# Adaro (DJ)

Thijs Ploegmakers, known musically as Adaro, is a Dutch DJ and producer. 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 |