Actually this started with me as a young guy visiting festivals. As a kid I already found out I had a passion for the harder styles in music, listening from Hardcore to the first Hardstyle sounds. When I hit the age of 16 and was allowed to go to my first real Hardstyle event (Beat the Bridge, Arnhem 2012) That was the point I actually fell in love with the music. I still remember the Prophet closing down the mainstage with “Wake me up”. I did not even know I could have that many goosebumps over my body. After that I have visited a lot of festivals, and more and more times I thought: I want to be the guy on that stage. I had some friends who were producing, and I learned how to mix tracks. ( Wesley, “Rejecta” thanks for let met borrow your DJ controller 😊) From here connections with the right people are the most important, I got asked to play on small parties (Raw Hardstyle in the beginning) with the name Artrixx. Until I’ve had the right people around me, then the Irradiate idea was born. The rest is history.