Martin Garrix talks Animals, collaboration and DJing in the USA

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"I have no clue what I'm doing. I just do some stuff, and if it sounds cool, it's good."

Having scored a UK number one with his single Animals in November, Dutch production prodigy Martin Garrix is currently hot property.

Ahead of a full In The Studio video next week - in which he shows you how he created the track in FL Studio - Future Music magazine grabbed 17-year-old Garrix for a Q&A session.

You can find out what he has to say about Animals, working with other artists and DJing in the video above.

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I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it. 

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