Martin Garrix talks Animals, collaboration and DJing in the USA
"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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