Quintino - Biography and discography, all albums and songs

Quintino is the Dutch DJ and music producer Quinten van den Berg, born on September 21, 1985, in Den Helder, the Netherlands. He became one of the notable figures of the Dutch festival electronic scene of the 2010s, working across electro house, big room house, progressive house, trap, and other forms of dance music. His discography is particularly associated with Rap Das Armas (Quintino Remix), Epic, Go Hard, Devotion, Freak, I Just Can't, Mayhem, and the album Bright Nights.

Quintino’s career began long before the global boom of festival EDM. His first major breakthrough came not from an original single, but from a club rework of the Brazilian track Rap Das Armas, which became a number-one hit in the Netherlands in 2009. Two years later, his collaboration with Sandro Silva — Epic once again took him to the top of the national chart and became closely associated with the development of the distinctive big room house sound of the early 2010s. Quintino later maintained his reputation primarily as a festival producer and DJ, while repeatedly shifting the balance between melodic dance music, heavier club tracks, and more experimental bass-driven forms.

Den Helder and the first performances

Quinten van den Berg grew up in Den Helder, a city in the north of the province of North Holland. His interest in DJing began while he was still at school. In an early interview, the musician recalled that at around the age of fifteen he was given the opportunity to play at a local club: at first, he was allowed to take over the decks briefly whenever the resident DJ went on a break. Gradually, these occasional appearances turned into regular performances.

An important figure during the early stage of his career was Laidback Luke. When Quintino was around eighteen, the more experienced Dutch DJ noticed him and helped the young musician continue developing. By the mid-2000s, van den Berg was steadily learning not only the craft of DJing but also how to create his own music. From around 2007, his original tracks and remixes began to appear; at the same time, he became involved with the popular Dutch club project Nope Is Dope and prepared related mixes.

Rap Das Armas and the first national hit

His first major commercial success came with Rap Das Armas, a track by the Brazilian duo Cidinho & Doca. Quintino created a club-oriented house version of the song in 2008. In early 2009, the remix became a mainstream hit in the Netherlands: on the official Dutch Top 40, it reached number one, stayed at the top for two weeks, and spent thirteen weeks on the chart.

For Quintino, this success marked the transition from a local club career to national recognition. After Rap Das Armas, his own releases began appearing regularly on prominent dance labels, including Spinnin' Records and Rodeo Media; at the same time, he used the name SupersoniQ for his own music projects. In 2009 and 2010, he also released the collaborative tracks Heaven and You Can't Deny with vocalist Mitch Crown, both of which entered the Dutch charts.

Epic and the rise of the festival sound

The next crucial phase began in 2011. Quintino worked with Afrojack, including on the track Selecta, but the defining release of the period was his collaboration with Sandro Silva, Epic. Released through Musical Freedom, the track became one of the earliest commercially successful examples of the sound that would soon become widely known as big room house: a huge synth motif, a sharp contrast between the build-up and the main section, and an arrangement designed primarily for enormous dancefloors.

In the Netherlands, Epic reached number one on the Dutch Top 40 and remained on the chart for 24 weeks. Quintino was therefore connected with a national number-one hit for the second time — but now as a full co-author of an original composition rather than as a remixer. The track later spread beyond the Netherlands as well, including into the UK market.

Epic became a defining record not only for Quintino’s career. Its minimalist construction, built for enormous stages, reflected the broader transformation of European electronic music in the early 2010s, when electro house was increasingly converging with festival-oriented big room. Quintino would continue developing this formula over the following years, but he did not limit himself to simply repeating it.

Musical Freedom, Ultra, and the international career

After the success of Epic, Quintino’s collaborations with major artists and labels became considerably more frequent. In 2012, he released We Gonna Rock and Circuits with MOTi. In 2013, Quintino joined Tiësto and Alvaro for United (Ultra Music Festival Anthem), the official musical theme for Ultra Music Festival during that period. Released through Ultra Records and Musical Freedom, the track provided further evidence that he had entered the top tier of festival EDM at the beginning of the decade.

During the same period, he released World in Our Hands, Puzzle with Blasterjaxx, and Dynamite with MOTi and Taylr Renee. Quintino increasingly performed outside Europe, while his music became less focused on traditional club programming and more clearly designed for the stages of major dance festivals. A defining feature of his sets was their high density: energetic transitions, a large number of his own edits, and a combination of electro house with heavier rhythmic forms.

Go Hard and the move toward heavier music

In 2014, Quintino released one of his most recognizable solo tracks, Go Hard. Its title almost became a statement of intent for the next phase of his career. Around the same period, he released Blowfish with Kenneth G, Slammer with FTampa, and Genesis with Mercer. That same year, DJ Mag included Quintino in its Top 100 DJs ranking for the first time, where he debuted at number 86.

At the same time, the producer was gradually moving away from an overly narrow interpretation of big room. Escape (Into the Sunset) with UNA and Devotion, both released in 2015, revealed a more melodic side of his music, while other tracks retained their hard-hitting festival foundation. This ability to move between melodic material and extremely heavy compositions became one of the permanent characteristics of his catalog.

The Go Harder series

In 2016, Quintino formalized his interest in heavier material through the Go Harder EP series. The first installment contained four tracks and was released through Spinnin' Premium. The second part, released later that same year, significantly broadened the sonic palette: alongside electro house, it incorporated elements of trap and bass-driven electronic music.

