Where to Start with Afrojack

Who He Is

Nick Leonardus Van de Wall goes by Afrojack. Dutch DJ and producer from Spijkenisse, South Holland. Born to a Dutch mother and Surinamese father, he picked up a keyboard at 11 years old and never stopped making music. By his mid-twenties, he'd reshaped modern dance music. The genre looks different because of him.

The Essential Two Tracks

Give Me Everything (2011) with Pitbull, Ne-Yo, and Nayer is your entry point. Number 1 on the charts. A Grammy Award. This track proves everything about Afrojack: his ability to make dance music that pop audiences can't resist, his gift for hooks, his understanding of what a dancefloor needs. Follow this with Take Over Control featuring Eva Simons, released earlier. Together, these two songs explain why Afrojack became essential.

What Sets Him Apart

He operates in multiple worlds without seeming out of place in any of them. He makes hits for Pitbull. He collaborates with David Guetta and Martin Garrix on progressive house explorations. He works with pop artists and hip-hop names alike. Most producers pick a lane. Afrojack understood that dance music's future lived in the conversations between lanes.

Explore His Depths

After the foundational hits, move into his David Guetta partnerships. Helium and the 2026 track Awake Tonight both feature Sia and reveal a more introspective side. Listen to Our Time (2025) with Martin Garrix and David Guetta for a sense of where progressive house stands today. His remix catalogue, which earned him Grammy recognition in different categories, shows his technical mastery underneath the pop appeal.

How to Access It

Afrojack's music lives on every major streaming platform: Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube. You'll find singles, albums, remixes, and unreleased material across all of them. The Frisk Player app offers his full catalogue plus recommendations tailored to your taste in dance and electronic music. Start with the mainstream hits. The deep cuts will find you.