Danny de Graaf (; born 30 March 1988, in

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), who performs under the stage name David Gravell (), is a Dutch DJ and

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record producer. He was voted for several IDMA's in 2015. David Gravell first gained recognition in 2013 for his original "Bulldozer", released on W&W's label Mainstage Music. He is signed exclusively to Armada.

Musical career

David Gravell's first ever release was his track "Downtown" on Visionair Records in 2010. After signing "Flight 182" on Marcel Woods' label Musical Madness he then released "Fire Away" which was included on W&W's Mainstage Vol. 1 compilation. His next release, "Bulldozer", was heavily supported by his peers in the industry, including Armin van Buuren on his BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix. Between 2013 and 2015, he had well-received releases such as "Bulldozer", "Megatron', "Timebomb", "The Last Of Us" and "Supernova". These songs were supported by successful artists including Armin van Buuren,

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, W&W, and Andrew Rayel. Next to that, he produced official remixes for the likes of Armin van Buuren, Dash Berlin, Ørjan Nilsen, and

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. Within six months, his remix for Dash Berlin's 'Man On The Run' reached over 1 million plays on

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. Meanwhile, Gravell has played at four

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Festivals in Sydney, Ibiza and Utrecht. He has also performed at other festivals such as

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, and Boulevard Outdoor.

Discography

Singles

; 2012 * "Flight 182" usical Madness * "Fire Away" ainstage Music ; 2013 * "Bulldozer" ainstage Music* "Megatron" K Music ; 2014 * "Nighthawk" rmada Trice* "Melbourne" rmada Captivating * "Timebomb" State Of Trance* "The Last Of Us" rmada Captivating* "Supernova" ainstage Music * "Kaiju" rmada Captivating ; 2015 * "It's In Your Heart" (feat. Christon) rmada Captivating* "Valor" (with Husman) rmada Captivating* "I Follow" State Of Trance; 2016 * "Far From Home" (feat. Ruby Prophet) rmada Captivating* "Stay Awake" State Of Trance* "The Riddle" rmada Captivating* "Battlefront" State Of Trance* "Make Some Noise" State Of Trance* '"The Road" State Of Trance* "Neverland" State Of Trance; 2017 * "Energy" State Of Trance/Armada* "Explore" State Of Trance/Armada* "Children" State Of Trance/Armada(Cover by Robert Miles) * "Traveller" State Of Trance/Armada* "On The Move" nHarmony Music/Armada* "Addicted To" ainstage Music;2018 * "Trance ReBorn" (with Andrew Rayel) nHarmony Music* "The Future" State Of Trance/Armada;2019 * "Never Sleep" (with Blastoyz) lteza Records* "Alpha Centauri" (with KhoMha) rmind

Remixes

; 2013 * Audien feat Michael S. - "Leaving You" (David Gravell Remix) ouk Recordings; 2014 *

& Jerome Isma-ae - "Refused" (David Gravell Remix) ee Productions* Veracocha - "Carte Blanche" (David Gravell Remix) eal Records; 2015 * Armin van Buuren - "Together (In A State Of Trance)" (David Gravell Remix) State Of Trance* Alexander Popov - "Lost Language'" (David Gravell Remix) rmind*

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, Cerf, Mitiska &

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- "Man On The Run" (David Gravell Remix) rmada Captivating* Tigerlily - "Feel The Love" (David Gravell Remix) niversal Music* Ørjan Nilsen - "Amsterdam" (David Gravell Remix) n My Opinion; 2016 *

Super8 & Tab Super8 and Tab are a Finnish trance music duo of producers and DJs from Finland named Miika Eloranta (Super8) and Janne Mansnerus (DJ Tab). They recorded music as individual musicians until they officially decided to team up in 2005 after collab ...

- "Komorebi" (David Gravell Remix) rmind* ilan Bluestone feat. Giuseppe De Luca - "Bigger Than Love" (David Gravell Remix) njunabeats* Eurythmics - "

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" (David Gravell Remix) ree Download;2017 * Armin van Buuren - "

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" (David Gravell Remix) rmind*

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- " Heads Will Roll" (David Gravell Remix) ;2018 * Energy 52 -

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(David Gravell Remix)

Reworks

; 2015 * Sebastian Ingrosso &

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ft. John Martin - " Reload" (David Gravell Rework) ; 2016 * Calvin Harris & Disciples - " How Deep Is Your Love" (David Gravell Rework)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gravell, David 1988 births Living people Dutch DJs Remixers Dutch dance musicians Musicians from Amsterdam