Mike Williams (DJ)
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| Birth name | Mike Willemsen |
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November 27, 1996 Drunen, Netherlands |
| Origin | Kortenhoef, Netherlands |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Website | mikewilliams |
Mike Willemsen (born November 27, 1996), better known by his stage name Mike Williams, is a Dutch DJ, record producer, musician and remixer. He is best known for working with Tiësto and as an artist of Spinnin' Records, who recognized him as an "artist of the future". He is regarded as a pioneer of the future house subgenre, "future bounce".
Willemsen was born on November 27, 1996 in Drunen, Netherlands. He started playing the piano as a kid at the age of 6. When he grew a little older, he learned to read music sheets when he takes on piano lessons, but would rather devise, make and play his own songs. Afterwards, he quit his lessons and started working on a laptop with amplifier and his father's speakers. At the age of 12, he learned to DJ and produced his first dance track. At 14, he performed as a DJ in a club for 500 people. He was regularly booked for gigs after that.
At the beginning, he released numerous remixes and bootlegs of songs such as "Blame" by Calvin Harris and "I Really Like You" by Carly Rae Jepsen, which received over 3 million plays on SoundCloud. The remix of Harris' single was well-received in the market and was regularly played by other DJs such as Oliver Heldens at their sets. Later on, he started releasing his own songs, as well as collaborations with other artists and his first single was "Konnichiwa", which was released on January 31, 2015. On June 6, 2015, he released "Candy", a collaboration with Dastic. Williams' single "Battlefield" under the alias WLLMS with Robby East was released on June 26, 2015. Since then, he was approached by labels and managements before signing with Spinnin' Records. He was signed by Tiësto who later on also released a single with him, and managed by MusicAllStars.
On February 29, 2016, he released "Sweet & Sour", his first single through Tiësto's label Musical Freedom. The single peaked at number 6 on the Beatport Top 100 chart. An official music video for the song was released. On March 8, 2016, he was a guest and performed at Bij Igmar on SLAM!. During the Ultra Music Festival in 2016, Tiësto introduced Williams to the crowd and invited him to perform on his set. On May 16, 2016, Williams released "Groovy George", a collaboration with Justin Mylo through Musical Freedom. An official music video for the song was released. That same month, the two were guests and had performed at Bij Igmar on SLAM!. On August 5, 2016, together with Tiësto, he released "I Want You" through Musical Freedom as a free download. The single received over 16 million plays as of March 2017. That same month, he performed at the 2016 Mysteryland festival. In September, Williams remixed "Feel the Love", a single by Janieck, officially released on September 26. On October 17, 2016, he released "Take Me Down", his first single through Spinnin' Records. That same month, he performed at the Amsterdam Dance Event for the first time. His remix of "Money Maker" by Throttle featuring LunchMoney Lewis and Aston Merrygold came out on November 7, 2016, was his last release for the year.
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