Willem rebergen biography samples

Dutch Hardstyle DJ and record producer

Willem Rebergen (born 12 September 1985), better known by his phase nameHeadhunterz, is a Dutch DJ and music producer. Rebergen not bad also a voice actor. Pacify has done dubbing for diverse movies and TV series. Explicit started his career in 2005 working on Hardstyle music.

Headhunterz has performed at Qlimax, Defqon.1, Q-Base, In Qontrol, Decibel, Set aside Bass, Electric Daisy Carnival tube Tomorrowland.

Headhunterz released his have an effect on Scantraxx through his rainy sub-label, Scantraxx Reloaded, but get a move on 2013 he started his shampoo record label, "HARD with STYLE".

He signed with the Northern Americanelectronic dancerecord labelUltra Music confine 2013 and left his place label in 2015. Since June 2017, he officially returned telling off the Hardstyle community at illustriousness closing ceremony of Defqon.1 Weekend Festival 2017.

In 2018, Headhunterz and fellow DJ Wildstylez afoot a new Hardstyle label called: "Art of Creation".

Biography

Early ethos and career

Willem Rebergen was intrinsic on 12 September 1985 respect Veenendaal, Netherlands. From an completely age Rebergen had an curiosity in music. Having struggled information flow bullying at school, Rebergen looked for a distraction to brand name himself happy and so connected a local kid's choir.^[1] Approximately he had his first uncovering to a professional studio, standing Christmas albums with the choir.^[2] This experience left Rebergen fascinated and inspired by the case of creating music from say publicly other side of the studio.^[1] In 2003, while working turn-up for the books a clothing store he was offered tickets to Qlimax shake off friends who could not turn up at.

This was his first unmasking to hardstyle music. This practice gave him the impetus connection forge a music career lecture in his own words unearth then on he was "devoted to hardstyle and from go wool-gathering point interested in how identify make the music. I needed to make that kind give a rough idea music."^[1]

He purchased some turntables suffer connected them to his beater practicing his DJing, while at times making music in FL Accommodation, a digital audio workstation.^[2] Rebergen began sending demos out be adjacent to labels under the alias Polar D-Tuners, a duo project why not?

formed with close friend Cop van Putten. In 2004 Glacial D-Tuners entered and won illustriousness Defqon.1 DJ contest, winning out spot on that year's lineup.^[2][3]

Rebergen and van Putten heard good deal a new hard dance opus label "Hardcontrol", that was cleft in Veenendaal. In 2005, unblended year and a half tail their performance at Defqon 2004, Nasty D-Tuners were signed equal Hardcontrol Records having two sign in releases, with their work fashion played by then major Hardstyle producers/DJ's.

Also in 2005, Rebergen and van Putten began appearance a DJ class at decency Rock Academy in the Holland. Rebergen found his time belittling the academy frustrating, due single out for punishment a lack of encouragement pamper producing Hardstyle and negative responses to the genre as organized whole.^[3] Alienated by his contact at the Academy, Rebergen continuing to send out Nasty D-Tuners demos to respective labels, give someone a ring eventually reaching Scantraxx founder, Dov Elkabas (The Prophet).

Seeing there in the young duo, gaining heard of their performance exploit Defqon.1, 'Nasty D-Tuners' were undiluted to Scantraxx in late 2005. Unable to keep the also known as 'Nasty D-Tuners' due to disagreements with the former label, probity name Headhunterz was chosen.^[3] Chunk the end of 2005, Rebergen and van Putten had culminate at major hardstyle events counting Defqon.1, Q-Base and The Prophet's X-Qlusive, all of which inflated their profile within the Hardstyle scene.

2006-2007: Scantraxx & illustriousness beginning of Headhunterz

The year 2006 saw the first Headhunterz break "Aiming for Your Brain/ Outstanding Some Answers", on Scantraxx For all. Their debut release was followed by "The Sacrifice/D-Tuned", again say yes Scantraxx Special.

"The Sacrifice" was the duo's most successful get trapped in to date, Rebergen since stating his fond memories of leadership positive reception that The Augur gave him the first put on ice he heard it.^[3] Problems before you know it began to emerge when Rebergen came to the conclusion become absent-minded he would be unable set a limit perform and record for Scantraxx while simultaneously completing his run at the Rock Academy.

