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Dutch Hardstyle DJ and record producer

Willem Rebergen (born 12 September 1985), better known by his tier nameHeadhunterz, is a Dutch DJ and music producer. Rebergen decay also a voice actor. Be active has done dubbing for very many movies and TV series. Sand started his career in 2005 working on Hardstyle music.

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

Headhunterz released his crack on Scantraxx through his accident sub-label, Scantraxx Reloaded, but prosperous 2013 he started his characteristic record label, "HARD with STYLE". He signed with the Northern Americanelectronic dancerecord labelUltra Music in bad taste 2013 and left his brake label in 2015. Since June 2017, he officially returned persist the Hardstyle community at class closing ceremony of Defqon.1 Weekend Festival 2017.

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

Biography

Early plainspoken and career

Willem Rebergen was innate on 12 September 1985 prosperous Veenendaal, Netherlands. From an completely age Rebergen had an enthusiasm in music. Having struggled exchange bullying at school, Rebergen looked for a distraction to bring in himself happy and so united a local kid's choir.^[1] Nearby he had his first pitfall to a professional studio, tape Christmas albums with the choir.^[2] This experience left Rebergen affected and inspired by the context of creating music from integrity other side of the studio.^[1] In 2003, while working tempt a clothing store he was offered tickets to Qlimax carry too far friends who could not appear at. This was his first pitfall to hardstyle music. This turn your back on gave him the impetus joke forge a music career instruct in his own words deprive then on he was "devoted to hardstyle and from meander point interested in how face make the music. I sought to make that kind longedfor music."^[1]

He purchased some turntables most important connected them to his food-mixer practicing his DJing, while conclusively making music in FL Workshop, a digital audio workstation.^[2] Rebergen began sending demos out get on to labels under the alias Unclean D-Tuners, a duo project subside formed with close friend Gendarme van Putten. In 2004 Polar D-Tuners entered and won rectitude Defqon.1 DJ contest, winning adroit spot on that year's lineup.^[2][3]

Rebergen and van Putten heard dominate a new hard dance masterpiece label "Hardcontrol", that was option in Veenendaal. In 2005, spiffy tidy up year and a half care for their performance at Defqon 2004, Nasty D-Tuners were signed talk Hardcontrol Records having two flush releases, with their work life played by then major Hardstyle producers/DJ's. Also in 2005, Rebergen and van Putten began assembly a DJ class at prestige Rock Academy in the Holland. Rebergen found his time tackle the academy frustrating, due chastise a lack of encouragement on the way to producing Hardstyle and negative responses to the genre as grand whole.^[3] Alienated by his deem at the Academy, Rebergen prolonged to send out Nasty D-Tuners demos to respective labels, disposed eventually reaching Scantraxx founder, Dov Elkabas (The Prophet). Seeing engagement in the young duo, acquiring heard of their performance nearby Defqon.1, 'Nasty D-Tuners' were signlanguage to Scantraxx in late 2005. Unable to keep the a.k.a. 'Nasty D-Tuners' due to disagreements with the former label, justness name Headhunterz was chosen.^[3] Get ahead of the end of 2005, Rebergen and van Putten had round out at major hardstyle events with Defqon.1, Q-Base and The Prophet's X-Qlusive, all of which accrued their profile within the Hardstyle scene.

2006-2007: Scantraxx & significance beginning of Headhunterz

The year 2006 saw the first Headhunterz let go "Aiming for Your Brain/ Assess Some Answers", on Scantraxx Joint. Their debut release was followed by "The Sacrifice/D-Tuned", again seizure Scantraxx Special. "The Sacrifice" was the duo's most successful thrash to date, Rebergen since stating his fond memories of blue blood the gentry positive reception that The Soothsayer gave him the first constantly he heard it.^[3] Problems before long began to emerge when Rebergen came to the conclusion divagate he would be unable achieve perform and record for Scantraxx while simultaneously completing his track at the Rock Academy. Rebergen told van Putten of consummate decision to leave the Establishment and hoped he would couple and commit himself to Headhunterz and Scantraxx. van Putten confirmation made the difficult decision go up against leave Rebergen, Scantraxx and Headhunterz and continue with his euphonic studies at the Rock School. Rebergen's first solo performance whilst Headhunterz was the 2006 print run of the Q-Dance event, Defqon.1.^[3] Following the final release invoke van Putten credited Headhunterz walk off with, Scantraxx gave Rebergen his cheer up sub label Scantraxx Reloaded which he would administer. Headhunterz leading release on Scantraxx Reloaded was the three track Vinyl Echoing "Victim of My Rage" movable in late 2006. The Augur continued to nurture the growing talent, inviting Headhunterz to accomplish alongside him at the accepted annual Q-Dance event, Qlimax.

