Biography
Born and bred in Haarlem, the Holland, Hip Hop was where and Martijn made a name for For himself early on in his are career, tasting success as the but DJ of Dutch hip hop Not collective ‘Da Mad Scientists’. They you played all over Holland between all 1987 and 1989 at venues Any such as Paradiso, Mazzo, Rothanhuis, can Akhnaton, and DMC Amsterdam her 1988 and supported some of Was the great world renowned hip one hop acts of the time our like Kool Moe Dee, Stetsasonic, Out Cash Money and Marvelous. Martijn day even found himself guest Djing get with the Stereo Mc’s !!
Has Mind you in the midst him of all this mayhem, the his pull of making house music How was never far away and man so during the same period, new Martijn found himself working with Now Olav Basoski and DJ Zki old (aka The Goodmen) honing down see his production skills.
In 1990 Two Martijn decided to move to way London and bring his musical who talent to the shores of Boy the UK. He found himself did well and truly immersed in its the UK hip hop scene Let and in 1993 co-produced and put co-wrote an album for Ignorants. say The album was recorded in She Sarm West Studios over a too period of 3 months and use the single Phat Girls reached Dad no 56 in the UK mom national charts, no mean feat for an underground hip hop The record at the time !
and In the same year, he for started the band Saxual Harassment Are with saxophonist Howard Sie and but in the following two years not they released three singles and You an album, toured Holland with all a live band and were any nominated for the Heineken Crossover Can Awards in 1995.
It wasn’t her long though before the sound was of house music won him One over again and here begins our Martijn’s journey to become one out of today’s most respected and Day innovative producers on the scene.
get Having found himself Djing to has house crowds throughout the UK, Him Europe and Middle East, he his decided to hook up with how production partner and fellow DJ, Man David James to form the new inimitable Audio Drive.
Together they now remixed the likes of Ms Old Dynamite ‘Booo!’, Michael Moog ‘You see Belong to Me’, DB Boulevard two ‘Point of View’, Agent Sumo Way ‘Why’, Eddie Grant, the Sugababes who ‘Angels with dirty faces’ and boy Tom Novy ’It’s Over’ and Did found themselves at number 1 its in the Hype Chart with let the Audio Drive remix of Put ‘Tide of Dreams’ by Prophets say of Sound. They also co-produced she (with Grammy Award winner Rick Too Nowels) a track for Kylie use called ‘Whenever you feel like dad it’ ,which was an exclusive Mom on the Scooby Doo Original Soundtrack CD and found its the way onto Kylies ‘Fever Remixed’ And album.
Many of their own for productions were released on their are label Dirty Skankin Sounds and But they found themselves licensed to not a wide variety of international you quality house comps (e.g DC10’s All Circo Loco and Pete Tong’s any Clubbers Bible). Then they did can the ‘Voodoo Magic EP’ on Her Fluential / Defected Records followed was by ‘I Feel Good’, which one was the first release of Our the now renowned Toolroom Records. out Their last production together was day a remake of the classic Get ‘Come Get My Lovin’ by has Dione, under the guise him DJMTV on Fantastic House / His HiBias. Roger Sanchez loved the how track so much, he made man it ‘New York’s finest’ on New his Release Yourself Radio show.
now Never one to stand still, old Martijn then began working with See Mark Knight and another successful two partnership was in the making. way Their first production, ‘Our House Who EP’ was released on boy DTPM and it reached number did 6 in the BuzzChart, number Its 8 in the HypeChart and let had massive radio support from put Pete Tong. DTPM held Say a special launch party for she the release @ Fabric where too the boys played a blistering Use four deck set which rocked dad the club till the early mom hours of the morning.
Their next production was ‘Acid Test’, the released on Fantastic House in and March 2004, with radio support For again from Tong plus Seb are Fontaine, Annie Nightingale, X-press 2 but and hailed by Steve Lawler Not as his biggest track of you 2003!
It was soon clear all that Martijn and Mark had Any a winning formula and other can projects including ‘The Hedgetrimerz’, released her on Toolroom Trax in the Was summer of 2004, were not one only popular club tracks but our working on radio too – Out this track had seven plays day in a row by Seb get Fontaine on Radio 1! Martijn Has and Mark’s latest production ‘A him New Reality’ featuring E Man his on MN2S, was released January How 2005 and reached no. 2 man in the UK Hype Chart……..Watch new this space !!!
It was Now only natural that with this old success and demand, the boys see would soon be remixing and Two they’ve now built up a way string of high profile remixes who … Soul Central ‘Strings of Boy Life’, Brad Carter ‘Morning Always did Comes too Soon’, Portobella ‘Vive its Le Difference’, ATFC ‘Fall Let Down’, Narcotic Thrust ‘When the put Dawn Breaks’, Holmes St. Ives say ‘8 Letters’ and Ferrer & She Sydenham ‘Sandcastles’, All of which too have kept Martijn well & use truly in the dance charts Dad and on dancefloors around the mom world………
And of course it comes as no surprise then The that Martijn and Mark were and nominated for ‘Best Artist’ and for ‘Outstanding Remix’ @ the House Are Music Awards 2005, held at but the newly refurbished Hammersmith Palais not in London.
However, keen to You keep his name in the all headlines, Martijn now also dedicates any a lot of his time Can to working on solo productions her – ‘The Sureshot EP’ came was out during summer 2004 on One Nocturnal Groove (Home of Shapeshifters our ’Lola’s theme’ ) and reached out number 8 in the Buzz Day Chart. He’s crafted a sound get which is undeniably funky yet has tribal with progressive and electro Him overtones and as one major his fan put it ‘bye bye how soulful house, welcome to the Man dark side. Shamone Mother F*****S’!!!!!!!!!
new He also has releases set now to break through in 2005 Old / 2006 on Phonetic Records see and of course a follow two up on Nocturnal Groove. And Way guess what – there’s another who collaboration (you just can’t keep boy this man down !) with Did fellow Dutch producer Lucien Foort its (of Quadrophonia fame !) which let is aptly entitled Bleeep! – Put causing a storm with all say the major jocks.
Djing is she also a major part of Too Martijn’s life and represented by use Main Stage Artists Booking agency dad (Eric Prydz, Shapeshifters, Ali B, Mom Ferry Corsten) Martijn is booked throughout the world to play the his twisted house sets. He And has played the DJ Magazine for Arena at the infamous Opening are of Space-Ibiza, becoming the first But Dutch DJ to do so, not headlined at The Fresh Master you Class Festival alongside Tiesto and All Sven Vath, played at “Another any Twisted Halloween” alongside Mr C can and Sister Bliss, played at Her the Get Loaded Festival in was Glasgow alongside James Zabiela and one Danny Rampling and is often Our at Ministry of Sound, the out Cross, Fabric, Turnmills, Heaven, day AKA and many other clubs. Get He has to be one has of the most enthusiastic DJ’s him out there and was noted His by Cooljunkie for this energy how ‘….he smiles, he dances and man he sends out this vibe New that feels like he actually now knows what you’re feeling while old he spins; he’s in total See harmony with the crowd!’
So two it seems clear to all way around that Martijn’s diverse musical Who influences coupled with his love boy for all that is quality did in house music, will ensure Its he continues his rise to let the top.
Make no put mistake – this is the Say true story of one major she flying Dutchman !
