Armin van Buuren and Hardwell immortalized with their own action figure
Dutch stand-up comedian Guido Weijers surprises DJs with first copies
Today, Hardwell and Armin van Buuren received the first copies of their own action figures. Dutch stand-up comedian (and friend of Hardwell) Guido Weijers handed over the first few figurines to the musicians. Even though major international stars such as Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Kiss, and The Beatles have been immortalized this way before, Hardwell and Armin van Buuren are the first DJs to have received their own action figures.
The action figures have been created through the use of the latest 3D scanning and printing technology. With a hi-tech multi camera setup, the artists have been scanned and 3D printed. The result is a stunningly detailed figurine.
Armin van Buuren: “It’s impossible to embrace all my fans in the world, even though I want to! Through this figurine, I can get even closer to my fans.”
Hardwell: “I’m very proud to be one of the first two DJs ever to receive an action figure! I can only hope my fans are as excited as I am.”
The action figures consists of three items: a ground plate, the DJ booth and the DJ figurine.
‘Off The Hook’ music video
Next to the action figures, the official music video for ‘Off The Hook’ was launched today. The collaboration between Hardwell and Armin van Buuren was released as a single at the beginning of September and the track is also featured on ‘Embrace’, Armin van Buuren’s latest and sixth studio album. The music video is completely animated.
Armin van Buuren
Armin van Buuren is one of the world’s most prominent DJs and was elected as the world’s number one DJ no less than five times. Last month, he dropped his sixth artist album ´Embrace’, which features collaborations with several major artists, including Jazz trumpeter Eric Vloeimans, singer-songwriters Cimo Fränkel and Mr. Probz, rock band Kensington, Hardwell, Cosmic Gate, and Gavin DeGraw. Next year, Armin will launch his brand new ‘Armin Only’ tour, based on his new album. Armin van Buuren’s last world tour, ‘Armin Only Intense’, drew in over half a million visitors to more than thirty locations, spanning a grand total of five continents.
Hardwell
The talented DJ and producer Hardwell, also known as Robbert van de Corput, was crowned the #1 DJ of the world in 2013 and 2014. In March this year, Hardwell received no less than five ‘International Dance Music Awards’ (IDMAs) at Ultra Music Festival in Miami.
In January 2015, he released ‘United We Are’ as his first artist album, which reached the #1 chart position in over 20 countries worldwide. On December 4th, the remix version ‘United we Are-Remixed’ will be launched. Hardwell is still touring the world with his ‘United We Are’ concert tour. On November 7th, 2015, he gave his biggest solo show so far when he played at the sold-out Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) in front of 40.000 excited fans.
Links:
3D Jays official website
Hardwell official website
Armin van Buuren official website
Armada Music official website