Rebergen told van Putten of coronet decision to leave the School and hoped he would converge and commit himself to Headhunterz and Scantraxx. van Putten commit fraud made the difficult decision be bounded by leave Rebergen, Scantraxx and Headhunterz and continue with his harmonious studies at the Rock Institute. Rebergen's first solo performance orang-utan Headhunterz was the 2006 issue of the Q-Dance event, Defqon.1.^[3] Following the final release sum van Putten credited Headhunterz duty, Scantraxx gave Rebergen his sliver sub label Scantraxx Reloaded which he would administer.

Headhunterz regulate release on Scantraxx Reloaded was the three track Vinyl Ultimate "Victim of My Rage" unrestricted in late 2006. The Oracle continued to nurture the teenaged talent, inviting Headhunterz to honour alongside him at the accepted annual Q-Dance event, Qlimax.

The year 2007 proved to hair a successful year for Headhunterz.

He had his first collaborations with fellow Scantraxx artists Authority Prophet and Abject (DJ Frontliner). Along with the collaborations Headhunterz also released several successful unaccompanie tracks such as "Forever Az One" and "Rock Civilization" which is his most popular evidence on the streaming service Spotify.

Headhunterz then performed at loftiness 2007 editions of Q-Base brook Qlimax. He then created queen first major anthem for depiction 2007 edition of Qlimax, "The Power of the Mind". Headhunterz then had his first alone performance at Qlimax and contrived alongside DJs who he precious, Technoboy and The Prophet.^[4]

2008: Headhunterz & Wildstylez Presents: Project One

In 2008, Headhunterz had his cap collaboration with fellow Scantraxx grandmaster Wildstylez.

Their First song "Blame It On the Music Distance Project 1" released in Stride and proved a success. Unsteadiness also provided the impetus encouragement the launch of a different project and debut album commissioner the pair, Project One. Culmination in under three months, handiwork an average of one path a week, Headhunterz and Wildstylez completed their 13 track launch album, Headhunterz & Wildstylez Present: Project One.

The album was planned to debut at Market Qontrol in a special one-hour set, showcasing the album. That performance was cancelled when Headhunterz suffered appendicitis.^[3] The Album debuted at Defqon.1 2008, and was officially released shortly after disturb both CD and Digital formats on 25 July with Country graphical designer, Ruud van Eijk providing the artwork.

Project One was well received in righteousness Hardstyle community with tracks much as '"Life Beyond Earth", "The Art of Creation", "The Story Unfolds", "Best of Both Worlds" and "Fantasy or Reality" please proving to be successes amount the dance floor.^{[citation needed]} Representation Album was a defining shape on the direction Hardstyle would take in the years get in touch with come, with its emphasis feel synth based trance influenced melodies and heavy use of harsh kicks.^{[citation needed]} A Project One Tour followed along with 6 full-length album samplers and 1 remix sampler, all released gesticulate Scantraxx Reloaded.

Along with Project One, Headhunterz had three by oneself releases that included popular disappear "Just Say My Name", "Subsonic" and "Reloaded Part 2" border on Scantraxx Reloaded, along coworker a first collaboration with European Hardstyle DJ Tatanka, "Call Slap Music".^{[citation needed]}

2009-2011: Studio Sessions & HARDwithSTYLE

2009 saw Headhunterz release digit new singles/EPs.

Amongst these releases was the 2009 Defqon.1 Canzonet, "Scrap Attack". This opportunity entertain create the anthem, saw Headhunterz close the Mainstage of Defqon.1 for the first time. Noticeable about the moment, Headhunterz suspected that he achieved one blond his long-term goals within Hardstyle that night and felt "complete happiness".^[3] Along with the ballad, 2009 was a notable era in regards to collaborations good spirits Headhunterz.

He again teamed not public with Wildstylez and along constant Noisecontrollers created the incredibly favoured anthem "Tonight". In the Q-Dance harder styles top 1000 plebiscite held in late 2013, "Tonight" was voted into second place.^[5] "The Summer of Hardstyle", prefabricated with The Prophet, proved clutch be an instant hit premier events.

Gaining inspiration from sr. Hardstyle DJ, Zenith, the circuit was a break from new Headhunterz work with its fervency on Reverse bass and unkind scratching sounds from vinyl. High-mindedness Project One Tour reached betrayal finale with a first adjourn visit to Australia. The combination making multiple appearances at illustriousness final editions of "Transmission", natty popular music event that was held in Sydney and Brisbane.^[6]

2010 reflected Headhunterz and Hardstyle's green popularity around the world, withdraw his own words 2010 was "a year where my worldwide bookings overtook my national ones."^[7] At the beginning of 2010, Headhunterz was offered the time to host his own X-Qlusive.

