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Wet & Wild pres. HospitaL w/ Martinez (Moon Harbour,Oslo) for the first time in Athens - Album Release Party - along with Slydex & Zorz

• Arrival Time: 16:30
• Entrance: 15e (Inc. 1 drink)
• Available Guest List
• 2 Bottles : 130e (5 pers.)
• Pool
• Vip & Private area
• Canopy Beds
• S.Show by "Wet & Wild Dancers"
• Available Parking

BIO

Martinez, by birth Martin Swanstein, was born in 1981 and raised in the southernmost part of Sweden. At an early age he discovered techno and house music. Since he already played various instruments it was a natural progression to begin producing music himself. He also got into djing and started hunting down techno records and got into mixing. At this time Martinez was too young to attend clubs, so instead he arranged his own techno & house parties on the beach just on the seaside of Helsingborg, with himself and friends as DJ's.

Some years later, a demo tape earned him the opportunity to develop his production skills in the Wrong Steps studio in Stockholm, where he co-produced some of his own tracks together with the French producer Manuel Perez. Since Martin at this time still went to school the work had to be scheduled for the holidays. One of these early tracks later appeared as “Late Night Groove” on Martin's debut 12" on the Swedish label Deeplay Music.

In 2000 Martinez moved from his small Swedish hometown to the more open musical climate of the Danish capital, Copenhagen. This encouraged him to put even more time and energy into his music productions and not long after this he landed a record deal with the renowned Guidance label in Chicago. First out was the “Laidback Grooves EP” with it’s mix of deephouse and broken beats and two more were to follow.

As mentioned above, Martinez's debut 12" was released on Deeplay Music and he’s also made some wonderful remixes for the Physics duo of the same label. “Aquarium Jazz Dub Mix” on “Don’t Deny Me Love” was a particular success among fans, DJ’s, and reviewers alike. Other remix work includes Danish pop/house act Filur as well as Dalminjo, Silicone Soul, The Beard, Holmes ft. Dragonfly, Jussi Pekka, Dibaba, Spiro Projecto and later Underworld. His remix of Nathan Fake's “The Sky Was Pink” was a big hit in the DJ world.

Martinez's sound begun in the deeper & jazzier fields of electronic music. In the middle of 2003 Martinez began to feel a stronger passion for the techier and more experimental sounds of house music. He started to work more with samples and electro-based sounds as well as introducing something he's coined as "Cosmic House" - a spacey house sound mixing up tech, atmosphere and colourful melodies.

Not long after this Martinez received a call from Steve Bug interested in a release on his deep/tech house imprint, Dessous Recordings. This resulted in the "Skywalker EP”, which didn't disappoint and inspired a whole new side to Martinez's music, edgier and more twisted.. the more so the better!

In the summer of 2004 Martinez launched his own label, Out of Orbit Recordings, which has been a platform not only for his own music, but for his friends too: Trentemoller had a huge success with Beta Boy/orb003 and Zvukbroda, Nima Gorji, Robert Babicz, Jussi Pekka & Robert Leiner have also released material.

Martinez has also released two tracks on the Berlin based Get Physical label. In 2005 “Shadowboxing” came out on Steve Bug's new imprint, Audiomatique Recordings. In November that year, Martinez also released a vinyl only album called “Internal Space” on his Out of Orbit imprint. It was praised and played by Sven Väth, John Digweed and Loco Dice to name a few.

Towards the end of 2006 Martinez's music taste and productions began to develop in new directions again and he ventured deeper into his love for the minimalistic techno oriented sounds. More stripped down and focused on fewer sounds. After a while in the studio experimenting with this sound he launched a new label called: “Re:connected”, an output for Martinez's more minimal and techno oriented productions. Martinez's first two releases on Re:connected exploded and were highly supported by major international DJ’s such as: Richie Hatwin, Ricardo Villalobos, Sven Väth, Loco Dice and Miss Kittin. 2007 witnessed the continual success of productions in this vein. And his inspiration in this vein has been so overflowing that he will already release his second full length album, "A Chemical Imbalance" in November. This release is a modern techno album with influences of ambient, Dub early Deep House, influenced by his love for the label Guidance.

