Alvaro
Birth name Jasper Helderman Born (1987-01-27 ) January 27, 1987 (age 37)
Almere , NetherlandsGenres Occupation(s) Instrument(s) Years active 2008–present Labels
Spinnin' Records
Revealed Recordings Musical Freedom Doorn Records Wall Recordings Barong Family Website
djalvaro .com
Musical artist
Jasper Helderman (born January 27, 1987),
[1] better known by his stage name Alvaro (stylized as Λ LVΛ RO ), is a Dutch
record producer ,
songwriter , and
DJ . His music is mostly
electro house and
progressive house . He is best known for his single "Welcome to the Jungle" (featuring Mercer and
Lil Jon ), which reached #3 on the Beatport main chart in June 2013 on
Hardwell ’s
Revealed Recordings . He also produced "The Underground" on
Spinnin' Records and more recently "Guest List" on
Tiësto 's label Musical Freedom, all of which ended up in the top 5 of the
Beatport top 100.
[2]
Alvaro released tracks on labels such as
Spinnin' Records ,
Revealed Recordings , and Musical Freedom.
He has played in the biggest clubs around the world and festivals like EDC Las Vegas,
Electric Zoo NY,
Ultra Music Festival , and
Tomorrowland . He also worked with artists like
MIA ,
Diplo ,
Major Lazer ,
will.i.am ,
Far East Movement , and
Lil Jon .
Biography
Early life
Helderman was born in
Almere ,
Netherlands . When he was 18 years old, he began planning and designing websites. As a teenager, he discovered his passion for DJing while doing graphic design for festivals. Afterwards, he quickly went from editing after movies to producing his own songs.
[3]
Music career
His first residency was at Club Hardersplaza in
Harderwijk in 2008. In October 2009, he released his remix of the song “Took the Night” by Chelley on Spinnin' Records which turned out to be his breakthrough track in the Netherlands as well as other parts of the world. Thereafter, he toured
Brazil ,
Morocco ,
Australia , and
Asia .
Since his release of “Make the Crowd Go” on Spinnin' Records, his music was picked up by artists like
Tiësto and
Hardwell . In January 2013, he was part of the Tiësto Club Live College invasion alongside Tiësto,
Tommy Trash , and
Quintino . In that same year, he worked together with Tiësto and Quintino to produce the anthem of
Ultra Music Festival .
Awards and nominations
Discography
Singles
Charted singles
Other singles
2009
"Ultimate Rise" (with Luxx) (Samsobeats)
2010
"Dubbelfris" (with Afro Bro’s and DJ Kid) (PM Music)
"Can You Feel It" (with
Quintino ) (Supersoniq)
"I Want You" (with Chaosz) (Squeeze Music)
"Lucky Star" (with
The Partysquad )
2011
"Cubata" (with DJ Punish) (Foktop! Records)
"F*cking Ghetto" (featuring
Lil Jon ) (Dirty Dutch Music)
"With My Hands Up" (featuring
will.i.am and
Lil Jon )
"Ready 4 This" (with Artistic Raw) (Spinnin’ Records)
2012
"Wataah" (with The Partysquad) (Spinnin’ Records)
"Badman" (with The Partysquad) (Mad Decent)
"Show Me Love" (
Far East Movement featuring Alvaro) (Interscope Records)
"Voodoo People" (DOORN Records)
"Make the Crowd Go" (Spinnin’ Records)
"Pay Attention to the Drums" (Mixmash Records)
"Make Me Jump" (Musical Freedom)
2013
"Rock Music" (Revealed Recordings)
"United" (with
Tiësto and Quintino)
"World in Our Hands" (with Quintino) (Spinnin’ Records)
"Nanana" (with
MOTi ) (Hysteria Records)
"Welcome to the Jungle" (with Mercer and Lil Jon) (Revealed Recordings)
"Out of Control" (with
TST ) (Musical Freedom)
2014
"Ready for Action" (with
Joey Dale ) (Spinnin' Records)
"Charged" (with
GLOWINTHEDARK ) (Powerhouse Music)
"Shades" (Musical Freedom)
"The Underground" (with
Carnage ) (Spinnin' Records)
"6th Gear" (with
Diplo and KSTYLIS) (Mad Decent)
"Dagga" (with
Dirtcaps ) (Smash the House)
"Oldskool" (with Van Dalen) (DOORN Records)
2015
"Guest List" (with JETFIRE) (Musical Freedom)
"Brah" (with Dirtcaps) (Mad Decent)
"Fire" (with
Wiwek ) (Dim Mak)
"Boomshakatak" (with Wiwek featuring MC Spyder) (Barong Family)
"Take U" (with
D-Wayne ) (Wall Recordings)
"Flags Up" (with
Yellow Claw and
Dirtcaps ) (Barong Family)
2016
"In Mijn Systeem" (with Lady Bee & Jebroer) (Sony Music)
"Married to the Streets" (with Reid Stefan) (Metanoia Music)
"Vegas" (with JETFIRE & Lil Jon) (Spinnin’ Records)
"Kingdom" (with The Partysquad) (Dim Mak)
"Wildlife" (with FIGHT CLVB) (Dim Mak)
"Concrete Jungle" (with Gianni Marino) (Dim Mak)
"Lights Out" (with The Partysquad) (Rebel Yard)
2017
"Watching You" (with Faustix) (Warner Music)
"Runaway" (featuring James Francis) (Universal Music B.V.)
