Brooks (DJ)

Thijs Westbroek (Dutch pronunciation: [tɛis ˈʋɛstbruk]; born 14 April 1995), better known by his stage name Brooks, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and electronic musician from Eindhoven. 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
Background information
Birth nameThijs Westbroek
Born (1995-04-14) 14 April 1995
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • producer
  • musician
Years active2013–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitemusicbybrooks.com

Career

Brooks' career as a DJ began to progress 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. Soon 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]

On 13 October 2017, he released the single "Boomerang" with Garrix, who used the alias GRX.[4][5] On 22 February 2018, Brooks collaborated with Garrix and David Guetta to release "Like I Do" as a single.[6] It was released via What A Music, Big Beat, Atlantic and Parlophone.[7][8] In 2018, Brooks was nominated for a prize by SLAM! named "Best Talent 2018." In 2019, Brooks released "Better When You're Gone" along with David Guetta and Loote.

Discography

As lead artist
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
[9]		—23
[10]		104
[11]		——————49
[12]
"Jetlag"
(with Mike Williams)		 ———————————
"Boomerang"
(with GRX)		 ———————————
"Like I Do"
(with David Guetta and Martin Garrix)		 2018 2120
[13]		—20
[14]		23
[15]		75
[16]		9
[17]		15
[18]		22
[19]		29
8 7
"Lynx" ——————————— Non-album singles
"Limbo"[23]
(featuring Zoë Moss)		 ———————————
"Better When You’re Gone"[24]
(with David Guetta featuring Loote)		 2019 —70——59———51——
"Waiting for Love"[25]
(featuring Alida)		 ———————————
"Riot"[26]
(with Jonas Aden)		 ———————————
"Say A Little Prayer"[27]
(featuring Gia Koka)		 2020 ———————————
"Without You"[28]
(with Julian Jordan)		 ———————————
"Voices"[29]
(with Kshmr)		 ——————————— Dharma: Sounds Of Summer, Vol. II
"Long Time"[30]
(with Mesto)		 ——————————— Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Writing / production credits
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Don't Shoot" 2017 Showtek & GC Amen
"Blame It On Love"
(featuring Madison Beer)		 2018 David Guetta 7
"Tell Me a Lie"[31] 2019 Jonas Aden Non-album single

Remixes
Title Year Original artist(s) Album
"Crazy World"[32] 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"[33] 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"[34] 2016 Morgan Page featuring Angelika Vee Safe Till Tomorrow (Remixes)
"Work From Home"[35] Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign Non-album remix
"Close"[36] IZECOLD featuring Molly Ann NCS: The Best of 2016
"Scared to Be Lonely"[37] 2017 Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa Scared to Be Lonely (Remixes Vol. 1)
"Feel Good"[38] Gryffin and Illenium featuring Daya Feel Good (The Remixes)
"Dreamer"[39] 2018 Martin Garrix featuring Mike Yung Dreamer (Remixes Vol. 2)
"American Boy"[40] 2019 Estelle featuring Kanye West Non-album remixes
"Paper Thin"[41] 2020 Illenium, Tom DeLonge and Angels & Airwaves

References
  1. "DJ Mag Japan Special Interview：Brooks". DJ Mag. 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  2. "Brooks is klaar om zichzelf aan de wereld te laten zien". This Is Our House (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  3. "Brooks". Partyflock. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  4. "Martin Garrix Revives Old, Dead Alias for Massive New Collab". Your EDM. 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  5. "Martin Garrix Drops Punchy Track 'Boomerang' Under GRX Alias With Brooks". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  6. "Martin Garrix, David Guetta and Brooks' collaboration 'Like I Do' has landed: Listen". DJMag.com. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  7. Desk, TV News. "David Guetta, Brooks, and Martin Garrix Join Forces for New Single LIKE I DO". Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  8. "Martin Garrix's Massive New Collab Is Out Now A Day Early". Your EDM. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  9. 40, Stichting Nederlandse Top. "Tipparade week 20 van 2017". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-03-24.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  11. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP". SNEP (in French). 2014-01-25. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  12. "EDM Music & Dance Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  13. Hung, Steffen. "David Guetta / Martin Garrix / Brooks - Like I Do". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  14. Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com - David Guetta / Martin Garrix / Brooks - Like I Do". www.lescharts.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  15. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  16. Hung, Steffen. "italiancharts.com - David Guetta / Martin Garrix / Brooks - Like I Do". www.italiancharts.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  17. Hung, Steffen. "norwegiancharts.com - David Guetta / Martin Garrix / Brooks - Like I Do". www.norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  18. Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - David Guetta / Martin Garrix / Brooks - Like I Do". www.swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  19. Hung, Steffen. "David Guetta / Martin Garrix / Brooks - Like I Do - swisscharts.com". www.swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  20. "British single certifications – David Guetta/Martin Garrix/Brooks – Like I Do". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 November 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Type Like I Do in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  21. "Gold/Platinum certification". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  22. "Les Certifications". Syndicat National de l’edition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  23. "Limbo (feat. Zoë Moss) - Single by Brooks on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  24. "Better When You're Gone - Single by David Guetta, Brooks & Loote on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  25. "Waiting for Love (feat. Alida) - Single by Brooks on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  26. 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.
  27. "Say a Little Prayer - Single by Brooks on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  28. "Without You - Single by Brooks & Julian Jordan on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  29. "Voices (feat. TZAR) - Single by Brooks & KSHMR on iTunes". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  30. "Long Time - Single by Brooks & Mesto on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  31. "Album Tell Me A Lie, Jonas Aden - Qobuz: download and streaming in high quality". Qobuz. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  32. "Crazy World (Remixes) - EP by DJ Antoine on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  33. "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.
  34. "Safe Till Tomorrow (feat. Angelika Vee) [Remixes] - EP by Morgan Page on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  35. "Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign - Work From Home (Brooks Remix) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  36. Close (Brooks Remix) [feat. Molly Ann] by IZECOLD, retrieved 2019-07-12
  37. "Scared to Be Lonely (Remixes Vol. 1) - EP by Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  38. "Feel Good (The Remixes) [feat. Daya] - EP by Gryffin & Illenium". iTunes. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  39. "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.
  40. Meadow, Matthew (2019-06-13). "Brooks Puts A New Spin On Estelle & Kanye West's Hit 'American Boy'". Your EDM. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  41. "Paper Thin (Brooks Remix) - Single by Illenium, Tom DeLonge & Angels & Airwaves". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
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