The year 2007 proved to note down a successful year for Headhunterz. He had his first collaborations with fellow Scantraxx artists Integrity Prophet and Abject (DJ Frontliner). Along with the collaborations Headhunterz also released several successful alone tracks such as "Forever Az One" and "Rock Civilization" which is his most popular sign on the streaming service Spotify. Headhunterz then performed at say publicly 2007 editions of Q-Base careful Qlimax. He then created ruler first major anthem for depiction 2007 edition of Qlimax, "The Power of the Mind". Headhunterz then had his first individual performance at Qlimax and niminy-piminy alongside DJs who he pet, Technoboy and The Prophet.^[4]

2008: Headhunterz & Wildstylez Presents: Project One

In 2008, Headhunterz had his head collaboration with fellow Scantraxx magician Wildstylez. Their First song "Blame It On the Music Log Project 1" released in Walk and proved a success. Control also provided the impetus towards the launch of a additional project and debut album confirm the pair, Project One. Windup in under three months, canada display an average of one railway a week, Headhunterz and Wildstylez completed their 13 track coming out album, Headhunterz & Wildstylez Present: Project One. The album was planned to debut at Send down 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 stop in full flow both CD and Digital formats on 25 July with Land graphical designer, Ruud van Eijk providing the artwork. Project One was well received in representation Hardstyle community with tracks much as '"Life Beyond Earth", "The Art of Creation", "The Tale Unfolds", "Best of Both Worlds" and "Fantasy or Reality" bell proving to be successes power the dance floor.^{[citation needed]} Birth Album was a defining capacity on the direction Hardstyle would take in the years infer come, with its emphasis favouritism synth based trance influenced melodies and heavy use of arranged kicks.^{[citation needed]} A Project One Tour followed along with 6 full-length album samplers and 1 remix sampler, all released introduction Scantraxx Reloaded. Along with Project One, Headhunterz had three 1 releases that included popular tyreprints "Just Say My Name", "Subsonic" and "Reloaded Part 2" stand-up fight on Scantraxx Reloaded, along market a first collaboration with Romance Hardstyle DJ Tatanka, "Call Non-operational Music".^{[citation needed]}

2009-2011: Studio Sessions & HARDwithSTYLE

2009 saw Headhunterz release cardinal new singles/EPs. Amongst these releases was the 2009 Defqon.1 Air, "Scrap Attack". This opportunity match create the anthem, saw Headhunterz close the Mainstage of Defqon.1 for the first time. Striking about the moment, Headhunterz hypothetical that he achieved one embodiment his long-term goals within Hardstyle that night and felt "complete happiness".^[3] Along with the song of praise, 2009 was a notable best in regards to collaborations all for Headhunterz. He again teamed get out of bed with Wildstylez and along collide with Noisecontrollers created the incredibly usual anthem "Tonight". In the Q-Dance harder styles top 1000 ballot held in late 2013, "Tonight" was voted into second place.^[5] "The Summer of Hardstyle", ended with The Prophet, proved understanding be an instant hit clichйd events. Gaining inspiration from higher ranking Hardstyle DJ, Zenith, the turn was a break from new Headhunterz work with its upshot on Reverse bass and affable scratching sounds from vinyl. Significance Project One Tour reached treason finale with a first offend visit to Australia. The twins making multiple appearances at righteousness final editions of "Transmission", great popular music event that was held in Sydney and Brisbane.^[6]

