Quick Facts
Biography
Jef Martens (born 8 January 1975), better known by his stage name 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.
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. The song was originally written as an orchestral piece, in homage to Hugh Laurie's iconic TV character Gregory House, and was later transformed into a dance record by Basto. 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
Albums
- Studio albums / Compilation albums
- Live Tonight (2013)
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (VL) | BEL (WA) | CZE | FRA | NLD | SUI | ||||||
| "Rock With You" | 2005 | 24 | 22 | — | — | 37 | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "On My Own" (with Peter Luts) | 2008 | 31 | — | — | — | 75 | — | ||||
| "Gregory's Theme" | 2011 | 12 | 50 | 36 | — | 47 | — | Live Tonight | |||
| "Again and Again" | 86 | 22 | 52 | 18 | 42 | 22 | |||||
| "Maverick" (as Lazy Jay) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "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 singles | ||||
| "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" (with Natasha Bedingfield) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | BEL (VL) | BEL (WA) | IRE | NLD | SCO | UK | UK R&B | ||||||||
| "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. | |||||||||||||||
Remixes
- 2010
- AnnaGrace – Love Keeps Calling (Basto Remix)
- Angellisa – Hard to Breathe (Lazy Jay Remix)
- 2011
- Lasgo – Hold Me Now (Basto Remix)
- Sander Van Doorn featuring Carol Lee – Love Is Darkness (Basto Remix)
- Ian Van Dahl – Just A Girl (Basto Remix)
- Kylie Minogue – Put Your Hands Up (Basto Remix)
- Moby – The Day (Basto Remix)
- Adrian Lux featuring The Good Natured – Alive (Basto Remix)
- 2012
- Ed Sheeran – Drunk (Lazy Jay's Wasted in London Remix)
- The Wanted – Warzone (Basto Remix)
- Labrinth – Express Yourself (Lazy Jay Remix)
- Chic Flowerz – Gypsy Woman (Basto Remix)
- Starkillers and Nadia Ali – Keep It Coming (Basto Remix)
- Lil Jon featuring LMFAO – Drink (Lazy Jay Remix)
- Flo Rida featuring Sia – Wild Ones (Basto Remix)
- Spandau Ballet vs. Basto – Gold 2012
- 2013
- Basto vs. Keane – Bend and Break (Basto Remix)
- 2016
- Cleo – Zabiorę nas (Basto Remix)
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- Peak chart positions for singles in Czech Republic: "Basto! - Rádio Top 100" (in Czech). ČNS IFPI.
- 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.
- ^ 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Peak chart positions for singles in Ireland:
- "212": "Discography Lazy Jay". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016.
- Peak chart positions for singles in Scotland:
- "212": "2012 Top 40 Scottish Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. 14 April 2012.
- 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.
- 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.
- "British single certifications – Azealia Banks ft Lazy Jay – 212". British Phonographic Industry. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2014. Enter 212 in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Search