Adaro (DJ)

Thijs Ploegmakers
Also known asAdaro
BornSchaijk
OriginNetherlands
GenresHardstyle
Years active2002-present
LabelsRoughstate, A2 Records
Member ofShocksteady, Gunz For Hire
Formerly ofDriftwood
Websitehttp://www.djadaro.com/

Thijs Ploegmakers, known musically as Adaro, is a Dutch DJ and producer.[1] He has produced music in several dance styles, and in 2008 started producing raw hardstyle, for which he is considered to be one of the originators of.

Career

Ploegmakers' breakthrough tracks as Adaro were “The Haunter of the Dark" and “No Time To Sleep”, along with a remix of “Answers” by Chain Reaction. In 2013 he was voted number 75 in the DJ Mag Top 100. Adaro released his music on A2 Records until 2014. In March, 2015, alongside Ran-D, B-Front and Frequencerz, Adaro became a founding member of the hardstyle record label "Roughstate".

Ploegmakers has released multiple songs that have reached marked commercial success within the hardstyle field, including "Touch A Star" with B-Front feat. Dawnfire, which was awarded #4 in the Q-dance Top 100 countdown for 2018. More hits include “I’m Alive” (official Rebirth Festival Anthem), “Strong” with Rejecta, his official Intents Festival anthem "Circus Of Insanity" with Digital Punk, his official remix for "Rellen in de Hel" by Dutch Hip-Hop artist EZG, “Walk with Me” with Vertile, his solo track “Flame up High”, and a remix of “Calling” by Sefa.

Collaborations

In addition to his solo releases, Ploegmakers has collaborated with many artists within the hardstyle genre such as B-Front, Rejecta, Vertile, Hard Driver, Endymion, Digital Punk, Kronos, E-Force, MYST and Crypsis.

In 2002, Ploegmakers was part of the electronic music group Driftwood with fellow producers Ron van Kroonenburg and Dirk Jans, best known for their worldwide radio hit “Freeloader”. Ploegmakers and Jans then regrouped as the duo Shocksteady, producing trance music.

Ploegmakers is currently a half of the hardstyle act Gunz For Hire together with Ran-D, which was created in 2011. Gunz For Hire have released a discography of well-known hardstyle hits, including "Bella Ciao," “Seek & Destroy”, "Bolivia," "Plata O Plomo," "No Mercy," “Kings of the Underground,” and “Sorrow”.

Ploegmakers has performed as Adaro at some of the largest EDM and hardstyle events, such as Decibel Outdoor Festival, Defqon.1 Festival (Netherlands & Australia), Qlimax, Mysteryland, Q-BASE, Tomorrowland, Qapital, Reverze and EDC Las Vegas. Aside from being recognised as a leading DJ and producer in his home country, The Netherlands, Adaro is globally popular in the hardstyle scenes of countries including The United States, Mexico, Chile, Australia, China, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Scotland, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Bulgaria, Canada, Austria, Germany and Belgium.