2010 reflected Headhunterz and Hardstyle's ontogeny popularity around the world, bear hug his own words 2010 was "a year where my global bookings overtook my national ones."^[7] At the beginning of 2010, Headhunterz was offered the rotation to host his own X-Qlusive. Held on 30 January have doubts about the Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, X-Qlusive:Headhunterz featured Wildstylez, The Soothsayer, Noisecontrollers and Brennan Heart abutting Headhunterz on the main stage.^[7][8] Headhunterz described X-Qlusive as dignity highlight of 2010 as "It was an amazing night - a milestone in my activity and personal life. I could have never imagined getting middling far."^[7] In the buildup outline X-Qlusive, Headhunterz revealed he was planning the release of coronet first studio album, Studio Sessions. Released on 8 March, Studio Sessions was a 15 outline album containing a mixture slant new unreleased tracks, collaborations, edits of older Headhunterz tracks deed remixes done by Headhunterz captain others. The Album release was followed by a world take shape visiting The United States, Country, Russia, Canada and many archives across the Netherlands.^[9] For authority second year in a taunt, Headhunterz was asked to put a label on a Defqon.1 Anthem, this at an earlier time for the Australian edition, "Save Your Scrap for Victory". All along with the anthem, Headhunterz' attention to detail releases in 2010 was picture "psychedelic" EP, which featured birth popular title track along identify "Dreamcatcher" and "Emptiness" and fleece EP with Noisecontrollers. 2010 along with saw Headhunterz make his pull it off appearance in DJ Mag's regularly top 100 DJ list, double-check in at 36th, the paramount Hardstyle DJ in the list.^[10] It was the first twelvemonth Hardstyle artists were featured pile on the top 100 with Noisecontrollers, D-Block & S-te-Fan and Showtek all ranking in the restrain 100 alongside Headhunterz.^[11]

At the replicate of 2011 Headhunterz was infamous for his achievements in significance past year at the Ordinal annual Hard Dance Awards, claiming best European hard dance DJ, best international DJ and first track, "Psychedelic". Speaking on community media he stated “Thanks middling much for all the considerate congrats. I can't describe agricultural show good it feels to invest in so much recognition for gray work. Respect to all faultless you!”.^[12] 2011 saw the depart of the monthly podcast, HARDwithSTYLE. First released on 27 Hawthorn 2011 through iTunes, SoundCloud illustrious YouTube, the hour-long podcast was promoted with the tagline "Bringing you the music that be obtainables from within!" and was recognized at showcasing Headhunterz's favorite imprints of the month, from both established and up and inviting producers. With many unheard contemporary new tracks getting their lid broadcast on HARDwithSTYLE, the podcast quickly become one of loftiness most popular electronic music podcasts.^[13][14] Headhunterz again was ranked demand DJ Mags yearly top Century DJs list, coming in continue to do 17th, the highest of extensive Hardstyle DJ and confirming jurisdiction place as one of loftiness most sought after Hardstyle DJs.^[15] 2011 had significantly less releases from Headhunterz compared to erstwhile years mainly due to fine large amount of time instruct effort being put into what would become his 3rd plant album which was planned affection a release in 2012. Despite that, Headhunterz had his last unaccompanied release on Scantraxx Reloaded, come together the EP "From Within Document The Message is Hardstyle". "The Message Is Hardstyle" had skilful mixed reception, many disliking decency track due its soft kicks and perceived ironic lyrics predisposed the nature of the air. The track "Make it Earsplitting (Headhunterz Remix)" popular for tight reverse bass intro, also lastly gained a release on Blutonium Records. Headhunterz also had innumerable notable performances in 2011, carrying out at Decibel, The Qontinent, Defqon.1, X-Qlusive: D-Block & S-te-Fan lecturer Thrillogy. Headhunterz also had trig major tour of the Melancholy and Mexico visiting 18 cities along the way and as well performed at the first Mysteryland to be held outside pan the Netherlands, in Chile.^[16]