Martinez also has great deck skills and this, along with impeccable taste, has given him a strong DJ reputation worldwide. He's often seen in the booths of various quality clubs and parties around the globe. He’s played together with major DJ's such as Michael Mayer, Miss Kittin, Guido Schneider, Onur Özer, Loco Dice & Sven Väth, in clubs such as Weetamix in Geneva, Amnesia & Space in Ibiza, Nitsa in Barcelona, Cocoon in Frankfurt and Panorama Bar in Berlin to name a few.

Releases:

* 2010 Martinez: "Charisma" . EP . La Pena 006 . LPA006
* 2010 Martinez: "Cheesecake" . EP . Moon Harbour . MHR047-6
* 2009 Martinez: "My Anthem" . EP . Area Remote . AREA014
* 2009 Martinez, Seuil & Matthias Tanzmann: "Ohh I don't know.. " + "My 808 Gently Weeps" . EP . Moon Harbour . MHR045-6
* 2009 Martinez: "Black Mamba" on "Ten Years of Cocoon Ibiza mixed by Loco Dice" . CD . Cocoon Recordings . CORMIXCD024
* 2009 Martinez: "Symphony of Bliss" . EP . Love Letters from Oslo Rec . LLFO009-6
* 2009 Martinez: "Le Cirkus" . EP . Moon Harbour Recordings MHR041
* 2008 Martinez: "Organic Theme EP" . LP . Lomidhigh Organic 003/003
* 2008 Martinez: "Momomowha" . EP . Moon Harbour Recordings MHR039
* 2008 Martinez: "Retrospective" . EP . 3rd Floor Recordings . 3RD008
* 2008 Martinez: "Burning The Midnight Oil" . EP . Cray1 Labworks . CR1W013
* 2008 Martinez: "Re:connected 004" . EP . Re:connected . RE004-6
* 2007 Martinez: "Re:connected 003" . EP . Re:connected . RE003-6
* 2007 Martinez: "A Chemical Imbalance" . 2xLP/CD . Re:connected . RE001-3/2
* 2007 Martinez: "Re:connected 002" . EP . Re:connected . RE002-6
* 2007 Martinez: "Ketamine Disco" . EP . Lomidhigh Lmtd
* 2007 Martinez: "Re:connected 001" . EP . Re:connected . RE001-6
* 2007 Martinez: "101 Regards" . EP . 3rd Floor Records . 3RD006
* 2006 Martinez: "Echochamber" . EP . Audiomatique . AM019
* 2006 Martinez: "Sunshine Stalker" . EP . Darkroom Dubs . DRD013
* 2006 Martinez: "Polytone" . EP . Out Of Orbit Recordings . ORB022
* 2006 Martinez: "Underwater" . EP . Galaktika Records . GLK005
* 2006 Martinez: "Dark Moon Rising" . EP . Out Of Orbit Recordings . ORB018
* 2005 Martinez: "Vertical Movement" . EP . Galaktika Records . GLK001
* 2005 Martinez: "Internal Space" . LP . Out Of Orbit Recordings . ORBLP001
* 2005 Lowtek Soundsystem: "Stella Polaris" . EP . Out Of Orbit Recordings . ORB011
* 2005 Martinez: "Minimal Deepness" . EP . Out Of Orbit Recordings . ORB010
* 2005 Martinez: "Shadowboxing" . EP . Audiomatique . AM06
* 2005 Martinez: "Moonglow" . EP . Cartridge Music . CART005
* 2005 Martinez: "Stratocaster" . EP . Out Of Orbit Recordings . ORB007
* 2005 Martinez: "Antares Pt. 1 & 2" . EP . Deeplay Soutec
* 2005 Martinez: "Desertsweeper" . EP . Out Of Orbit Recordings . ORB004
* 2004 V/A: "Full Body Work Out ("Machine Script" & "Mindgames") . LP . Get Physical Music
* 2004 Martinez: "Wadi-Hiker" . EP . Out Of Orbit Recordings . ORB002
* 2004 Martinez: "Arizona" . EP . Out Of Orbit Recordings . ORB001
* 2003 Martinez: "Skywalker" . EP . Dessous Recordings . DES042
* 2003 Martinez: "Sambalate" . EP . Guidance Recordings . GDR133
* 2002 Martinez: "Laidback Grooves Vol.2" . EP . Guidance Recordings . GDR112
* 2001 Martinez: "Laidback Grooves Vol.1" . EP . Guidance Recordings . GDR106

