Martijn ten Velden

Martijn ten Velden

Artist Biography

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Martijn’s first major solo release originally released on Phonetic Recordings (hitting no 3 Coolcuts + no 2 Buzz chart) entitled “I Wish You Would” was a huge anthem in Ibiza during Summer 2006 and 2007, with all the major heroes supporting and crowds singing the lyrics back to the DJ…
It has now been signed to nearly every territory around the world, including Robbins in USA, Sony / BMG in Canada and EMI / MOS in Australia. It is also officially signed to All Around The World / Universal for the UK and had a full major release with phenomenal new remixes from Tom Novy, Hook N Sling, Junior J and Luetzenkirchen. There’s also a quirky music promo featuring the lead singer, Luciana Caporaso from Bodyrox fame, Martijn and some rather sexy carpets!!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1jOmInXfCQ

Keen to keep his name in the headlines, Martijn enjoys working on other interesting collaborations and the Autumn of 2007 also brought you his joint project with breakbeat don, Mark Yardley from Stanton Warriors called Splittr “All Alone”, signed to Eye Industries / Universal and released through EMI / MOS in Australia and featuring Mark Yardley on vocals… In addition, Eye Industries commissioned a promo for the track, which has been a huge hit with all the main music TV channels in UK including the likes of MTV Dance. Watch the full video on youtube.com

Born and bred in Haarlem, Holland, Hip Hop was where Martijn made a name for himself early on in his career, tasting success as the DJ of Dutch hip hop collective “Da Mad Scientists”. They played all over Holland at venues such as the Paradiso, Mazzo, Rothanhuis, Akhnaton, and DMC Amsterdam 1998 and supported some of the great world renowned hip hop acts of the time like Kool Moe Dee, Stetsasonic, Cash Money and Marvelous. Martijn even found himself guest Djing with the Stereo Mc’s !!

Together with David James, he also formed the inimitable house act, Audio Drive and they remixed the likes of Ms Dynamite, DB Boulevard, Agent Sumo, Eddie Grant, the Sugababes and Tom Novy.. They also co-produced a track for Kylie called “Whenever you feel like it“‘.

Never one to stand still, Martijn then began working with Mark Knight and another successful partnership was in the making. Their first production, ‘Our House EP’ had massive radio support from Pete Tong. Their next production was ‘Acid Test’, released on Fantastic House in March 2004, with radio support again from Tong plus Seb Fontaine, Annie Nightingale, X-press 2 and hailed by Steve Lawler as his biggest track of 2003.

It was only natural that with this success and demand, the boys would soon be remixing and they soon built up a string of high profile remixes : Soul Central ‘Strings of Life’, Brad Carter ‘Morning Always Comes too Soon’, Portobella ‘Vive Le Difference’, ATFC ‘Fall Down’, Narcotic Thrust ‘When the Dawn Breaks’, Holmes St. Ives ‘8 Letters’ and Ferrer & Sydenham ‘Sandcastles’
And of course it comes as no surprise that Martijn and Mark were nominated for “Best Artist” and “Outstanding Remix” @ the House Music Awards 2005. (http://www.housemusicawards.com).

Djing is of course another major part of his life and Martijn is booked throughout the world to play. He has played the DJ Mag Arena at the infamous Opening of Space,Ibiza, becoming the first Dutch DJ to do so,dj’d at the Get Loaded Festival in Glasgow alongside James Zabiela plus regularly tours Europe, Eastern Europe, South America and Australia. He has to be one of the most enthusiastic DJ’s out there and was noted by Cooljunkie for his energy “--he smiles, he dances and he sends out this vibe that feels like he actually knows what you’re feeling while he spins; he’s in total harmony with the crowd!” This inimitable style led him to pick up the BEST INTERNATIONAL DJ Award at the Danish Dj Awards 2007 and at the end of the year, he won Best DJ Mix at major UK radio station, Kiss FM’s Friday Night Awards.

The start of 2007 also allowed him the chance to record a taste of his DJing talents when Toolroom asked him along with Paul Harris to kick off their Toolroom Knights compilation series. An honour indeed….it was nominated for best compilation @ the 2008 IDMA’s at WMC, Miami alongside MOS The Annual and Ultra Dance. The compilation features some choice tracks including All Alone & I Wish You Would. http://www.toolroomrecords.co.uk

So it seems clear to all around that Martijn’s diverse musical influences coupled with his love for all that is quality in house music, will ensure he continues his rise to the top.
Make no mistake - this is the true story of one major flying Dutchman !
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Management : LS Management - lsmusicmanagement at btinternet dot com

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