Martyn (musician)

Martyn
Born	Martijn Deijkers 1975 (age 49–50) [1] Geldrop, Netherlands [1]
Genres	Dubstep, drum and bass, house, techno
Occupations	Producer, DJ
Years active	2005–present
Labels	3024, Brainfeeder, Revolve:r, Ostgut Ton
Website	3024world.com

Martijn Deijkers (sometimes spelled Deykers), known professionally as Martyn, is a Dutch producer and DJ from Eindhoven, currently based in Washington D.C. ^[2] in the United States. ^[3] He is the son of Dutch former footballer Gerrie Deijkers. He started his career by DJing drum and bass in 1996, ^[4] but began to include more of a dubstep influence after first hearing Kode9's "Sine of the Dub". ^[5] He released his first 12" singles in 2005, ^[6] incorporating elements of both techno and jungle. ^[7] Deijkers' first album, Great Lengths, was released in 2009. ^[8] In 2010 he released Fabric 50 , the 50th installment of the Fabric Mix DJ series. ^[9] Martyn's second studio album, Ghost People , was released in 2011 on the American label Brainfeeder. ^[10]

Discography

Studio albums

• Great Lengths (2009)
• Ghost People (2011)
• The Air Between Words (2014)
• Voids (2018)

Compilation albums

• Fabric 50 (2010)

EPs

• Newspeak (2013)
• Block The Box (2015)

Singles

• "Get Down" b/w "Black Lies" (2005)
• "Nxt 2 U" b/w "Deepwood" (2005)
• "Cloud Convention" b/w "Believe It" (2006)
• "I Wonder Why" b/w "Share My Wings" (2006)
• "Velvet" b/w "Twenty Four" (2007)
• "Broken" (2007)
• "Natural Selection" b/w "Vancouver" (2008)
• "Left Hander" b/w "Shook Up" (2010)
• "Masks" b/w "Viper" (2011)
• "Hello Darkness" (2012)

References

1. Yaël Vinckx, 'Mijn dance moet organisch klinken', NRC Handelsblad, 18 August 2009.
2. "Martyn on the Realities of Donald Trump's Unexpected Victory". Thump. 2016-11-14. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
3. Macdonald, Cameron (30 October 2008). "Martyn: Beyond London Dubstep". XLR8R . Archived from the original on 28 August 2011.
4. IMO Records. "Martyn Biography", IMO Records Retrieved on 25 June 2012.
5. Clark, Martin (23 May 2007). "Grime / Dubstep". Pitchfork . Retrieved 26 May 2011.
6. Sherburne, Philip (14 April 2009). "Martyn: Great Lengths". Pitchfork . Retrieved 26 May 2011.
7. Rainho, Ricardo. "Martyn Biography". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 26 May 2011.
8. Buttimer, Colin (11 May 2009). "Martyn Great Lengths Review". BBC Music . Archived from the original on 12 February 2011.
9. Anderson, Rick. "Fabric 50 - Martyn". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 26 May 2011.
10. Patrin, Nate. "Martyn: Ghost People album review". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 26 October 2011.

External links

• Martyn on Facebook
• Martyn discography at Discogs