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Basto

Belgian musician and DJ

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Also known as Lazy Jay · Jef Martens

Born: January 8, 1975
Birthplace: Hoogstraten
Citizenship: Belgium
Occupation: record producer
, disc jockey
, composer
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Jef Martens, 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 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.

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Website: basto-music.com language: English
Genre: house music
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-06
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Start of work period: 2005
Social media followers: 24,591(January 7, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 128309436
28,427(May 10, 2018) x (twitter) numeric user id: 128309436
Member of: Lazy Jay

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