DJ Hardwell ready to put Macau in a spin
Keeping a beat-hungry crowd dancing, happy and craving more is certainly no easy task, but the man they call Hardwell makes it look oh-so-simple
Ahead of his gig at the Venetian Macao on December 19, Robbert van de Corput, better known as Hardwell, charts his own career from being a warm-up act to the world’s No. 2 DJ
What inspired you to become a DJ and how did you get your start?
A documentary on MTV about the Dutch scene was what sparked it all. I saw guys like Tiësto and Ferry Corsten talking about this thing called electronic music and I was instantly hooked. I started getting into it from then onwards, I was 12 years old and just completely bitten by this dance music bug. It’s been my life ever since.
Who or what has had the most influence on your music taste?
It’s a really varied amount of things. As just mentioned there were guys like Ferry and Tiësto, but also parties I attended when I first started out, sharing music with my friends, setting up my label Revealed Recordings and working tirelessly on the output of my music through the label, all the way to the fans. The fans have been an enormous influence on my career. Playing shows around the world and connecting with them is such a big inspiration in my life.
What would you consider the turning point of your career?
