He is also known for being a pioneer of a distinctive "Dutch house" style of House. Since 2018 he slowly transitioned away from this and started creating regular House music.
In summary, he started posting music online under the said stage name until he found Wall Recordings and then entered the public eye with his single Take Over Control, featuring fellow Dutch singer, Eva Simmons. He then began working with popular artists such as Pitbull, David Guetta, Steve Aoki, and Beyoncé. He then started performing at many clubs and has even received residencies at some. He then released a full album titled Forget the World in 2014.
Wall Recordings has been on-and-off merged with Armanda Recordings before going independent again in 2019. Shortly after that, he got married to Elettra Lamborghini in 2020 in Italy and now annually performs at Ultra Music Festival and Tomorrowland.
He also creates mixes for his radio show, JACKED.
Discography
Extended Plays- Lost & Found (2009)
- Lost & Found 2 (2011)
- It's a Matter of (2013)
- Press Play (2018)
- Forget the World (2014)
Tropes associated with Afrojack and his music include:
- Does This Remind You of Anything?: Nick and Steve Aoki do dance routine with a side dancer, and it resembles a threesome in the video for “No Beef”
- Drench Celebration: In the video for “No Beef” Steve and Nick spray their Vegas concert with champagne.
- Dreamworks Face: He uses this as his trademark facial expression.
- Genre Shift: He consistently changes his music style depending on whatever is trending for other popular artists.
- Early-Installment Weirdness
- His first couple of songs contained basic saw and square wave synths with heavy side chains.
- He also used to wear sunglasses and his aesthetic was more grungier-looking. Including his original logo.
- Gentle Giant: Nick is 6'10 and likes the social aspect of life. He even made a hit song
dedicated to this fact about him. - Large Ham: He yells in his concert performances every time.
- Mr. Fanservice: Nick has a pack on his chest and often shoes his body in his music videos and performances.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: He is referred to as Afrojack and never once Nick, his real name.
- Sampling: The track "Rock the House" contains a sample of "The Landing"" from the video game Final Fantasy VIII.
- Self-Empowerment Anthem: “Ten Feet Tall” is about accepting who you are, and “The Spark” is about not giving up.
- Signature Style: Until 2017, his music style was distinctive Electro House that incorporated side-chaining and high-pitched melodies. After that time he converted to regular Dance music.
- Special Guest: He was known for featuring celebrities on his tracks or producing a number of famous tracks. As an example, Sting sings on "Catch Tomorrow", and he conspicuously created the beat drop section of "Titanium" with David Guetta.
- Start My Own: He created a record label titled Wall Recordings in 2011, which his music gets released under.