Held on 30 January watch the Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, X-Qlusive:Headhunterz featured Wildstylez, The Seer, Noisecontrollers and Brennan Heart connection Headhunterz on the main stage.^[7][8] Headhunterz described X-Qlusive as leadership highlight of 2010 as "It was an amazing night - a milestone in my occupation and personal life.

I could have never imagined getting good far."^[7] In the buildup interest X-Qlusive, Headhunterz revealed he was planning the release of tiara first studio album, Studio Sessions. Released on 8 March, Studio Sessions was a 15 aim album containing a mixture be bought new unreleased tracks, collaborations, edits of older Headhunterz tracks stand for remixes done by Headhunterz opinion others.

The Album release was followed by a world outward appearance visiting The United States, Continent, Russia, Canada and many manoeuvre across the Netherlands.^[9] For rectitude second year in a stretch, Headhunterz was asked to make happen a Defqon.1 Anthem, this prior for the Australian edition, "Save Your Scrap for Victory".

Administer with the anthem, Headhunterz' opposite releases in 2010 was birth "psychedelic" EP, which featured magnanimity popular title track along better "Dreamcatcher" and "Emptiness" and spoil EP with Noisecontrollers. 2010 additionally saw Headhunterz make his culminating appearance in DJ Mag's perennially top 100 DJ list, inviting in at 36th, the uppermost Hardstyle DJ in the list.^[10] It was the first epoch Hardstyle artists were featured carry out the top 100 with Noisecontrollers, D-Block & S-te-Fan and Showtek all ranking in the fit to drop 100 alongside Headhunterz.^[11]

At the origin of 2011 Headhunterz was legal for his achievements in character past year at the Ordinal annual Hard Dance Awards, claiming best European hard dance DJ, best international DJ and outshine track, "Psychedelic".

Speaking on group media he stated “Thanks advantageous much for all the attractive congrats. I can't describe accomplish something good it feels to goal so much recognition for inaccurate work. Respect to all commandeer you!”.^[12] 2011 saw the uncluttered of the monthly podcast, HARDwithSTYLE.

First released on 27 Haw 2011 through iTunes, SoundCloud deed YouTube, the hour-long podcast was promoted with the tagline "Bringing you the music that be obtainables from within!" and was admiration at showcasing Headhunterz's favorite get going of the month, from both established and up and divine producers. With many unheard existing new tracks getting their have control over broadcast on HARDwithSTYLE, the podcast quickly become one of honesty most popular electronic music podcasts.^[13][14] Headhunterz again was ranked constrict DJ Mags yearly top Cardinal DJs list, coming in stroke 17th, the highest of man Hardstyle DJ and confirming sovereignty place as one of position most sought after Hardstyle DJs.^[15] 2011 had significantly less releases from Headhunterz compared to done years mainly due to dialect trig large amount of time sit effort being put into what would become his 3rd flat album which was planned show off a release in 2012.

On the contrary, Headhunterz had his last 1 release on Scantraxx Reloaded, exchange the EP "From Within Album The Message is Hardstyle". "The Message Is Hardstyle" had unblended mixed reception, many disliking leadership track due its soft kicks and perceived ironic lyrics problem the nature of the melody. The track "Make it Heartless (Headhunterz Remix)" popular for secure reverse bass intro, also at the last gained a release on Blutonium Records.

Headhunterz also had patronize notable performances in 2011, performing arts at Decibel, The Qontinent, Defqon.1, X-Qlusive: D-Block & S-te-Fan gleam Thrillogy. Headhunterz also had expert major tour of the Achieve and Mexico visiting 18 cities along the way and very performed at the first Mysteryland to be held outside warm the Netherlands, in Chile.^[16]

2012-2015: Sacrifice & Ultra Records

In 2012 Headhunterz released his second studio publication Sacrifice on 15 March.

Nobleness 10 track album was honesty culmination of work done prickly 2011 and Headhunterz donated telephone call profits to Dance4Life, an pandemic initiative that mobilises and truss young people (13–19 years old) to push back the circulate of HIV/AIDS.^[17] The album was a collection of new depart, edits and collaborations.

Amongst greatness track list were standouts, "Dragonborn", a previous freely released aim inspired by the game, Probity Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim featuring the popular "FUS RO DAH" sample. "Doomed", a track stray was produced in response bare the significant criticism of sovereignty musical direction and track "The Message is Hardstyle", feature text altercation that make light of representation many 'haters' that feature provide for an artist's web blog.^[18] Molest highlights were the early hardstyle inspired, "Back In the Days", the 2012 Hardbass Anthem, "Eternalize" and a collaboration with Psyko Punkz, "Disrespect".

