Basto

Basto
Basto!
Basto at the Paaspop Festival in 2013
Background information
Birth name Jef Martens
Also known as
  • Basto!
  • Comet Blue
  • Bitch Boys
  • Candyman
  • Dirty Bunch
  • DJ Basiq
  • Felix Project
  • Jin Sonic
  • Kings of Porn
  • Lazy Jay
Born (1975-01-08) 8 January 1975
Hoogstraten, Belgium
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • musician
  • DJ
Years active 2005–present
Labels
Associated acts

Jef Martens (born 8 January 1975), better known by his stage name Basto (stylized as Basto!), is a Belgian record producer, musician and DJ. He primarily produces electro house music, and he is signed to the ARS label. He has produced using various aliases such as Bitch Boys, Candyman, Dirty Bunch, DJ Basik, Felix Project, Jin Sonic, Kings of Porn, and Lazy Jay. He was also a member of the Belgian dance group Lasgo. Martens co-produced with the band in 2009 and 2010 on a number of singles. He is best known for producing the Azealia Banks' hit debut single "212" under the alias of Lazy Jay, together with his brother Toon. He also produced "Scream & Shout" for will.i.am and Britney Spears in 2012.[1]

Musical career

He started DJing in 2005, finding local success in Belgium and the Netherlands through "Rock With You" (2005) and a later cooperation with Peter Luts in "On My Own" (2008). It was with "Gregory's Theme" (2011) that Basto found chart success in France. After some well-received remixes for well-known artists, including Kylie Minogue, Moby and Sander Van Doorn, he gained international fame through a successful dance hit, "Again and Again" in 2011. Basto! dropped the exclamation mark from his name to be known as Basto.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Live Tonight (2013)

Extended plays

2018
  • Sunrise / Shut Your Eyes[2]

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(VL)

[3]
BEL
(WA)

[4]
CZE
[5]
FRA
[6]
NLD
[7]
SUI
[8]
"Rock With You" 2005 242237 Non-album singles
"On My Own"
(with Peter Luts)
2008 3175
"Gregory's Theme" 2011 12503647 Live Tonight
"Again and Again" 862252184222
"Maverick"
(as Lazy Jay)
2012 Non-album single
"CloudBreaker"
(vs. Yves V)
22272229 Live Tonight
"I Rave You" 8356452996
"Bonny"
"StormChaser" 2013 1217440
"On The Rocks"
(as Lazy Jay)
36 Non-album single
"Dance With Me" 161 Live Tonight
"Keep On Rocking" 2014 86
"Electric Stars"
(featuring Maruja Retana)
Non-album singles
"Hold You" 2015 2155195
"Unicorn"
(with Natasha Bedingfield)
2016
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[9]
BEL
(VL)

[3]
BEL
(WA)

[4]
IRE
[10]
NLD
[7]
SCO
[11]
UK
[12]
UK R&B
[13]
"Out There"
(John Dahlbäck featuring Basto)
2008 56 Non-album single
"212"
(Azealia Banks featuring Lazy Jay)
2011 68173471712123
  • BPI: Gold[14]
1991 (EP) and
Broke with Expensive Taste
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remixes

2010
2011
2012
2013
2016
  • Cleo – Zabiorę Nas (Basto Remix)

References

  1. "will.i.am featuring Britney Spears – "Scream & Shout"". will.i.am's Official YouTube Channel. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. "Sunrise / Shut Your Eyes - EP by Basto! on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 Peak chart positions for singles in Belgium (Flanders):
    • For Basto: Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Basto!". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016.
    • For Lazy Jay: Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Lazy Jay". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 Peak chart positions for singles in Belgium (Wallonia):
    • For Basto: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Basto!". ultratop.be (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
    • For Lazy Jay: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lazy Jay". ultratop.be (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  5. Peak chart positions for singles in Czech Republic: "Basto! - Rádio Top 100" (in Czech). ČNS IFPI.
  6. Peak chart positions for singles in France:
    • For Basto: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Basto!". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016.
    • For Lazy Jay: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lazy Jay". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016.
  7. 1 2 Peak chart positions for singles in the Nederlands:
    • For Basto: Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Basto!". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013.
    • For Lazy Jay: Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Lazy Jay". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016.
  8. Peak chart positions for singles in Switzerland:
    • For Basto: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Basto!". hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
    • For Lazy Jay: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lazy Jay". hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016.
  9. Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
    • "212": "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 30th April 2012" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Pandora Archive. p. 4. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  10. Peak chart positions for singles in Ireland:
    • "212": "Discography Lazy Jay". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016.
  11. Peak chart positions for singles in Scotland:
    • "212": "2012 Top 40 Scottish Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. 14 April 2012.
  12. Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
    • "212": "Azealia Banks featuring Lazy Jay". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014.
  13. Peak chart positions for singles on the UK R&B Singles Chart:
    • "212": "2012 Top 40 R&B Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. 12 May 2012.
  14. "British single certifications – Azealia Banks ft Lazy Jay – 212". British Phonographic Industry. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2014. Select singles in the Format field. Enter 212 in the search field and then press Enter.
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