Thijs Westbroek (Dutch pronunciation: [tɛis ˈʋɛstbruk]; born 14 April 1995), better known by his stage name Brooks, is a Dutch disc jockey, record producer and electronic musician. He is best known for his collaborations with Martin Garrix ("Byte", "Like I Do")[3] and David Guetta ("Better When You're Gone", "Like I Do"), as well as for his numerous high-profile remixes.
Brooks | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Thijs Westbroek |
| Born | 14 April 1995 Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands |
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| Occupations |
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| Instruments | FL Studio |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels |
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| Website | musicbybrooks |
Career
editBrooks' career as a disc jockey began when he sent his song to twenty random email addresses that could be related to Martin Garrix. To his delight, the song he sent was played by Garrix at a show. Not long after, Garrix contacted and told Brooks of his enthusiasm for his music. Garrix later invited him to his house to work on the "Byte" song. Brooks described the event as a "crazy story" and said he felt lucky.[2]
Discography
editSingles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL | AUT | BEL Dance |
FRA | GER | ITA | NOR | SWE | SWI | UK | US Dance | ||||
| "Get Down" (with Multiplayers) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Alamo" (with Bassjackers) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Pinball" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "If Only I Could" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Make Your Move" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hold It Down" (featuring Micah Martin) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Take Me Away" (with Jonas Aden) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Generation HEX ADE Sampler | ||
| "Joyride" (with Bassjackers) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "On Our Own" (with Showtek featuring Natalie Major) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Byte" (with Martin Garrix) |
2 [4] |
— | 23 [5] |
104 [6] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 49 [7] |
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| "Jetlag" (with Mike Williams) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Boomerang" (with GRX) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Like I Do" (with David Guetta and Martin Garrix) |
2018 | 21 | 20 [8] |
— | 20 [9] |
23 [10] |
75 [11] |
9 [12] |
15 [13] |
22 [14] |
29 |
8 | 7 | |
| "Lynx" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Limbo"[18] (featuring Zoë Moss) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Better When You're Gone"[19] (with David Guetta featuring Loote) |
2019 | — | 70 | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | ||
| "Waiting for Love"[20] (featuring Alida) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Riot"[21] (with Jonas Aden) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Say a Little Prayer"[22] (featuring Gia Koka) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Without You"[23] (with Julian Jordan) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Voices"[24] (with Kshmr) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dharma: Sounds of Summer, Vol. II | ||
| "Long Time"[25] (with Mesto) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Quantum"[26] (with Martin Garrix) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sentio | |
| "Take My Breath Away" (with Mo Falk) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Someday" (with Isabel Usher) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sober" (with Vluarr featuring Jay Mason) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "One Night (Loneliness)" (featuring Moore) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||
Writing / production credits
edit| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Rewind" | 2016 | Markus Schulz | Watch the World |
| "Don't Shoot" | 2017 | Showtek & GC | Amen |
| "Blame It on Love" (featuring Madison Beer) |
2018 | David Guetta | 7 |
| "Tell Me a Lie"[27] | 2019 | Jonas Aden | Non-album single |
Remixes
edit| Title | Year | Original artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Crazy World"[28] | 2013 | DJ Antoine and Mad Mark | Crazy World (Remixes) |
| "Booyah" | Showtek, We Are Loud, Sonny Wilson | Booyah (Remixes) | |
| "Cannonball (Earthquake)" | 2014 | Showtek, Justin Prime, Matthew Koma | Non-album remix |
| "Let's Do It Right"[29] | The Young Professionals featuring Eva Simons | Let's Do It Right (The Remixes Part 2) | |
| "Stand by You" | 2015 | Gigo'n'Migo | Stand by You (Official Open Beatz Anthem 2015) Remixes |
| "Safe Till Tomorrow"[30] | 2016 | Morgan Page featuring Angelika Vee | Safe Till Tomorrow (Remixes) |
| "Work from Home"[31] | Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign | Non-album remix | |
| "Close"[32] | IZECOLD featuring Molly Ann | NCS: The Best of 2016 | |
| "Scared to Be Lonely"[33] | 2017 | Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa | Scared to Be Lonely (Remixes Vol. 1) |
