Jef Martens (Flemish pronunciation: [ʑɛf ˈmɑrtəns]), 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 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]
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.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (FL) [4] |
BEL (WA) [5] |
CZE [6] |
FRA [7] |
NLD [8] |
SUI [9] |
SWE Dance [10] | |||||||
| "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 | 20 | ||||||
| "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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Electric Stars" (featuring Maruja Retana) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| "Hold You" | 2015 | 21 | 55 | — | 195 | — | — | — | |||||
| "Unicorn" (with Natasha Bedingfield) |
2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Gotta Be Love" (featuring Nat Conway) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Sexy" (featuring Nat Conway) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Blister" (with Peter Luts) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "For You"[12] (featuring Comet Blue) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Your Love"[13] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Play It Again"[14] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Tell Me"[15] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Better Together"[16] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Gaia"[17] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Bring Me To Life"[18] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Spitfire"[19] (with Peter Luts) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "All About You"[20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Alright"[21] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Acabou"[22] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "The One"[23] (featuring Comet Blue) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "I Don't Know"[24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Balanca"[25] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Wish For It"[26] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Ochiba"[27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Remember"[28] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Howsid"[29] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "The Austin Shuffle"[30] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Summer Nights"[31] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Changes"[32] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Walking Funny"[33] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "I Miss You"[34] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Close to Me"[35] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Dangerous Stuff"[36] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Destroy"[37] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [38] |
BEL (VL) [4] |
BEL (WA) [5] |
IRE [39] |
NLD [8] |
SCO [40] |
UK [41] |
UK R&B [42] | ||||||||
| "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. | |||||||||||||||
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