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Afrojack is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Imanbek, Adam F, NERVO, Laidback Luke and DubVision. Those roots explain a lot about how Afrojack arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Nicky Romero, Hardwell, Alesso, R3hab and Don Diablo, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into DJ Tocadisco, The Night the Sun Came Up, Eva Simons, Pitbull and Ne-Yo, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 60 connections around Afrojack, reaching back through Imanbek and forward to DJ Tocadisco. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Nick Leonardus van de Wall, known professionally as Afrojack, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer. In 2007, he founded the record label Wall Recordings; his debut album Forget the World was released in 2014. Afrojack regularly features as one of the ten best artists in the Top 100 DJs published by DJ Mag. He is also the CEO of LDH Europe.
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Afrojack connections
Afrojack grew out of Imanbek, Adam F, NERVO and Laidback Luke, shares an orbit with Nicky Romero, Hardwell, Alesso and R3hab, went on to shape DJ Tocadisco, The Night the Sun Came Up, Eva Simons and Pitbull. 60 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Afrojack
Sounds and acts that shaped Afrojack.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Afrojack.
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- Hardwellartist
- Alessoartist
- R3habartist
- Don Diabloartist
- David Guettaartist
- BlasterJaxxartist
- Dimitri Vegas & Like Mikeartist
- Otto Knowsartist
- Oliver Heldensartist
- Swedish House Mafiaartist
- Robin Schulzartist
- Jax Jonesartist
- DVBBSartist
- Timmy Trumpetartist
- Steve Angelloartist
- Lost Frequenciesartist
- Steve Aokiartist
- Matisse & Sadkoartist
- Yves Vartist
- Alokartist
- Aviciiartist
- Galantisartist
- Bassjackersartist
- Gryffinartist
- Kygoartist
Bands Afrojack shaped
Where the influence of Afrojack travelled next.
- DJ Tocadiscoartist
- The Night the Sun Came Upartist
- Eva Simonsartist
- Pitbullartist
- Ne-Yoartist
- Nayerartist
- Beyoncéartist
- David Guettaartist
- Madonnaartist
- Nicki Minajartist
- Bebe Rexhaartist
- Ester Deanartist
- Bellyartist
- O.T. Genasisartist
- Glennis Graceartist
- Missy Elliottartist
- Biaartist
- Doechiiartist
- Bassjackersartist
- Nick Cannonartist
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