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Birth name | Jasper Helderman |
Born |
Almere, Netherlands |
January 27, 1987
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Years active | 2008–present |
Labels |
Spinnin' Records Revealed Recordings Musical Freedom Doorn Records Wall Recordings Barong Family |
Associated acts | Tiësto, Afrojack, R3hab, Diplo, MOTi, D-Wayne, Yellow Claw, Quintino, The Partysquad, Carnage, Bassjackers, Jetfire, Joey Dale |
Website | djalvaro |
Jasper Helderman (born Almere, Netherlands January 27, 1987), better known by his stage name Alvaro, is a Dutch record producer, songwriter and DJ. His music is mostly electro house, house and progressive house. Best known for his single “Welcome To The Jungle’’ (featuring Mercer and Lil Jon), which reached #3 on the Beatport Main chart after a release on June 1st 2013 on Hardwell’s Revealed Recordings. He also produced “The Underground” on Spinnin' Records and more recently “Guest List” on Tiësto's label Musical Freedom, all of which ended up in the top 5 of the Beatport top 100.
Alvaro released tracks on labels such as Spinnin' Records, Revealed Recordings and Musical Freedom.
He played in the biggest clubs around the world and festivals like EDC Las Vegas, Electric Zoo NY, Ultra Music Festival and Tomorrowland. He also worked with artists like MIA, Diplo, Major Lazer, Will.I.Am, Far East Movement and Lil Jon.
Helderman was born in Almere, Netherlands. When he was 18 years old, he began planning and designing websites. As a teenager, he discovered his passion for DJ’ing while doing graphic design for festivals. Afterwards, he quickly went from editing after movies to producing his own songs.