Mike Williams (DJ)

Mike Williams
Background information
Birth name Mike Williams
Born (1996-11-27) November 27, 1996
Netherlands
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • producer
  • musician
Instruments
Years active 2015–present
Labels

Mike Williams is a Dutch DJ and record producer based in the Netherlands.[3] He is best known for working with Tiesto and as an artist of Spinnin' Records, who recognized him as an "artist of the future".[4][5][6][7][8] He is regarded as a pioneer of the future house subgenre, "future bounce".[9]

Early life

Williams started playing the piano as a kid at the age of six.[10][11] At the age of fourteen, he met a person who invited him to perform as a DJ in a club for 500 people. Williams was regularly booked for gigs after that. In 2014, he remixed "Blame" by Calvin Harris. The remix was well-received in the market and was regularly played by other DJs such as Oliver Heldens in their sets.[12]

In 2015, he released a remix of "I Really Like You" by Carly Rae Jepsen which received over 3 million plays on Soundcloud, and two solo tracks.[13] Since then, he was approached by labels and managements before signing with Spinnin' Records and MusicAllStars Management.[4][14] He was signed by Tiesto who later on also released a single with him, and managed by MusicAllStars.[15][16]

Career

Williams' Spinnin' Records debut single "Sweet And Sour" peaked on the Beatport Top 100 chart at 6.[17] An official music video for the song was released.[18] He released "Another Night" as a single featuring singer Matluck.[19] The song received over 5 hundred thousand plays in total on Spotify and Soundcloud. An acoustic version of the song was released later.[20][21] He released "Take Me Down" via Spinnin' in 2016.[22] His single with Tiesto titled "I Want You" received over 16 million plays as of March 2017.[4][23][24] His third single on Tiesto's record label Musical Freedom, titled "Bambini" was released in January 2017.[25][26] During the Ultra Music Festival in 2016, Tiesto introduced Williams to the crowd and invited him to perform on his set.[27][28] In March 2017, Williams' laptop was stolen from his house by a thief when he was sleeping. The laptop had valuable data for him as a producer prompting Williams to offer a $2000 reward to whoever helps him to get it back.[29][30] In 2017, he collaborated with Felix Jaehn to release the single "Feel Good" via Spinnin' Records.[31]

Discography

[32][33][34]

Singles

Title Year Record label
"Candy" (with Dastic) 2015 Self-released
"Konnichiwa"
"Sweet & Sour" 2016 Musical Freedom
"Groovy George" (with Justin Mylo)
"Feel The Love" Spinnin' Records
"Take Me Down"
"Bambini" 2017 Musical Freedom
"I Want You" (with Tiesto)
"Another Night" (featuring Matluck) Spinnin' Records
"Don't Hurt" (featuring Brezy)
"Let's Go" (with Lucas & Steve and Curbi)
"Feel Good" (with Felix Jaehn)

Remixes

2014

2015

2016

2017

References

  1. ↑ Osswald, Manuel. "Tiësto & Mike Williams - I Want You". Dance-Charts.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  2. ↑ Tabens, Tim. "Musikvideo » Mike Williams - Take Me Down". Dance-Charts.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  3. ↑ Tessene, Jessica (March 24, 2016). "Tiesto Presents Mike Williams at Ultra Miami 2016". EDM Identity. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  4. 1 2 3 Desk, BWW News. "Dutch DJ and Producer Mike Williams' 'Another Night' (Acoustic Version) Out Now". Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  5. ↑ Wernke-Schmiesing, S. "Tiësto: Das waren seine Tracks 2016". Dance-Charts.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  6. ↑ BWizzy (2016-10-17). "Mike Williams Drops New Track 'Take Me Down'". EDM Sauce. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  7. ↑ Shaun (2016-06-29). "Mike Williams Talks Recent Success in Exclusive Interview". ThatDrop. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  8. ↑ Tost, Miguel (2016-12-13). "Dance Music's Most Controversial Label Names 4 Of EDM's Biggest Future Stars". Your EDM. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  9. ↑ Einck, Henry. "Top 10: Die größten EDM-Entdeckungen des Jahres 2016". Dance-Charts.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  10. ↑ "Mike Williams". Insomniac.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  11. ↑ Puro, Shantanu (2016-11-11). "Mike Williams on Martin Garrix being crowned the #1 DJ, his ADE 2016 experience & more!". T.H.E - Music Essentials. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  12. ↑ "Mike Williams - DMC World Magazine". DMC World Magazine. 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  13. ↑ Sid (19 April 2015). "Mike Williams's Remix of Carly Rae Jepsen's "I Really Like You" Will Have You Dancing Like a Twelve Year Old Girl". www.thissongslaps.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  14. ↑ Meadow, Matthew (2016-09-29). "Your EDM Exclusive: Mike Williams ADE 2016 Warm Up Mix". Your EDM. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  15. ↑ Times, Music (2016-03-25). "Weekend WunderList: Get Hyped WIth Tiesto Co-Sign Mike Williams". Music Times. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  16. ↑ "Mike Williams ft. Matluck – Another Night | T.H.E - Music Essentials". T.H.E - Music Essentials. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  17. ↑ Desk, BWW News. "Rising DJ & Producer Mike Williams Releases 'Bambini'". Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  18. ↑ Malfoy, Draco (2016-03-08). "Mike Williams - Sweet & Sour (Official Music Video) - EDMTunes". EDMTunes. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  19. ↑ Carr, John (14 October 2016). "Mike Williams Cranks Up the Feel-Good Vibes on “Take Me Down”". Insomniac.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  20. ↑ "Mike William collaborates with Matluck on latest single 'Another Night'". Radio and Music. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  21. ↑ "Mike Williams - Another Night (Acoustic Version) | T.H.E - Music Essentials". T.H.E - Music Essentials. 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  22. ↑ "Mike Williams - Take Me Down | T.H.E - Music Essentials". T.H.E - Music Essentials. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  23. ↑ Jones, Connor (2016-07-22). "Tiesto Previews Upcoming Single With Mike Williams". We Got This Covered. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  24. ↑ Meadow, Matthew (2016-07-21). "Tiësto Brings On EDM's Next 19-Year-Old Star For Exciting New Collab [MUST LISTEN]". Your EDM. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  25. ↑ "Mike Williams - Bambini [Musical Freedom]". Dance Rebels. 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  26. ↑ "Mike Williams – Bambini | T.H.E - Music Essentials". T.H.E - Music Essentials. 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  27. ↑ Sheridan, Matt (2016-03-25). "Dance Rebels Takes Ultra Music Festival 2016 - The Retrospective". Dance Rebels. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  28. ↑ "DJ Tiësto presents new Dutch talent Mike Williams during Ultra Music Festival in Miami | T.H.E - Music Essentials". T.H.E - Music Essentials. 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  29. ↑ Llangozi, Leonard (2017-03-14). "Thief Breaks Into Mike Williams' House And Steals His Laptop - EDMTunes". EDMTunes. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  30. ↑ "Help find Mike Williams' stolen laptop! | T.H.E - Music Essentials". T.H.E - Music Essentials. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  31. ↑ "Sich einfach mal gut fühlen: Felix Jaehn und Mike Williams helfen Dir dabei!". bigFM (in German). 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  32. ↑ "Mike Williams Tracks on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  33. ↑ "Mike Williams op Apple Music". iTunes (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  34. ↑ "Mike Williams Remix - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
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