Afrojack’s 2024 releases tell a story about the power of connection. His tech-house banger with David Guetta, ‘Raving’ arrived this August on Spinnin’ Records, and it’s another chapter in their winning friendship — literally: a lengthy list of Grammy Awards, nominations, and a collection of top charting tunes with shared credits (see also: ‘Titanium’) prove it. The Dutch artist also reunited with Pitbull and Ne-yo on the summer-scorched ‘2 The Moon’, a worthy follow-up to their 2011 worldwide smash ‘Give Me Everything’, which still bangs a decade or more later.



From his teenage years DJing in Crete to propelling the international EDM boom with iconic big room cuts like ‘Take Over Control’ alongside Eva Simmons, relationship building remained integral to Nick van de Wall’s success. Now, he’s building meaningful bonds with the next generation of producers — close to home and around the globe.



The 800,000-square-foot Wall Studios serves as the high-tech headquarters for Afrojack’s Wall Recordings imprint, and its mega yacht-inspired interiors are filled with rising stars like Gil Glaze and Sven Fields who excel under van de Wall’s mentorship. The lessons Afrojack bestows to his homegrown roster reached a wider audience this summer when the Top 100 DJ released Wall Pro Academy to help aspiring artists transform their talents into professions. “We didn’t start this thing to help you hope — we started this thing to help you become part of the 20 percent of the music industry that actually makes a living out of being in the music industry,” van de Wall tells DJ Mag of what inspired him to create the online educational program, which goes beyond technical tutorials to offer insights on how to shape a lasting career.



Wall Pro Academy is the fruit of another key partnership with Tomorrowland — a festival that’s like a second home to Afrojack’s euphoric main stage stylings. At the 20th anniversary in Boom, Belgium, the versatile performer played two sets — one p...