| "Feel Good"[34] | Gryffin and Illenium featuring Daya | Feel Good (The Remixes) | |
| "Dusk Till Dawn"[35] | Zayn featuring Sia | Dusk Till Dawn (The Remixes) | |
| "Dreamer"[36] | 2018 | Martin Garrix featuring Mike Yung | Dreamer (Remixes Vol. 2) |
| "American Boy"[37] | 2019 | Estelle featuring Kanye West | Non-album remixes |
| "Paper Thin"[38] | 2020 | Illenium, Tom DeLonge and Angels & Airwaves | |
| "Don't Leave Me Now"[39] | 2021 | Lost Frequencies and Mathieu Koss | Don't Leave Me Now (Remix Pack) |
| "Sweet Dreams"[40] | Alan Walker and Imanbek | Sweet Dreams (Remixes) | |
| "Worst Thing"[41] | 2022 | NOTD and kenzie | Non-album remix |
References
edit- ^ "DJ Mag Japan Special Interview：Brooks". DJ Mag. 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ a b "Brooks is klaar om zichzelf aan de wereld te laten zien". This Is Our House (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ "Brooks". Partyflock. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ "Tipparade week 20 van 2017". Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2018-03-24.[dead link]
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP". SNEP (in French). 2014-01-25. Retrieved 2018-03-24.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "EDM Music & Dance Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "David Guetta / Martin Garrix / Brooks - Like I Do". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com - David Guetta / Martin Garrix / Brooks - Like I Do". www.lescharts.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "italiancharts.com - David Guetta / Martin Garrix / Brooks - Like I Do". www.italiancharts.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "norwegiancharts.com - David Guetta / Martin Garrix / Brooks - Like I Do". www.norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - David Guetta / Martin Garrix / Brooks - Like I Do". www.swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "David Guetta / Martin Garrix / Brooks - Like I Do - swisscharts.com". www.swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ "British single certifications – David Guetta/Martin Garrix/Brooks – Like I Do". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "French certifications – Brooks" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "American certifications – David Guetta". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Limbo (feat. Zoë Moss) - Single by Brooks on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Better When You're Gone - Single by David Guetta, Brooks & Loote on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Waiting for Love (feat. Alida) - Single by Brooks on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ Goldenberg, Ross (29 August 2019). "Exclusive: Brooks and Jonas Aden devise mayhem with future house reunion, 'Riot'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Say a Little Prayer - Single by Brooks on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Without You - Single by Brooks & Julian Jordan on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Voices (feat. TZAR) - Single by Brooks & KSHMR on iTunes". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Long Time - Single by Brooks & Mesto on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Quantum - Single by Martin Garrix & Brooks on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Album Tell Me A Lie, Jonas Aden - Qobuz: download and streaming in high quality". Qobuz. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "Crazy World (Remixes) - EP by DJ Antoine on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Let's Do It Right (The Remixes Part 2) [feat. Eva Simons] - EP by The Young Professionals on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Safe Till Tomorrow (feat. Angelika Vee) [Remixes] - EP by Morgan Page on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign - Work From Home (Brooks Remix) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ Close (Brooks Remix) [feat. Molly Ann] by IZECOLD, retrieved 2019-07-12
- ^ "Scared to Be Lonely (Remixes Vol. 1) - EP by Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Feel Good (The Remixes) [feat. Daya] - EP by Gryffin & Illenium". iTunes. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Dusk Till Dawn (feat. Sia) [The Remixes] - Single by Zayn & Sia". iTunes. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Brooks, Infuze and SLVR Remix Martin Garrix's "Dreamer" ft. Mike Yung". Your EDM. December 28, 2018. Archived from the original on December 30, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Meadow, Matthew (2019-06-13). "Brooks Puts A New Spin On Estelle & Kanye West's Hit 'American Boy'". Your EDM. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ "Paper Thin (Brooks Remix) - Single by Illenium, Tom DeLonge & Angels & Airwaves". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
- ^ Don't Leave Me Now (Remix Pack) - EP by Lost Frequencies & Mathieu Koss, retrieved 2021-02-17
- ^ "Sweet Dreams - EP (Remixes) by Alan Walker & Imanbek on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Worst Thing (Brooks Remix) - Single by NOTD, Kenzie & Brooks on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2022-06-10.