The project continued with Go Harder EP, Pt. 3: Do or Die in 2017 and Go Harder, Pt. 4: EDM's Revenge in 2018. The series is important for understanding Quintino as a producer: rather than keeping every release within the successful formula established by Epic, he deliberately intensified the rhythmic side of his music, used trap structures, rougher timbres, and arrangements designed specifically for DJ sets.

Freak, I Just Can't, and a broader audience

At the same time, Quintino was also releasing collaborations with a more accessible format. In 2016, he joined R3HAB for Freak, which later received remixes by Sam Feldt and Joe Stone. In 2017, the two artists reunited for I Just Can't; the track also appeared on R3HAB’s album Trouble. These releases differed from Quintino’s most aggressive festival material by placing greater emphasis on vocals and melody.

During this period, Quintino’s position within the international DJ scene also grew significantly. After debuting at number 86 in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs in 2014, he climbed to number 80 in 2015 and then made a particularly dramatic jump in 2016, reaching number 32. In both 2018 and 2019, he ranked as high as number 25. Although the ranking is based on a popularity vote rather than a professional assessment of the music itself, Quintino’s long-term presence in it reflected the stability of his international touring audience.

Bright Nights — the first full-length album

On October 11, 2019, Quintino released his first full-length studio album, Bright Nights, through Spinnin' Records. It contains fifteen tracks combining different sides of his previous work: festival electronic music, more melodic songs, and collaborations with other producers. Among the tracks on the album are Can't Bring Me Down, Reckless, teQno (Music Is The Answer), Party Never Ends, Boing, and others.

Bright Nights became a logical conclusion to the first major phase of Quintino’s career. Unlike the Go Harder series, which was built around heavy club energy, the album was considerably more varied and presented him as more than simply a producer of instrumental festival tracks. Hardwell, Alok, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, AFSHEEN, and other musicians took part in the project. The list of collaborators itself underlined Quintino’s position within the international EDM scene at the end of the 2010s.

Music after Bright Nights

After the album’s release, Quintino did not move toward a regular schedule of full-length records and instead kept the single-driven model typical of the dance scene. Subsequent releases included Switch Back, The Chase, Ruins, Quechua, followed later by Name Of Your DJ, Motor, Go Stupid, and Let Me Be Your Fantasy. Festival performances continued to occupy a central place in his career; officially released Tomorrowland DJ sets from 2021 and 2022 were also added to his digital catalog.

In the mid-2020s, Quintino continued updating his sound without abandoning the high-energy character that had long defined his music. In 2025, he released Warehouse, while 2026 brought Do You Want It Right Now and Phoenix. DJ Mag, describing his 2024–2025 creative period, noted the producer’s efforts to find a new variation on his festival style while preserving its recognizable focus on large stages. In the 2025 Top 100 DJs ranking, Quintino placed at number 47.

Quintino’s musical style

Quintino’s sound evolved alongside the broader development of European festival electronic music. His early releases were closely connected with Dutch house and electro house, Epic became one of the best-known releases of his big room period, and by the middle of the 2010s he was making greater use of trap, heavy bass, and more aggressive rhythmic structures. At the same time, tracks such as Escape (Into the Sunset), Freak, and I Just Can't show that his catalog was never made up exclusively of instrumental festival records.

One of the most characteristic aspects of Quintino’s music is its practical orientation toward DJ performance: many of his tracks are structured to work effectively on large stages, with a clear rhythmic framework, pronounced build-up, and a moment of maximum energy release. This quality remained intact even after classic big room house began to move away from its commercial peak.

Quintino’s place in the history of Dutch EDM is connected with several different periods at once. Rap Das Armas made him famous in his home country before the global explosion of festival electronic music; Epic coincided with the rise of big room as one of the defining sounds of the early 2010s; the Go Harder series demonstrated his interest in heavier forms; and Bright Nights brought different sides of his production language together on his first full-length album. This continuity allowed Quintino to sustain his career well beyond a single stylistic cycle and remain a recognizable figure on the international festival scene.

Selected discography

• Rap Das Armas (Quintino Remix) — 2008/2009;
• Heaven — 2009;
• You Can't Deny — 2010;
• Selecta — 2011;
• Epic — 2011;
• Circuits — 2012;
• United (Ultra Music Festival Anthem) — 2013;
• Dynamite — 2013;
• Go Hard — 2014;
• Escape (Into the Sunset) — 2015;
• Devotion — 2015;
• Go Harder — EP, 2016;
• Go Harder, Pt. 2 — EP, 2016;
• Freak — 2016;
• Go Harder EP, Pt. 3: Do or Die — EP, 2017;
• I Just Can't — 2017;
• Go Harder, Pt. 4: EDM's Revenge — EP, 2018;
• Mayhem — 2018;
• Bright Nights — studio album, 2019;
• Switch Back — 2020;
• Motor — 2023;
• Let Me Be Your Fantasy — 2023;
• Warehouse — 2025;
• Phoenix — 2026.

Quintino remains one of the notable figures of the Dutch festival electronic scene, having progressed from electro house and early big room toward a more varied club sound. His career has never depended on a single hit, but on years of work as a producer and DJ, regular releases, and an ability to adapt his own style to changes in dance music.