Martijn ten Velden

Martijn ten Velden (born circa 1972) is a Dutch house music DJ and producer from Haarlem. Born and raised in Haarlem, Martijn ten Velden has established himself as a leading DJ/producer on an international level, playing his signature tech-house, minimal sets to crowds all over the world. The track ‘I Feel Good’ by Audio Drive (his early alias) was the first release on the internationally renowed UK dance label Toolroom Records in 2003. From here on, Martijn became deeply involved in flourishing the catalogue of Toolroom Records for the following years and did a lot of original productions and remixes with Mark Knight. The duo notably remixed the Soul Central classic "Strings Of Life" on Defected Records and it became a huge club anthem in Ibiza in Summer 2004 and 2005. Moreover, It made a successful breakthrough in the UK and Europe DJ club scene and became a classic anthem years later. Martijn Ten Velden is also well known for chart-toppers including "I Wish You Would" which became a huge anthem in Ibiza during Summer 2006 and 2007. In 2008, his track "Together" hit number 1 in the UK Buzz Chart, number 2 in the Musicweek Coolcuts, became a big anthem in Ibiza and got support from all the top jocks. Martijn’s 2008 remix on Defected Records, the Shapeshifters remake of Orbital’s classic anthem "Chime" also became an anthem and rocked clubs worldwide. Other big remixes of Martjin Ten Velden include Mason "Exceeder", Heller & Farley "Ultra Flava", Ferrer & Sydenham "Sandcastles", Holmes St Ives "8 Letters", Fresh & Juicy "Blow that Door", Astro "Awake or Dreaming" and going back in time even more he remixed Miss Dynamite's first single "BOOOO!", Natasha Bedingfield's "Single", and DB Boulevard's "Point of View". In 2007, with Splittr, a collaboration with Mark Yardley from the Stanton Warriors, he made a track called "All Alone", that was a big club success. In the same period, Martijn also notably remixed with Mark Knight the track "Incredible" by the Shapeshifters. Martijn ten Velden has earned the support from notable DJs like Roger Sanchez, Deep Dish and Steve Lawler. Martijn was nominated for Best Artist and Outstanding Remix at 2006’s House Music Awards. In 2007, Martijn won the Award for Best International DJ at the Danish Dance Music Awards. Miami Winter Music Conference 2008 also saw Martijn’s compilation ‘Toolroom Knights Vol 1’ on Toolroom Records up for nomination at the 2008 IDMA Awards, for ‘Best Compilation’ which was up against MOS The Annual and Ultra Dance 08 on Ultra Records. In 2010, Martijn ten Velden released a track called "Together Alright" on Phonetic Recordings (The label of Rob Roar), a combination between a track of him called "Together" and the vocals of Red Carpet's "Alright". This track was successfully acclaimed by the UK's and European DJ scene that year. In 2015, Martijn ten Velden made a remix of "Guitarra G" that ranked #1 in the DMC Buzz Charts and that was in the Beatport top 100 during three months in a row. In 2016, Martijn ten Velden remixed a track from Armin Van Buuren called "Mirage", which was released on Armada Music. In 2017, Martijn Ten Velden collaborated with Staves to produce a record called "Feeling Of Sa Penya". In the same year, he also released a remix of Superfunk's Lucky Star 2017. He worked with Phonetic Records and Toolroom Trax and was signed to Defected Records as well as Eye Industries under his moniker, Splittr. From 2017 to 2021, Martijn was a resident DJ at Experimental Beach Ibiza where he often played six hour DJ sets. In 2019, Martijn Ten Velden set up a new record label called "About Us Music", on which he released the tracks "Strings Attached" and "A New Beginning". In February 2022, Martijn Ten Velden moved to Brazil. Martijn is now based in Balneario Camboriu, and in the last few years he played gigs all over Brazil. Meanwhile, he is actively working on new music again. Indeed, Martijn ten Velden is currently working on new solo productions and remixes, with new collaborations, as well as touring worldwide. 