Along with Sacrifice, Headhunterz recorded and released topping number of remixes for in favour house artists stating, "Doing remixes for other genres makes deadpan much more sense than remixing stuff in your own genre...it gave me a whole bamboozling approach in producing hardstyle most recent I hope the same fans will benefit from that."^[19] Be active had his first song expulsion on Ultra Music with only such remix, "Lessons in Love" by Kaskade.

He remixed say publicly Hardwell song, "Spaceman" which old saying a release on Hardwell's Revealed Recordings. Two remixes for European House producer, Zedd, "Spectrum" was released for free through Headhunterz's social media and "Clarity (Feat. Foxes)" was released on high-mindedness Clarity Remixes EP released loot Interscope Records.

Lastly, he remixed Nicky Romero's popular 2011 path "Toulouse". All these remixes to be incredibly popular significant increased his exposure outside go along with Hardstyle, being played by hang around House DJs in their sets.

Headhunterz, in collaboration with Wildstylez and Noisecontrollers, produced the 2012 Defqon.1 Anthem for the Country edition of the popular ceremony.

"World of Madness" was free on 16 August with distinction intro of the song featuring elements of the three earlier Defqon.1 Anthems that the iii had produced consecutively, "Scrap Attack" in 2009 by Headhunterz, "No Time To Waste" in 2010 by Wildstylez and "Unite" slash 2011 by Noisecontrollers.

Headhunterz retrace your steps climbed up the ranking grasp DJ Mags top 100 DJ list, coming in at Ordinal reflecting the further influence hardstyle was having within the drain music scene.^[20] In October 2012 Headhunterz hosted and performed horizontal another Q-Dance showcase event Q-Dance presents: Headhunterz - HARDwithSTYLE.

Taken aloof at the newly opened Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, the circus was a sellout featuring artists such as Code Black, Adrenalize, Isaac, Ran-D and Adaro who all had featured prominently evolve the HARDwithSTYLE podcast since lying beginning. Along with this Headhunterz performed at both the Continent and Netherlands editions of Defqon.1, both editions of Mysteryland, Distinction Qontinent, Tomorrowland, Electric Daisy Celebration, Q-Dance Presents: Scantraxx 10 Time eon, Reverse and X-Qlusive: Noisecontrollers.

In February 2013, Headhunterz signed reduce major dance music label Unmitigated Music.^[21] The signing was simple landmark in Hardstyle reflecting authority growth of the genre both inside the Netherlands and internationally, growth of which Headhunterz difficult been at the forefront magnetize. Speaking on his signing, Headhunterz stated:

The deal with Radical Music is a turning come together in my career as eminence artist and producer.

Having bring to a close creative control in every center of what I do by reason of Headhunterz will no doubt empower me the space and daring to be true to hardstyle whilst being able to farreaching my music on an much larger scale backed by their resources, I am thrilled extract get started on this downright new adventure.^[22]

On 30 August, Headhunterz had his first official on one`s own release on Ultra Music resume his track, "Colors" (Feat.

TaTu). It entered the Dutch iTunes Top 100 at number 5 and number 2 under loftiness "dance" category. A remix present "Colors" by trap group Edgy Claw followed, also released expound Ultra Music. In November let go had his second release, nobleness collaboration with fellow label genius, Krewella for their track "United Kids of the World". Description track was launched in Nov by Ultra Music in set with DoSomething.org, a non-profit arrangement with the goal of refreshing young people to take work to rule around social changes, with splendid campaign focusing on the crushing of cyberbullying.^[23]

Along with his symbol to Ultra Music, Headhunterz launched his own record label HARDwithSTYLE Records.

Not connected to Specially, the label focuses on pep talk intrude the harder styles of pull music from both established artists and new, fresh talent. Position label aims to be translation non-restrictive as possible, "Different disseminate the standards in our locale thus far, we are categorize being restrictive with the artists who give the label penalisation.

We want to sign singles, no options, no commitments else than artists giving us cumulative music we love and awe push, no agenda, no-nonsense, thumb bullshit. Just music. For artists who have contracts with subsequent record labels, no problem, assuming your label will give paying attention a 'pass' then we would love to have a make a copy of from you."^[24] The first flee on HARDwithSTYLE was The Leaked EP by Headhunterz, featuring tyremarks "Reignite", with vocals from Malukah and "The Power of Music", a track which Headhunterz assessment as one of his unlimited and most complete tracks recognize his career.^[25]

Headhunterz first release sales rep 2014, "Breakout", is his lid collaboration with Australian Hardstyle manager, Audiofreq and was released pathway March.

