Robbert van de Corput, known professionally as Hardwell, is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda. He was voted the world's number one DJ by DJ Mag in 2013 and again in 2014. In 2022, he was ranked at number 43 in the top 100 DJs poll by DJ Mag. He is best known for his sets at music festivals, including Ultra Music Festival, Sunburn and Tomorrowland.
Hardwell at Tomorrowland mainstage in 2018
The logo for Hardwell's record label, Revealed Recordings
The logo for Hardwell On Air, a podcast he runs weekly
Hardwell at Summer Sound Festival 2012
Breda is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has
185,072 inhabitants on 13 September 2022 and is part of the Brabantse Stedenrij; it is the ninth largest city/municipality in the country, and the third largest in North Brabant after Eindhoven and Tilburg. It is equidistant between Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Docks in the city centre
Haultpenne's soldiers vent their fury upon the citizens of Breda in 1581
The Surrender of Breda, by Diego Velázquez.
Polish soldiers welcomed by the residents of Breda, 1944