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| Origin | Amsterdam, Netherlands[1] |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
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Area21 (stylized as AREA21) is a Dutch electronic dance music duo consisting of Martin Garrix and Maejor.[2][3][4][5]
It gained popularity after Martin Garrix debuted their song 'Spaceships' in his set during Ultra Music Festival 2016 in which Garrix had headlined.[2][6][7] The duo is signed to Garrix's record label Stmpd Rcrds.[8] Their identities were previously unknown despite speculations about Garrix being a part of it alongside one or more vocalists.[9][2] Throughout media and journalism, AREA21 has been described as 'Martin Garrix's new side project'.[10][11] Their logo consists of two aliens being inside a spaceship.[3][12]Asher Roth was speculated to be the unknown member of the group,[3] however it was revealed to be Maejor. Their song 'Spaceships' peaked on the Spotify Viral 50 chart at third.[13] After one year, they released their third single 'We Did It' on 23 June 2017.[14][15][16][17]
On 1 December 2017, they released their fourth single 'Glad You Came',[18] which originally debuted during Martin Garrix's Ultra Music 2017 set.
On 9 February 2018, Area21 released their fifth single titled 'Happy' on Stmpd Rcrds.[19] In a review by Dancing Astronaut's Farrel Sweeney, the track is said to 'emit a happy vibe via its simplicity and upbeat nature, as the title conveys.'[20]
In April 2018, Martin Garrix teased an unreleased single titled 'Help' on Instagram,[21][22] and a year later, it was released on 3 March 2019. Its music video then released on 7 March 2019.[23]
Discography[edit]
Singles[edit]
Area 21 Music
| Title | Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Spaceships' | 2016 | Non-album singles | |
| 'Girls' | |||
| 'We Did It' | 2017 | ||
| 'Glad You Came' | |||
| 'Happy' | 2018 | ||
| 'Help'[24] | 2019 |
References[edit]
- ^'Area21 biography'. Allmusic. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ abcLucas (19 May 2016). 'Martin Garrix's New Release Misses The Mark Thanks To Terrible Vocals [LISTEN HERE]'. Your EDM. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ abcKusnierek, Timmy (31 March 2016). 'Mystery Artist Releases Martin Garrix Ultra ID & Nobody Knows What To Think'. Your EDM. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^'Who is the 2nd Half of Martin Garrix's AREA21 Side Project? We Finally Know!'. YourEDM. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^Asher, Ranjiv (22 March 2017). 'Revealed: The mystery collaborator on Martin Garrix's side project 'Area 21' | T.H.E - Music Essentials'. Music Essentials. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^'Is AREA21 Martin Garrix's Side Project?'. We Got This Covered. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^Meadow, Matthew (18 May 2016). 'Martin Garrix Suddenly Reveals His Next Release Under Mysterious Side Project'. Your EDM. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^'5 Things You Didn't Know About Martin Garrix's Stmpd Rcrds Label'. Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^'Martin Garrix Side Project Area 21 Releases Second Single 'Girls''. EDM.com. 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^'Martin Garrix's New AREA21 Release Is Here'. We Got This Covered. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^Julian (3 April 2016). 'Is AREA21 Martin Garrix's New Side Project? - EDMTunes'. EDMTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^'Martin Garrix Has a New Side Project With Mystery Collaborator'. EDM.com. 2 April 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^'Spotify Viral 50'. Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^'Martin Garrix Side-Project Area21 Releases 'We Did It': Listen'. Billboard. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^Stevo (22 June 2017). 'Martin Garrix & Maejor Release AREA21's 'We Did It''. EDM Sauce. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^Meadow, Matthew (23 June 2017). 'Martin Garrix Finally Releases One Of His Most Highly Anticipated Singles'. Your EDM. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^'AREA21 releases 'We Did It''. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^Erik Mahal, 'Martin Garrix And Maejor Reunite As Area21 For 'Glad You Came', EDMSauce, 30 November 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^Bein, Kat (9 February 2018). 'Martin Garrix's AREA21 Spreads Positivity on Feel-Good Jam 'Happy': Listen'. Billboard. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^Sweeney, Farrel (9 February 2018). 'AREA21 is back with new single 'Happy' and accompanying music video [Watch]'. Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^'Martin Garrix dons AREA21 alter-ego for new track 'Help''. We Rave You. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^'Martin Garrix teases new Area21 track: Listen'. DJMag.com. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^'AREA21 - HELP (Official Video)'. YouTube. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^Meadow, Matthew (8 March 2019). 'Martin Garrix drops first new Area21 song in a year, 'Help''. Your EDM. Archived from the original on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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