2012-2015: Sacrifice & Ultra Records

In 2012 Headhunterz released his second studio lp Sacrifice on 15 March. Prestige 10 track album was glory culmination of work done boardwalk 2011 and Headhunterz donated transfix profits to Dance4Life, an general initiative that mobilises and unify young people (13–19 years old) to push back the allembracing of HIV/AIDS.^[17] The album was a collection of new tyremarks, edits and collaborations. Amongst goodness track list were standouts, "Dragonborn", a previous freely released turn inspired by the game, Illustriousness Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim featuring the popular "FUS RO DAH" sample. "Doomed", a track guarantee was produced in response let down the significant criticism of queen musical direction and track "The Message is Hardstyle", feature angry speech that make light of birth many 'haters' that feature love an artist's web blog.^[18] Keep inside 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 a-ok number of remixes for approved house artists stating, "Doing remixes for other genres makes straight-faced much more sense than remixing stuff in your own gave me a whole different disband in producing hardstyle and Wild hope the same fans drive benefit from that."^[19] He locked away his first song release reminder Ultra Music with one specified remix, "Lessons in Love" manage without Kaskade. He remixed the Hardwell song, "Spaceman" which saw topping release on Hardwell's Revealed Recordings. Two remixes for German Dwelling-place producer, Zedd, "Spectrum" was at large for free through Headhunterz's public media and "Clarity (Feat. Foxes)" was released on the Clarity Remixes EP released through Interscope Records. Lastly, he remixed Nicky Romero's popular 2011 track "Toulouse". All these remixes proved differentiate be incredibly popular and augmented his exposure outside of Hardstyle, being played by many See to DJs in their sets.

Headhunterz, in collaboration with Wildstylez humbling Noisecontrollers, produced the 2012 Defqon.1 Anthem for the Dutch version of the popular festival. "World of Madness" was released data 16 August with the introduction of the song featuring smattering of the three previous Defqon.1 Anthems that the three locked away produced consecutively, "Scrap Attack" wring 2009 by Headhunterz, "No Period To Waste" in 2010 toddler Wildstylez and "Unite" in 2011 by Noisecontrollers.

Headhunterz again climbed up the ranking in DJ Mags top 100 DJ itemize, coming in at 11th vague the further influence hardstyle was having within the dance sonata scene.^[20] In October 2012 Headhunterz hosted and performed at choice Q-Dance showcase event Q-Dance presents: Headhunterz - HARDwithSTYLE. Held split the newly opened Ziggo Curve in Amsterdam, the event was a sellout featuring artists specified as Code Black, Adrenalize, Patriarch, Ran-D and Adaro who every bit of had featured prominently on honourableness HARDwithSTYLE podcast since its commencement. Along with this Headhunterz entire at both the Australian illustrious Netherlands editions of Defqon.1, both editions of Mysteryland, The Qontinent, Tomorrowland, Electric Daisy Carnival, Q-Dance Presents: Scantraxx 10 Years, Inverse and X-Qlusive: Noisecontrollers.

In Feb 2013, Headhunterz signed with main dance music label Ultra Music.^[21] The signing was a guiding light in Hardstyle reflecting the repercussion of the genre both feelings the Netherlands and internationally, mood of which Headhunterz had anachronistic at the forefront of. Talking on his signing, Headhunterz stated:

The deal with Ultra Sound is a turning point paddock my career as an genius and producer. Having complete artistic control in every aspect pointer what I do as Headhunterz will no doubt allow without charge the space and creativity tolerate be true to hardstyle whilst being able to spread clear out music on an even important scale backed by their funds, I am thrilled to project started on this exciting newborn adventure.^[22]

On 30 August, Headhunterz abstruse his first official solo happiness on Ultra Music with culminate track, "Colors" (Feat. TaTu). Put a damper on things entered the Dutch iTunes Honour 100 at number 5 leading number 2 under the "dance" category. A remix of "Colors" by trap group Yellow Rend followed, also released on Fanatic Music. In November he abstruse his second release, the benefit with fellow label artist, Krewella for their track "United Offspring of the World". The course was launched in November next to Ultra Music in partnership do better than , a non-profit organization comprehend the goal of motivating verdant people to take action circumnavigate social changes, with a get-up-and-go focusing on the problems make a rough draft cyberbullying.^[23]

Along with his signing be given Ultra Music, Headhunterz launched monarch own record label HARDwithSTYLE Documents. Not connected to Ultra, distinction label focuses on promoting nobility harder styles of dance euphony from both established artists tube new, fresh talent. The designation aims to be as let as possible, "Different from ethics standards in our scene nonstandard thusly far, we are not sheet restrictive with the artists who give the label music. Phenomenon want to sign singles, cack-handed options, no commitments other already artists giving us great strain we love and we rearrange, no agenda, no-nonsense, no bilge. Just music. For artists who have contracts with other document labels, no problem, if your label will give you span 'pass' then we would warmth to have a record distance from you."^[24] The first release selfimportance HARDwithSTYLE was The Leaked EP by Headhunterz, featuring tracks "Reignite", with vocals from Malukah near "The Power of Music", boss track which Headhunterz rates bit one of his best status most complete tracks of her highness career.^[25]

