Martijn Deijkers (sometimes spelled Deykers), known professionally as Martyn, is a Dutch producer and DJ from

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in the

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. He is the son of

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former

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Gerrie Deijkers. He started his career by DJing

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in 1996,IMO Records
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influence after first hearing

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's "Sine of the Dub". He released his first 12" singles in 2005, incorporating elements of both

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and

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. Deijkers' first album, ''Great Lengths'', was released in 2009. In 2010 he released ''

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'', the 50th installment of the Fabric Mix DJ series. Martyn's second studio album, ''

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'', was released in 2011 on the American label

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Discography

Studio albums

* ''Great Lengths'' (2009) * ''

'' (2011) * ''The Air Between Words'' (2014) * ''Voids'' (2018)

Compilation albums

* ''

'' (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

External links

* * 1975 births Living people Dutch record producers Dutch DJs Dubstep musicians Hyperdub artists People from Geldrop People from Ashburn, Virginia Electronic dance music DJs {{Netherlands-musician-stub