Basto | |
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 Basto at the Paaspop Festival in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jef Martens |
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| Born | Hoogstraten, Belgium |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
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Jef Martens (Flemish pronunciation:[ʑɛfˈmɑrtəns]), better known by his stage nameBasto (stylized asBasto!), is a Belgian record producer, musician and DJ. He primarily produceselectro 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 groupLasgo. Martens co-produced with the band in 2009 and 2010 on a number of singles. He is best known for producingAzealia Banks' hit debut single "212" under the alias ofLazy Jay, together with his brother Toon. He also produced "Scream & Shout" forwill.i.am andBritney Spears in 2012.[1]
He started DJing in 2005, finding local success in Belgium and the Netherlands through "Rock With You" (2005) and a later cooperation withPeter 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, includingKylie Minogue,Moby andSander 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.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| BEL (FL) [4] | BEL (WA) [5] | CZE [6] | FRA [7] | NLD [8] | SUI [9] | SWE Dance [10] | |||||||
| "Rock With You" | 2005 | 24 | 22 | — | — | 37 | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| "On My Own" (withPeter Luts) | 2008 | 31 | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | |||||
| "Gregory's Theme" | 2011 | 12 | 50 | 36 | — | 47 | — | — | Live Tonight | ||||
| "Again and Again" | 86 | 22 | 52 | 18 | 42 | 22 | 20 | ||||||
| "Maverick" (as Lazy Jay) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| "CloudBreaker" (vs.Yves V) | 22 | 27 | — | 22 | 29 | — | — | Live Tonight | |||||
| "I Rave You" | 83 | 56 | 45 | 29 | 96 | — | — | ||||||
| "Bonny" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "StormChaser" | 2013 | 121 | 74 | — | 40 | — | — | — | |||||
| "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 | 21 | 55 | — | 195 | — | — | — | |||||
| "Unicorn" (withNatasha Bedingfield) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Gotta Be Love" (featuring Nat Conway) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Sexy" (featuring Nat Conway) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Blister" (with Peter Luts) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "For You"[12] (featuring Comet Blue) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Your Love"[13] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Play It Again"[14] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Tell Me"[15] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Better Together"[16] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Gaia"[17] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Bring Me To Life"[18] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Spitfire"[19] (with Peter Luts) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "All About You"[20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Alright"[21] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Acabou"[22] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "The One"[23] (featuring Comet Blue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "I Don't Know"[24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Balanca"[25] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Wish For It"[26] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Ochiba"[27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Remember"[28] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Howsid"[29] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "The Austin Shuffle"[30] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Summer Nights"[31] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Changes"[32] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Walking Funny"[33] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "I Miss You"[34] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Close to Me"[35] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Dangerous Stuff"[36] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Destroy"[37] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
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| AUS [38] | BEL (VL) [4] | BEL (WA) [5] | IRE [39] | NLD [8] | SCO [40] | UK [41] | UK R&B [42] | ||||||||
| "Out There" (John Dahlbäck featuring Basto) | 2008 | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "212" (Azealia Banks featuring Lazy Jay) | 2011 | 68 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1991 (EP) and Broke with Expensive Taste | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
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