Martijn Garritsen is a Dutch DJ signed to Spinnin' Records who records under the name of Martin Garriux. He was originally inspired to make Electronic music at the age of 8, after watching Tiësto perform at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics. Garrix was little known until the summer of 2013 when this EDM instrumental was released and became a Top Ten hit in a number of European countries. The song was licensed by Spinnin' Records to Casablanca/Republic and released in the US, where it became his first entry on the Hot 100.
Garrix had only just turned 17 when this song was first released in Holland on July 1, 2013. The track initially gained buzz after being played anonymously fueling rampant discussion and speculation on who the mysterious producer was.
Martin Garrix is signed to Scooter Braun Projects in America where he is handled by Michael George. The SBP agent recalled to Billboard magazine the first time he came across the young producer when he was scouting EDM talent during Miami Music Week. "There was just something about the charisma and his personality that really shined through to me," George said. "When I went home, we Skyped and – I'll never forget – he came on Skype and said to me, 'Bro, bro! I've had this melody in my head, I couldn't sleep! I need to send you the song!' And he sent me the demo version of 'Animals.'"
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