Thijs Westbroek (; born 14 April 1995), better known by his stage name Brooks, is a Dutch disc jockey, record producer and electronic musician from
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"Better When You're Gone" is a song by French DJ David Guetta, Dutch DJ Brooks, and American pop duo Loote
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"Like I Do"), as well as for his numerous high-profile remixes.
Career
Brooks' career as a disc jockey began when he sent his song to twenty random email addresses that could be related to
Martin Garrix
Martijn Gerard Garritsen (; born 14 May 1996), known professionally as Martin Garrix and also as Ytram and GRX, is a Dutch disc jockey and music producer who was ranked number one on ''DJ Mag''s Top 100 DJs list for three consecutive years—201 ...
. 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 "
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Discography
Singles
As lead artist
Writing / production credits
Remixes
References
External links
Official website
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Dutch DJs
Dutch electronic musicians
Future house musicians
Living people
Progressive house musicians
Musicians from Eindhoven
Electronic dance music DJs
Stmpd Rcrds artists
Spinnin' Records artists
Armada Music artists
1995 births