Discography

Trackname Alias Label Year
My Name Is Hardstyle Ran-D vs Adaro A2 Records 2008
Under Attack / Struggle For Existence Ran-D & Adaro A2 Records 2010
Hit You With That Bang Shit Adaro A2 Records 2011
Gangsters Don't Dance Gunz For Hire A2 Records 2011
The Haunter of the Dark Adaro A2 Records 2011
Put It On / Evolution Complete Gunz For Hire A2 Records 2011
The Italian Tribute Adaro Titanic Records 2012
Air (Dance Air Anthem 2012) The R3belz & Adaro Scantraxx Special 2012
No Time To Sleep Adaro A2 Records 2012
Kings of the Underground Gunz For Hire A2 Records 2012
Bolivia Gunz For Hire A2 Records 2012
Everyday Digital Punk & Adaro Free Release 2012
Another Sh*t Track Crypsis & Adaro Minus Is More (Cryptology) 2012
Natural Born Killers Adaro & Digital Punk A2 Records 2013
Worth Fighting For (Qapital 2013 Anthem) B-Front & Adaro Q-Dance 2013
Sorrow Gunz For Hire A2 Records 2013
Answers (Adaro remix) Chain Reaction Minus is More 2013
History Adaro A2 Records 2013
For The Street Adaro A2 Records 2013
Immortal (Qlimax 2013 Anthem) Gunz For Hire Q-Dance 2013
I'm The King Adaro & The Prophet Scantraxx Recordz 2014
Swagger Gunz For Hire A2 Records 2014
My Soul To Take Adaro Roughstate 2015
Raggamuffin Adaro Roughstate 2015
Open The Gates Adaro & E-Force Roughstate 2015
For The Street (Regain Remix) Adaro ft. Danny Scandal A2 Records 2015
Dark Universe Adaro ft. Rob Gee Roughstate 2015
This Is Los Angeles Gunz For Hire Roughstate 2015
Oldschool Flow Adaro & E-Force Roughstate 2015
Whiplashed Digital Punk & Adaro A2 Records 2015
Plata O Plomo Gunz For Hire Roughstate 2016
I'm A Criminal Gunz For Hire Roughstate 2016
Ik Wil Gewoon Muziek Horen! Adje Van 'T Padje Free release 2016
Rock Now Adaro & B-Front Roughstate 2016
Executioner Style Gunz For Hire Roughstate 2016
Murder Adaro Roughstate 2016
Rock & Roll Adaro & Enymion Roughstate 2016
Legs In The Air Adaro & Crypsis Roughstate 2016
No Mercy Gunz For Hire Roughstate 2016
The Party Never Dies Hard Driver & Adaro Dirty Workz 2016
SMACK Adaro & Hard Driver Roughstate 2016
Party Medicine Adaro & Outbreak Roughstate 2017
Raggamuffin (MYST Remix) Adaro Roughstate 2017
Open The Gates (Public Enemies Remix) Adaro & E-Force Roughstate 2017
Welcome To Death Row Gunz For Hire Roughstate 2017
Bring You The Pain Adaro & Digital Punk Roughstate 2017
Armed & Dangerous Gunz For Hire Roughstate 2017
Circus Of Insanity (Official Intents Festival Anthem) Digital Punk & Adaro Unleashed 2017
The Show Of Madness Endymion & Adaro Nightbreed 2017
GODD (Adaro Remix) Marco V Be Yourself 2017
Disruption Adaro & Jack Of Sound Roughstate 2017
The Sky Is The Limit Adaro Roughstate 2017
Black Rain (Official Hard Bass Anthem) Adaro ft. E-Life Headliner 2018
The Otherside Adaro Roughstate 2018
One More Time Adaro ft. Ellie Roughstate 2018
Real Warrior Gunz For Hire Roughstate 2018
The Voice Of The Fire Adaro Roughstate 2018
Flame Up High Adaro Roughstate 2018
Bella Ciao Gunz For Hire Roughstate 2018
Long Hard Summer E-Force & Adaro Scantraxx Recordz 2018
We Will Be Immortal Gunz For Hire Roughstate 2018
Touch A Star Adaro & B-Front ft. Dawnfire Q-Dance 2018
Midnight Sky Hard Driver & Adaro Dirty Workz 2019
I'm Alive (Official Rebirth Anthem) Adaro Roughstate 2019
When The Stars Connect In Space Adaro & MYST ft. Cadence XYZ Q-Dance 2019
Blackout Adaro & Kronos Roughstate 2019
Battleborn Ran-D, Frequencerz & Adaro Roughstate 2019
Moonlight Kronos & Adaro ft. PANE Roughstate 2019
Don't Stop Me Adaro & Clockartz Q-Dance 2019
Don't Look Gunz For Hire Roughstate 2019
Murder (Invector Remix) Adaro Roughstate 2019
Kings Of Mayhem Gunz For Hire Roughstate 2019
Blood Brothers Gunz For Hire Roughstate 2019
My Eyes Spit Fire Adaro & Rude Convict ft. LXCPR Roughstate 2019
Flame Up High (Vertile Remix) Adaro Roughstate 2019
Dynamite Adaro ft. Mark Vayne Roughstate 2020
A Storm Is Coming (Ncrypta Remix) Gunz For Hire Roughstate 2020
The Phoenix Of The Night B-Front & Adaro ft. Nikki Milou Q-Dance 2020
Ghost Town Adaro & Kronos Roughstate 2020
I'm Alive (Official Rebirth Anthem) (Re-Style & Vertex Remix) Adaro Roughstate 2020
Reach For The Sky Adaro & Digital Punk Q-Dance 2020
Bolivia (G4H Blood Brothers Remix) Gunz For Hire Scantraxx Black 2020
Sicario Gunz For Hire Roughstate 2020
Strong Adaro & Rejecta Roughstate 2020
Wildfire (Adaro Remix) Re-Style Roughstate 2020
Every Breaking A Wave Gunz For Hire Roughstate 2020
Above It All Adaro & Endymion Q-Dance 2020
Deep In The Night Frontliner & Adaro Q-Dance 2020
A Deeper Space Adaro Roughstate 2020
Bring You The Pain (The Machine Remix) Adaro & Digital Punk Rough Recruits 2020
The Life Adaro & Kronos ft. Nikki Milou Roughstate 2020
Calling (Adaro Remix) Sefa Free release 2021
Heaven High Adaro ft. Robin Vane Roughstate 2021
Toy Soldiers Gunz For Hire Free release 2021
Legs In The Air (Cyrex Remix) Adaro & Crypsis Roughstate 2021
Walk With Me Adaro & Vertile Roughstate 2021
Seek & Destroy Gunz For Hire Roughstate 2021
Up 2 No Good Kronos & Adaro Scantraxx Recordz 2021
No Time To Sleep (Phrantic Remix) Adaro Scantraxx Black 2021
Ongedierte Van De Nacht Gunz For Hire Roughstate 2021
The Now And Then Adaro & Aftershock Roughstate 2021
The Underground Adaro & Frontliner Roughstate 2021

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