Basto

Basto
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	8 January 1975 (age 49); Hoogstraten, Belgium
Genres	Electro house; progressive house; hard dance;
Occupation(s)	Record producer; musician; DJ;
Years active	2005–present
Labels	ARS; Big & Dirty; Spinnin'; Ultra; Zoo; 541; N.E.W.S.; Epic Amsterdam; Sony Music;

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
Title	Year	BEL (VL) ^[3]	BEL (WA) ^[4]	CZE ^[5]	FRA ^[6]	NLD ^[7]	SUI ^[8]	Album
"Rock With You"	2005	24	22	—	—	37	—	Non-album singles
"On My Own" (with Peter Luts)	2008	31	—	—	—	75	—	Non-album singles
"Gregory's Theme"	2011	12	50	36	—	47	—	Live Tonight
"Again and Again"	2011	86	22	52	18	42	22	Live Tonight
"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	—	—	—	—	—	Live Tonight
"Electric Stars" (featuring Maruja Retana)	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	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

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
Title	Year	AUS ^[9]	BEL (VL) ^[3]	BEL (WA) ^[4]	IRE ^[10]	NLD ^[7]	SCO ^[11]	UK ^[12]	UK R&B ^[13]	Certifications	Album
"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	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

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)

References

^ "will.i.am featuring Britney Spears – "Scream & Shout"". will.i.am's Official YouTube Channel. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
^ "Sunrise / Shut Your Eyes - EP by Basto! on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b
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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
- For Lazy Jay: Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Lazy Jay". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b
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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
- For Lazy Jay: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lazy Jay". ultratop.be (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
- For Lazy Jay: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lazy Jay". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b
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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
- For Lazy Jay: Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Lazy Jay". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^
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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
- For Lazy Jay: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lazy Jay". hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^
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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^
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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^
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. Select singles in the Format field. Type 212 in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

[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.

[VL-3] 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

For Lazy Jay: Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Lazy Jay". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] For Basto: Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Basto!". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] For Lazy Jay: Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Lazy Jay". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[WA-4] 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

For Lazy Jay: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lazy Jay". ultratop.be (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[7] For Basto: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Basto!". ultratop.be (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[8] For Lazy Jay: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lazy Jay". ultratop.be (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] Peak chart positions for singles in Czech Republic: "Basto! - Rádio Top 100" (in Czech). ČNS IFPI.

[FR-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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

For Lazy Jay: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lazy Jay". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[11] For Basto: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Basto!". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[12] For Lazy Jay: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lazy Jay". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[NL-7] 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

For Lazy Jay: Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Lazy Jay". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[14] For Basto: Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Basto!". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[15] For Lazy Jay: Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Lazy Jay". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[CH-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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

For Lazy Jay: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lazy Jay". hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[17] For Basto: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Basto!". hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[18] For Lazy Jay: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lazy Jay". hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[AU-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.

[20] "212": "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 30th April 2012" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Pandora Archive. p. 4. Retrieved 1 July 2014.

[IRE-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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[22] "212": "Discography Lazy Jay". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[SCO-11] Peak chart positions for singles in Scotland:
"212": "2012 Top 40 Scottish Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. 14 April 2012.

[24] "212": "2012 Top 40 Scottish Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. 14 April 2012.

[UK-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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[26] "212": "Azealia Banks featuring Lazy Jay". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[UKRandB-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.

[28] "212": "2012 Top 40 R&B Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. 12 May 2012.

[United_KingdomAzealia_Banks_ft_Lazy_Jay212singleCertRef-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. Type 212 in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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v t e Lasgo
Evi Goffin Dave McCullen Peter Luts Jef Martens Jelle Van Dael
Studio albums	Some Things (2001) Far Away (2005) Smile (2009)
Singles	"Something" "Alone" "Pray" "Surrender" "All Night Long" "Who's That Girl" "Lying" "Out of My Mind" "Gone" "Lost" "Over You" "Tonight" "Here With Me" "Sky High" "Can't Stop" "Something 2013" "Feeling Alive"
Related articles	Robbins Entertainment Ian Van Dahl

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