Maurits Westveen spent years making big-room edm under a different name. then the world shut down, he rebuilt from scratch, and came back as Mau P with a record about drugs from amsterdam that went straight to number one on beatport.

the students now became the teacher.

on the switch, 2022

both parents were musicians. his father a saxophonist, conductor and arranger, his mother a singer. his dad died when he was eighteen. he still makes records in his father's studio.

what followed: "Metro" with Kevin de Vries on Afterlife, the most-played track at tomorrowland in 2023. a residency at the Wynn in vegas. baddest behaviour, his own show, past 25,000 people across sold-out 2024 dates and now a second straight run of wednesdays at Pacha Ibiza. dj mag top 100 at 91 in 2024, then 77 in 2025.

for 2026 he has promised an album, a label and a clothing line. none of it is out yet.