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Martyn (musician)

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| birth_name = Martijn Deijkers

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1975}} Yaël Vinckx, [http://www.nrc.nl/handelsblad/2009/08/18/mijn-dance-moet-organisch-klinken-11770020 'Mijn dance moet organisch klinken'], NRC Handelsblad, 18 August 2009.

| birth_place = Geldrop, Netherlands

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| genre = Dubstep, drum and bass, house, techno

| occupation = Producer, DJ

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| years_active = 2005–present

| label = 3024, Brainfeeder, Revolve:r, Ostgut Ton

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| website = {{URL|3024world.com/}}

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Martijn Deijkers (sometimes spelled Deykers), known professionally as Martyn, is a Dutch producer and DJ from Eindhoven, currently based in Washington D.C.{{Cite news|url=https://thump.vice.com/en_uk/article/8q7d45/martyn-on-the-realities-of-donald-trumps-unexpected-victory|title=Martyn on the Realities of Donald Trump's Unexpected Victory|date=2016-11-14|work=Thump|access-date=2018-06-28|language=en-uk}} in the United States. He is the son of Dutch former footballer Gerrie Deijkers. He started his career by DJing drum and bass in 1996,IMO Records. [https://archive.today/20130421090711/http://www.imorecords.co.uk/dubstep-3/dubstep/martyn-biography/ "Martyn Biography"], IMO Records Retrieved on 25 June 2012. but began to include more of a dubstep influence after first hearing Kode9's "Sine of the Dub". He released his first 12" singles in 2005, incorporating elements of both techno and jungle. Deijkers' first album, Great Lengths, was released in 2009. In 2010 he released Fabric 50, the 50th installment of the Fabric Mix DJ series. Martyn's second studio album, Ghost People, was released in 2011 on the American label Brainfeeder.{{cite web|last=Patrin|first=Nate|title=Martyn: Ghost People album review|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15898-martyn-ghost-people/|publisher=pitchfork.com|accessdate=26 October 2011}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

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

=Compilation albums=

=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

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{{cite journal|url=http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2008/10/martyn-beyond-london-dubstep |title=Martyn: Beyond London Dubstep |last=Macdonald |first=Cameron |journal=XLR8R |date=30 October 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828090558/http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2008/10/martyn-beyond-london-dubstep |archivedate=28 August 2011 |url-status=live }}

{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/grime-dubstep/6614-grime-dubstep |title=Grime / Dubstep |last=Clark |first=Martin |work=Pitchfork |date=23 May 2007 |accessdate=26 May 2011}}

{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12883-great-lengths |title=Martyn: Great Lengths |last=Sherburne |first=Philip |work=Pitchfork |date=14 April 2009 |accessdate=26 May 2011}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/martyn-p911508 |title=Martyn Biography |last=Rainho |first=Ricardo |work=Allmusic |publisher=Rovi Corporation |accessdate=26 May 2011}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/4grg |title=Martyn Great Lengths Review |last=Buttimer |first=Colin |work=BBC Music |date=11 May 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110212124120/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/4grg |archivedate=12 February 2011 |url-status=live }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/fabric-50-r1716584 |title=Fabric 50 - Martyn |last=Anderson |first=Rick |work=Allmusic |publisher=Rovi Corporation |accessdate=26 May 2011}}

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External links

  • {{facebook|3024world|Martyn}}
  • {{Discogs artist|Martyn|Martyn}}

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Category:1975 births

Category:Living people

Category:Dutch record producers

Category:Dubstep musicians

Category:Hyperdub artists

Category:People from Geldrop

Category:People from Ashburn, Virginia

Category:Dutch electronic dance music DJs

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