1991 Kobalt 60 - "Chaos From Order / Concrete Show" (Music Of Life) 1991 Prime Rhyme Masters - "You Need Discipline" (Cold Sweat) 1992 Son Of Noise - "Technics Styles Skills" (Cold Sweat) 1992 Ignorants - The Epitome Of Ignorants (Album) (Polydor) 1993 Son Of Noise - "Crazy Mad Flow" (Little Rascool) 1993 Ignorants - "Phat Girls / Rewind / Candystore" (Polydor) 1994 Saxual Harassment - "Soul Note EP" / Phat Vibes 1993" (Cnr Indisc) 1995 Saxual Harassment - The Bare Essentials (Album) (CNR Indisc) 1995 Saxual Harassment - "Blow It Up EP" (CNR Indisc) 1995 Saxual Harassment - "Energy Sound" (CNR Indisc) 1996 Nicotine - "Old School Hip Hop Makes The New School" (Free Style Records) 1998 Another Level - "No Diggity/Shake What Ya Mama Gave Ya"(Northwestside) 1999 Zeus And Osiris - "Wiggle Laugh Giggle" (Party Breaks) 1999 Zeus And Osiris - "Drop That" (Party Breaks) 2001 Disco Brothers - "Lets Go" (Nucleus) 2001 Audio Drive - "Don't Wanna Come Down" (Ultra Vinyl) 2002 Audio Drive - "Remember When? / The Theme" (Dirty Skankin' Sounds) 2002 Audio Drive - "Hypnotize Me" (Dirty Skankin' Sounds) 2002 Kylie Minogue - "Whenever You Feel Like It" (Emi/Warner Bros) 2002 Audio Drive featuring Earl 16 - "Release Yourself" (Dirty Skankin' Sounds) 2003 Filth Rockers - "Here I Come" (Roccoco) 2003 Joe & Jessey - "Traumarchiv" (Kosmomusic) 2003 Jimmy Cliff V Audio Drive - "Fantastic Plastic People" (Dirty Skankin' Sounds) 2003 Audio Drive - "Voodoo Magic EP" / Fluential (Defected) 2003 Audio Drive - "I Feel Good" (Toolroom Records) 2003 Martijn ten Velden vs Fierce & Jez - "Come Get My Lovin" / Fantastic House (High Bias) 2003 Mark Knight & Martijn ten Velden - "Our House EP" (DTPM Records) 2004 Mark Knight & Martijn ten Velden - "Acid Test / Piano Test" (Fantastic House) 2004 The Hedgetrimmerz - "Trim My Triangle EP" (Toolroom Trax) 2004 Martijn ten Velden - "Sureshot EP" (Nocturnal Groove) 2005 Martijn ten Velden & Mark Knight ft E.Man - "A New Reality" (1Trax) 2005 Martijn ten Velden & Lucien Foort - "Bleeep!" (Toolroom Trax) 2006 Martijn ten Velden & Luciana - "I Wish You Would" (Phonetic Recordings) 2006 Martijn ten Velden & Lucien Foort - "Bassification" (Toolroom Trax) 2007 Splittr - "All Alone" (Eye Industries / Be Yourself Music) 2009 Martijn ten Velden - "Together" (Phonetic Recordings) 2009 Martijn ten Velden & Afroboogie - "Desert Storm EP" (Defected Records) 2010 Martijn ten Velden vs Red Carpet - "Together Alright" (Phonetic Recordings) 2012 Mark Knight & Martijn ten Velden - "Morena" (Toolroom Records) 2013 Martijn ten Velden - "Shake Your" (Papagaio Records) 2015 Martijn ten Velden - "I Wish U Would 2015" (Phonetic Recordings) 2017 Martijn ten Velden - "Octagon" 2017 (DAYS like NIGHTS) 2017 Sandy Rivera & Martijn ten Velden - "Simple" (Deep Visionz) 2017 Martijn ten Velden, Staves - "Feeling of Sa Penya" 2017 Martijn ten Velden - "Digital Music" (Freakin'303) 2017 Martijn ten Velden - "Chinco" (Innocent Music) 2018 Martijn ten Velden - "Timpano" (DAYS like NIGHTS) 2019 Martijn ten Velden - "A New Beginning" (About Us Music) 2019 Martijn ten Velden - "Magna" (About Us Music) 2019 Martijn ten Velden - "Strings Attached" (About Us Music) 2019 Martijn ten Velden - "Transition" (About Us Music) 2019 Martijn ten Velden - "The Duke" (About Us Music) 2019 Martijn ten Velden - "Breaking Bells" (About Us Music) 2023 Martijn ten Velden & DJ Dove - "Double Dutch" (Variety Music) 2024 Martijn ten Velden - "Balneario" (Redolent Music) 2024 Martijn ten Velden - "Exhale" (Go Deeva Records) 2024 Martijn ten Velden - "Inhale" (Go Deeva Records) 2024 Martijn ten Velden - "I Just Wanna Go" (Redolent Music) 2024 Martijn ten Velden - "Balneario" (Redolent Music) 2025 Martijn ten Velden & CATTCH - "Dreamcatcher" (Plastic Fantastic Records) 2009 Juan Kidd & Felix Baumgartner vs Enzyme Black - "Now You're Gone vs I Can See The Light" (Defected Records) 2009 Chris Montana vs Powers That Be - "Speed Of