"No Way" (featuring James Francis) (Universal Music B.V.)
2018
"Dem Shots" (with Quintino) (Spinnin’ Records)
"Niet Mijn Taal" (with The Partysquad featuring Mr. Polska & ROLLÀN) (Top Notch)
"Beatback" (with Dani L. Mebius) (Spinnin' Records)
Remixes
2009
Chelley - Took The Night (Alvaro Remix) (Ministry Of Sound)
Brothers D and Schmoove - Wanna Lick It (Alvaro Remix) (PM Music)
Pizetta - Klezmer featuring Reagadelica (Alvaro Arabian Nights Remix) (Sneaker MUZIK)
Major Lazer - Keep Goin' Louder featuring
Niña Sky &
Ricky Blaze (Alvaro Remix) (Mad Decent)
2010
Tony Junior & Nicolas Nox - Loesje (Alvaro Remix) (Rodeo Media)
Dzeko & Torres - Again featuring Majid (Alvaro Remix) (Starter Records)
Missy Elliott - Get Your Freak On (Alvaro & Punish Moombahton Remix)
Usher featuring
will.i.am - OMG (Oh My Gosh) (Alvaro Dirty House Bootleg)
2011
2012
Yellow Claw featuring Sjaak & Mr. Polska - Krokobil (Alvaro & Naffz Remix)
Tyga - Rack City (Alvaro Remix)
Pitbull - Back In Time (Alvaro Remix)
Pitbull featuring
T-Pain - Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) (Alvaro Remix)
Zedd featuring
Heather Bright - Stars Come Out (Alvaro Remix)
Billy The Kid, Duvall, Stennis - Higher (Alvaro Remix) (Positivia)
2013
The Partysquad featuring Jayh, Sjaak and Reverse - Helemaal Naar de Klote (Alvaro Remix)
PSY - Gangnam Style (Alvaro Bootleg)
2014
The Kickstarts, Vogue - Freaks (Alvaro Remix) [Big Alliance Records]
Iggy Azalea featuring
Rita Ora - Black Widow (Alvaro Trap Bootleg)
2015
Yo Yo Honey Singh - Yaar Na Milay (Alvaro Remix)
The Partysquad featuring Jayh, Reverse, Mocormaniac, Cho and Bokoesam - Dat Is Dat Ding (Alvaro Remix)
Moksi - Brace Yourself (Alvaro Remix)
2018
References
^
"DJ Alvaro (Jasper Helderman)" . The DJ List.
^
"Alvaro - Beatport Top Tracker" . Beatport Top Tracker. Archived from
the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2016-05-22 .
^ Pesavento, Nick (February 1, 2016).
"[EDM Assassin Exclusive] Alvaro Interview" . EDM Assassin.
^ Rambaud, Ludovic.
"Top 100 DJs 2015 : les 50 suivants (#101-#150) !" . Archived from
the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2015 .
^
a
b Hung, Steffen.
"Discografie Alvaro" . Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
^ Hung, Steffen.
"Discography Alvaro" . Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from
the original on 2016-08-16.
^ Hung, Steffen.
"Discographie Alvaro" . Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
^
a
b Hung, Steffen.
"Discografie Alvaro" . Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
^
a
b Hung, Steffen.
"Discographie Alvaro" . Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
^ Hung, Steffen.
"Discography Alvaro" . Finnish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from
the original on 2016-08-17.
^ Hung, Steffen.
"Discographie Alvaro" . French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
^ Hung, Steffen.
"Discographie Alvaro" . German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from
the original on 2016-08-05.
^ Hung, Steffen.
"Discography Alvaro" . Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
^ Hung, Steffen.
"Discographie Alvaro" . Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from
the original on 2016-06-30.
^ Hung, Steffen.
"Discographie Alvaro" . Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
Notes
A
^ Did not enter the Singles Top 100, but peaked on the Dance chart.
B
^ Did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked on the Dance Bubbling Under chart.
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