Quintino (DJ)

Quintino
Background information
Birth name Quinten van den Berg
Born (1985-09-21) September 21, 1985
Origin Den Helder, Netherlands
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active 2008–present
Labels Spinnin' Records
Revealed Recordings
Musical Freedom
SupersoniQ Records
Mixmash Records
Associated acts Hardwell, Tiesto, Afrojack, R3hab, Laidback Luke, Blasterjaxx, Yves V, Sandro Silva, FTampa, MOTi
Website djquintino.com

Quinten van den Berg (born September 21, 1985), better known by his stage name Quintino, is a Dutch DJ and record producer. His music is mostly electro house. His most popular songs include his remix of "Rap das Armas', 'Selecta', 'Go Hard' and 'Fatality'. In 2014 he was named No. 86 in the Top 100 DJs list put out by the DJ Magazine. [1]

Music career

Quintino explored a wide variety of artists and music, before he got behind the turntables. Once he finished school, he realized that the DJ profession is his greatest passion and started doing gigs at various locations. When he was 18, Quintino discovered by Dutch DJ Laidback Luke, who decides to accompany the emerging artist.

Quintino also works as a producer. His breakthrough followed in 2011 with his remix of stairs hit "Rap Das Armas", his first number one in the Netherlands, and the release of Epic, which scored platinum and nearly 18 million views on YouTube counts. That same year Quintino and his good friend Afrojack produced club hits like 'Selecta'.

In 2013 the Dutchman worked together with DJs Tiësto and Alvaro to produce the anthem of Ultra Music Festival. In August, he launched his radio show on Radio SupersoniQ international station SiriusXM's Electric Area.

In 2014, Quintino produced tracks like 'Go Hard', "Slammer", "Fatality", "Genesis" and a remix of R3hab & Trevor Guthrie's hit "Soundwave". In 2014 Quintino performed on larger stages, growing from a support act to a headliner. He made his debut in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs in 2014, at the 86th position.

DJ Mag ranking

DJ 2014 2015
Quintino 86 80

Discography

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Remixes

2008

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

References

  1. ↑ McGraw, Euan. "Pool DJMag: Quintino", Retrieved on December 18, 2015.

External links

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