Remixes:

* 2010 Audiojack: "Schizophonic (Martinez Remix) . Schizophonic Remixes EP . 2020 Vision Recordings . VIS193
* 2010 Seth Troxler ft. Mathew Dear: "Hurt (Martinez Dark Soul Remix) . EP . Spectral Sounds . SPC
* 2009 Gregor Tresher: "The Life Wire" (Martinez Remix) . EP . Break New Soil Recordings . BNS005
* 2009 Leif: "Designed With That In Mind" (Martinez Remix) . Remixes EP . Fear of Flying . FOF016
* 2009 Bodymovin: "Good Time" (Martinez Remix) . EP . We Love This . WLT001
* 2008 Dagtekin & Schachta: "Geisterbuch (Martinez Remix)" . EP . Snork Enterprises
* 2008 Miss Kittin: "Grace (Martinez Bass In Your Face Remix)" . EP . Nobody's Bizzness
* 2008 Kyle Geiger: "Identity Crisis (Martinez Remix)" . EP . Drumcode
* 2008 Rico Cassazza & Suso Flores: "Fog In The Brain (Martinez Fog City Remix)" . EP . Blurred Vision
* 2008 Betoko: "Hook (Martinez Remix)" . EP . Wow Recordings
* 2007 Lissan & Stills: "Wings (Martinez Re:connected Dub)" . EP . Sic Recordings
* 2006 Underworld: "Vanilla Monkey (Martinez Hungry Ghost Remix)" . EP . Underworldlive . UWR009
* 2006 Sono: "Whatever (Martinez Dub Mix)" . EP . Pias . 556.4739.130
* 2006 Damon Jee & Olivier Giaccomoto: "Jamon Y Queso (Martinez Remix)" . EP . Electrochoc
* 2006 Soulrack: "Tb Or Not Tb (Martinez Remix)" . EP . Cray1 Labworks . CALW003
* 2006 Robert Babicz: "My Blue Car (Martinez Remix)" . EP . Barbarella Music . Barbarella 001
* 2005 Duplex 100: "Wellhung (Martinez KAOZ Treatment)" . EP . 3rd Floor Records . 3RD004
* 2005 Rui da Silva: "Lixuneanos (Martinez Haunting Voices Remix)" . EP . Sixty Four Records . 6404-2005
* 2005 AC/OT: "Shady People (Martinez Remix)" . EP . Superstar Records . SUPER DJ3042
* 2005 Burnski: "Expresso (Martinez Remix)" . EP . Morris Audio . MORRIS 46
* 2005 D-Nox: "Seven Hours (Martinez Apocalypse Now Mix)" . EP . Electribe . ETRIBE023
* 2005 Each: "Broken Bitch (Martinez Remix)" . EP . Baystreet Records . BAYSR002
* 2005 Nathan Fake: "The Sky Was Pink (Martinez Remix)" . EP . Electrochoc . echocsampler002
* 2005 Phil Stumpf: "Borderline (Martinez Triple-o Adjustment)" . EP . Out Of Orbit Recordings . ORB013
* 2005 Willie Graff & Kyle Errison: "Synergetic (Martinez Triple-o Treatment)" . EP . Out Of Orbit Recordings . ORB012
* 2005 Jussi-Pekka: "Stereo Interleaved (Martinez Triple-o Adjustment)" . EP . Out Of Orbit Recordings . ORB006
* 2005 Zvukbroda: "BR (Martinez Central Europe Express Mix)" . EP . Out Of Orbit Recordings . ORB 005
* 2004 Silicone Soul: "Under A Werewolf Moon (Martinez Fullmoon Madness Remix)" . EP . Soma Quality Recordings

DJ mixes:

* 2009 V/A: "Inhouse Vol.3 ("Blue Lagoon") . 2xLP/CD . Moon Harbour Recordings MHR010
* 2007 V/A: "Restructured Layers Mixed By Martinez" . cd . Out Of Orbit Recordings . ORB001-2
* 2006 V/A: "Audiomatique Vol.1 Mixed By Martinez" . cd . Audiomatique Recordings . AMCD01