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Barcelona can boast about having a great nightlife as one of its main charms, especially in the summer, with its war nights and its intense club programmes, thought out to keep everyone dancing until the sun rises.
One of the most popular clubs, with a select clientele and a privileged location, is Opium Mar. Located on the seafront promenade in Barcelona, right in front of Barceloneta beach, it combines restaurant, bar and club with tremendous success and it has the biggest terrace facing the sea in the whole city. Its nightlife space is the one that´s the most successful, thanks to a carefully-selected programme that has brought the best international DJs to Barcelona´s nightlife, such as David Guetta, Avicii, Armin Van Buuren and the band Black Eyed Peas, amongst many others.
With this record, it´s no surprise that on the 15th of August they will bring DJ Afrojack, one of the most popular DJs of today´s house music scene. Despite that he´s in the tabloids more often in recent times for his relationship with Paris Hilton than for his DJing, he has a prolific and intense career with only 24 years of age.
However, who hides behind the name of Afrojack? His real name is Nick Van de Wall and he comes from the Netherlands. Since a young age he felt a special affinity with music and began to play the piano at the age of 5. He soon started creating his own music and at the age of 11 he began using the programme Fruity Loops (the current FL Studio), which he still uses todya. When he finished school, he began working in bars and clubs and, at the age of 16, he made his first session, which was to be followed by many more in Rotterdam´s nightlife scene.
Greece was to be his next destination. In 2006 he spent a few months in Crete, where he released his first hit, F**k Detroit, which took him to the recording studios by the hand of the Digidance label as soon as he landed back in the Netherlands. His single Afrojack – In Your Face reached the top spots in the Dutch Top 30 Chart when he was only 18 years old.
2007 was the year in which he definitively adopted the name Afrojack and, since then, he´s achieved non-stop success as a DJ and a producer. He´s edited two albums of his own in 2010 and 2011 and created his own record label, Wall Recordings, as well as collaborating with many famous artists such as David Guetta, Black Eyed Peas, Pitbull and Kid Cudi.
His single Take over control (a collaboration with Eva Simons) is a record that is playing in all the dancefloors across the world and his fans adore him for his energetic sessions. Today, he´s immersed in his European tour and on the 15th of August he´ll be playing at Opium Mar in his only performance in Barcelona so, if you love house, you can´t miss him.
For more information and online ticket sales, you can visit Opium Mar´s official website: http://www.opiummar.com/home/
For your holidays in the county capital, do not forget to book one of our apartments in Barcelona, the best way to enjoy the nightlife without having to worry about schedules.