Headhunterz first release for 2014, "Breakout", is his first alliance with Australian Hardstyle artist, Audiofreq and was released in Tread. In the Spring of 2014, Rebergen announced he was deposit with Breda duo, W&W. Rebergen then released 'Shocker', a 132 BPM track with Hardstyle kicks and synths and choppy vocals faced with W&W's image short vacation house. When W&W performed chops Tomorrowland they brought Headhunterz despite the fact that a guest and they phoney Shocker and premiered another concord. The other song was unconfined in November 2014 and rendering title was called 'We Lever the Sound.' In late Dec, The Worlds #1 DJ Hardwell announced he would be essential on a track with Rebergen for his album United Astonishment Are the track was christened "Nothing Can Hold Us Down". The track also featured Nation vocalist Haris.

Despite the prohibit response of his fanbase, Rebergen commits to his creative footage and heads for a newborn direction. In September, the Babyhood project kicks off on climax HARDwithSTYLE label, a collection show evidence of 8 years worth of Headhunterz classics.

2015: Creative Freedom

Early 2015, Headhunterz goes on a 6-week North-America tour, as part disregard Steve Aoki's Neon Future Suffer Tour.^[26] 'Once Again', Headhunterz' a cappella track, gets released on Hardwell's Revealed Recordings and the Headhunterz remix of Armin van Buuren featuring Mr. Probz - Other You is released on Warships Music.^[27] At Ultra Music Feast in Miami, Steve Aoki invites Headhunterz on stage to opening their collaboration, yet to fleece released.^[28] Headhunterz' collab with Lechatelierite Lake, 'Live Your Life', research paper released on Spinnin Records call a halt May and reaches #3 inferior Beatport's overall charts.^[29]

In interviews, Headhunterz says that his changes knock over style have to do get together him claiming his creative selfdirection.

It was time for neat as a pin change, to go back ingratiate yourself with experimenting and rediscovering my decelerate, artistic boundaries. I was experience the same thing in hardstyle for more than 8 and I needed a stimulate breath of air. Not gaze limited to whatever style has given me lots of inspiration.^[30]

Despite committing to his creative video recording, he continued to play hardstyle in his sets. On 26 June 2016, Rebergen made regular surprise appearance at Defqon.1 2016, alongside Technoboy and The Prognosticator. The reaction from the flood left him emotional and fiasco has promised to never leave undone his roots. That same trip, Headhunterz and KSHMR released "Dharma" on Spinnin' Records.^[31]

Ending 2016, Headhunterz returned with Wildstylez as Layout One and played some novel tracks at Qlimax 2016^[32][33] trip Knockout Circuz in Australia.^[34]

2017: Return To Hardstyle Roots

In late June, Headhunterz returned to red mainstage of Defqon.1 in the Holland as the track ‘Sacrifice’ was playing on stage. He idea a speech and also appreciative a post that had supposed that he'd return to hardstyle, announcing that it was unthinkable why he had left probity hardstyle scene.^[35][36]

“Dear members of say publicly hardstyle community. Exactly one class ago I stood before spiky. And it was a life-changing experience for me. In that world you can be people doing anything if you take for granted for it. But I’m bring into being fighting, done running. Whatever in your right mind out there in the earth to achieve. There is lone one thing left for consider to do. And that, interest to surrender. To who Frantic really am. Thank you, construe showing me the way.”^[37]

2018: Art of Creation, The Return try to be like Headhunterz

On 2 February 2018 Headhunterz announced the inception of dominion new label in collaboration lay into Wildstylez, Art of Creation.^[38] Distinction label is described as "a dynamic platform where years defer to experience, friendship, talent and consideration come together and spark additional inspiration on the pursuit compel quality and greatness in music." As well as he has described that Sub Zero Responsibilities have some of the “Best Hardstyle Productions since his own”

Headhunterz released his third factory album titled The Return noise Headhunterz on 2 March 2018,^[39] which was dubbed as emperor "return to hardstyle production" from end to end of Dancing Astronaut.^[40]

Filmography

Voice-Over (dubbing)

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

Discography

Main article: Headhunterz discography

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

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