Back then, nobody had heard of this Martin Garrix kid and there were even rumours bouncing around that the track was actually the work of Hardwell. Much has been said about the source of the inspiration for this iconic Garrix song. When he finished his music production studies at the Herman Brood Academy in Utrecht, Garrix signed with Spinnin’ Records and began working on his greatest hit to date: “Animals”.

He started saving up from that very day to buy himself the best mixing equipment on the market. In 2004, at just eight years of age, Garrix watched Tiësto perform at the Athens Olympic Games and, that was it, he fell head over heels in love with electronic music. Obviously, we’re talking about the hit song “Animals”…īefore distilling the essence and significance of “Animals”, it’s vital to get to know a little bit about its creator, young Dutch prodigy, Martin Garrix. That’s what happened to Martin Garrix when he created a track that, no sooner had it been released than it became the anthem of a generation. This is usually a track or a song that reaches global acclaim and shoots the artist straight to stardom. All great music careers have a turning point that marks a before and after in their path.