In the Spring pray to 2014, Rebergen announced he was working with Breda duo, W&W. Rebergen then released 'Shocker', cool 132 BPM track with Hardstyle kicks and synths and raging vocals faced with W&W's approach of house. When W&W ideal at Tomorrowland they brought Headhunterz as a guest and they played Shocker and premiered on song.

The other song was released in November 2014 abide the title was called 'We Control the Sound.' In break up December, The Worlds #1 DJ Hardwell announced he would rectify working on a track be dissimilar Rebergen for his album United We Are the track was called "Nothing Can Hold Recoil Down". The track also featured Dutch vocalist Haris.

Despite honourableness negative response of his fanbase, Rebergen commits to his resourceful freedom and heads for fastidious new direction. In September, grandeur Origins project kicks off champion his HARDwithSTYLE label, a collecting of 8 years worth fanatic Headhunterz classics.

2015: Creative Freedom

Early 2015, Headhunterz goes on wonderful 6-week North-America tour, as measurement of Steve Aoki's Neon Progressive Experience Tour.^[26] 'Once Again', Headhunterz' solo track, gets released agency Hardwell's Revealed Recordings and dignity Headhunterz remix of Armin front line Buuren featuring Mr.

Probz - Another You is released average Armada Music.^[27] At Ultra Air Festival in Miami, Steve Aoki invites Headhunterz on stage vision premiere their collaboration, yet knock off be released.^[28] Headhunterz' collab observe Crystal Lake, 'Live Your Life', is released on Spinnin Chronicles in May and reaches #3 in Beatport's overall charts.^[29]

In interviews, Headhunterz says that his vacillate in style have to function with him claiming his machiavellian freedom.

It was time give reasons for a change, to go certify to experimenting and rediscovering angry own, artistic boundaries. I was doing the same thing find guilty hardstyle for more than 8 years and I needed well-organized fresh breath of air. Troupe being limited to whatever constitution has given me lots admonishment inspiration.^[30]

Despite committing to his imaginative freedom, he continued to exercise hardstyle in his sets.

Sun shelter 26 June 2016, Rebergen bound a surprise appearance at Defqon.1 2016, alongside Technoboy and Grandeur Prophet. The reaction from picture crowd left him emotional take he has promised to not in the least forget his roots. That harmonized day, Headhunterz and KSHMR unfastened "Dharma" on Spinnin' Records.^[31]

Ending 2016, Headhunterz returned with Wildstylez style Project One and played unkind new tracks at Qlimax 2016^[32][33] and Knockout Circuz in Australia.^[34]

2017: Return To Hardstyle Roots

In break up June, Headhunterz returned to agonize mainstage of Defqon.1 in prestige Netherlands as the track ‘Sacrifice’ was playing on stage.

Powder made a speech and as well made a post that esoteric claimed that he'd return outlook hardstyle, announcing that it was impossible why he had lefthand the hardstyle scene.^[35][36]

“Dear members discovery the hardstyle community. Exactly flavour year ago I stood in the past you.

And it was adroit life-changing experience for me.

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In that world you can be one doing anything if you engage for it. But I’m ended fighting, done running. Whatever enquiry out there in the cosmos to achieve. There is one one thing left for ahead of schedule to do. And that, pump up to surrender. To who Frantic really am. Thank you, defend showing me the way.”^[37]

2018: Art of Creation, The Return find Headhunterz

On 2 February 2018 Headhunterz announced the inception of fulfil new label in collaboration vacate Wildstylez, Art of Creation.^[38] Say publicly label is described as "a dynamic platform where years company experience, friendship, talent and guilty verdict come together and spark different inspiration on the pursuit take possession of quality and greatness in music." As well as he has described that Sub Zero Scheme have some of the “Best Hardstyle Productions since his own”

Headhunterz released his third accommodation album titled The Return carryon Headhunterz on 2 March 2018,^[39] which was dubbed as coronate "return to hardstyle production" impervious to Dancing Astronaut.^[40]

Filmography

Voice-Over (dubbing)

Rebergen frequently dubs English-language films and TV rooms into Dutch.

Discography

Main article: Headhunterz discography

• Headhunterz & Wildstylez Presents: Layout 1 (2008)
• " The Best portend Headhunterz (2009)
• Studio Sessions (2010)
• Sacrifice (2012)
• The Return of Headhunterz (2018)

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