
His first official single, "Play It Around", was released in 2006, and was played in German clubs. Three weeks later he made a first official release with the two-disc-record "Bubbling Beats 1", whereupon he toured through the Netherlands and appeared in a number of dance clubs. At the age of 14 in 2002, he was offered a record deal with the Digidance record label by Dutch producer duo Klubbheads. He started producing remixes and uploaded them on several platforms on the Internet. Īs hip-hop became an underground scene, Hardwell changed his genre to commercial electronic dance music. He was influenced by the DJ and producer Tiësto, who is also from Breda. Through his participation in various competitions, he became known in Breda's DJ scene. At a young age, he was also active in various areas of martial arts, including judo. At the age of twelve, he produced his first songs in the field of electro, while performing as a hip-hop DJ. At the age of four, he began taking piano lessons and attended a music school. Robbert van de Corput was born in Breda, to Anneke and Cor van de Corput. However, he changed the "heart" to "hard", to make it sound more appealing. Hardwell's pseudonym comes from an idea of his father, who translated his surname into Latin and English "Cor" meaning "heart" and "Put" meaning "well". 1.13 2022 - Return and Rebels Never Die.
1.12.2 Autumn - Winter 2019: Left Right with Deorro and Makj, and "Mr X". 1.12.1 Spring 2019: Being Alive and I'm Not Sorry.
1.11.3 Autumn - Winter 2018: Indefinite touring hiatus and How You Love Me. 1.11.2 Summer 2018: Earthquake and Conquerors. 1.11.1 Spring 2018: Hardwell & Friends EP Vol. 1.10 World's Biggest Guestlist Festival 2017. 1.9.4 Winter 2017: "Hardwell On Air: Off the Record". 1.9.2 Summer 2017: Hardwell & Friends EPs. 1.9.1 Spring 2017: Reformation of the label and UMF performance. 1.8 2016: Final I Am Hardwell performance and movement to hardstyle. 1.5 2013: Opening of the I Am Hardwell Tour.
1.4 2011–2012: Hardwell On Air and Spaceman. 1.3 2007–2010: Musical breakthrough and launch of Revealed Recordings. On March 27 2022, Hardwell returned by closing out Ultra Miami's mainstage. On 7 September 2018, Hardwell announced his indefinite hiatus from touring, stating that he wanted to focus more on his personal life. His debut studio album, United We Are, was released in 2015. He has released 10 compilation albums through his label, as well as a documentary film. He founded the record label Revealed Recordings in 2010 and a radio show and podcast Hardwell On Air in 2011. Hardwell first gained recognition in 2009 for his bootleg of "Show Me Love vs. Hardwell is best known for his sets at music festivals, including Ultra Music Festival, Sunburn and Tomorrowland. He was ranked at number twelve in the top 1 poll by DJ Mag. Hardwell was voted the world's number one DJ on DJ Mag in 2013 and again in 2014. Robbert van de Corput ( Dutch pronunciation: ), (born January 7, 1988), known professionally as Hardwell, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer from Breda.