Love’). Not only that, but Hardwell’s spectacular intro proved one of his best yet: a unique union of dance and classical with Jeff Buckley’s Grammy-award winning Metropole Orchestra that can be viewed on Hardwell’s YouTubenow, with the live set also impressivelyreigning in over 1.6 million views in 2 weeks.Whilst for Autumn 2018, Hardwell announced his collaboration with the Metropole Orchestraone step further with aunique one-off show at Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) called ‘Symphony: The Global Revolution of Dance’. This special concert sawHardwell merge with the world’s leading pop & jazz orchestra totake the audience on a musical journey through the history of dance music, with an all ages concert that starts with the rise of dance music in the 80’s and ends with the mega hits of today; the show concluded in his final explosive live show in the wake of announcing his temporary retirement from live touring to take a step back, aftera decade of arena shows and career-defining moments on the road. Still remaining present for his highly loyal fanbase and legions of admirersas one of the most clicked-on artistsin modern dance music.His prolific, high-quality studio output continues to beactive and sounding better than ever,with a stream of recent tracks that include ‘Being Alive’ withJGUAR‘Reckless’ with Quintino, ‘Chase The Sun’ withDannic, ‘How You Love Me featuring Conor Maynard and Snoop Dogg and popular ‘Summer Air’ withTrevor Guthrie.Eager fans can also continue to step into Hardwell’s world by taking atrip down memory lanevia his officialsocial mediachannels,which through the retrospective #StoryOfHardwellcampaign they can accessunseen photographs, exclusive footage and personal moments in his life and career.From the internet to the radio waves Hardwell’s reach remains ever present. For anyone seeking a weekly dose of the freshest dance tracks by one of its biggest proprietors then look no further than his Hardwell OnAirradio show.Available on over 93FM stations worldwide, reaching over tens of millions oflistenersand consistently one of the most downloaded shows in the world, Hardwell’sweeklyshow continues to be as in-demand as it is on-demand.2017 opened with the celebration of the shows 300thepisode marking a milestone moment and was one of the biggest ‘On Air’ live broadcasts to date, as January 2019 saw him strike the landmark of #HOA400, making Hardwell on Airone of the most in-demand, well-received and highly syndicated shows in the scene today.Hardwell also took this concept to new, relatable levels with the launch of a brand-newhour to the show called ‘Off The Record’ in 2018, giving fans a peek into his home listening and diverse palateof music that he enjoys playing both on and offthe road.In a bid to satisfy his hungry for growth within the music scene, Hardwell created his own record label Revealed Recordingsback in 2010. A base for his own releases, as well as platform for other artists to realise their musical goals, Revealed has achieved a staggering rise in a little over six years to become one of the most preeminent record labels not just within Hardwell’s respective scene, but the electronic music industry as a whole. From launching the careers of artists such as Dyro, DannicandThomas Newson to featuring releases from A-list artists such as Tiësto, W&W, Afrojack, the Dutch based imprint has been responsible for some of its most memorable dance hits over the last few years.Releasinghis first ever Hardwell & Friends EPwhich included artists such as Henry Fong, Maddix, Kuraand more, Hardwell later followed up this byreleasingHardwell & Friends Vol.2and a Vol.3 edition, featuring Kill The Buzz, Timmy Trumpet, Jewelz& Sparks, Henry Fong, Dr.Phunk, Moksi&Haris. His renowned compilation series Hardwell Presents Revealedis also presently on Volume 10. Additionally, the label has marked itself as a leading globetrotting brand promotingnumerous tours and events that include festival arena hosts at the likes of Creamfields, Tomorrowland, EDC Las Vegas,as well as takeovers at venues the include Heineken Music Hall inAmsterdam, Mansion inMiamiand many more.

With the motto“If you can dream it, you can do it”still reigning supremein 2016, the 2-time#1 DJ onthe planethas proved that drive and determination to succeedcan bring a wealth of results. With a profile still hitting the epitome of dance music success, Hardwell’s musical force is set to continue to rise alongside the industries elite for many years to come.

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