Basto

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Belgian record producer, musician and DJ

title: "Basto" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1975-births", "living-people", "belgian-electronic-musicians", "belgian-record-producers", "electro-house-musicians", "people-from-hoogstraten", "musicians-from-antwerp-province", "belgian-electronic-dance-music-djs"] description: "Belgian record producer, musician and DJ" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basto" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Belgian record producer, musician and DJ ::

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Field	Value
name	Basto
image	13-03-29 Paaspop Basto! 01.jpg
caption	Basto at the Paaspop Festival in 2013
image_size	270px
birth_name	Jef Martens
alias
birth_place	Hoogstraten, Belgium
genre
occupation
years_active	2005–present
label
associated_acts
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Jef Martens (), 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.

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

;2017

EP 1

;2018

Sunrise / Shut Your Eyes

Singles

As lead artist

::data[format=table title="List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name"] | Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | BEL (FL) Peak chart positions for singles in Belgium (Flanders): | BEL (WA) Peak chart positions for singles in Belgium (Wallonia): | CZE Peak chart positions for singles in Czech Republic: | FRA Peak chart positions for singles in France: | NLD Peak chart positions for singles in the Nederlands: | SUI Peak chart positions for singles in Switzerland: | SWE Dance | "Rock With You" | "On My Own" (with Peter Luts) | "Gregory's Theme" | "Again and Again" | "Maverick" (as Lazy Jay) | "CloudBreaker" (vs. Yves V) | "I Rave You" | "Bonny" | "StormChaser" | "On The Rocks" (as Lazy Jay) | "Dance With Me" | "Keep On Rocking" | "Electric Stars" (featuring Maruja Retana) | "Hold You" | "Unicorn" (with Natasha Bedingfield) | "Gotta Be Love" (featuring Nat Conway) | "Sexy" (featuring Nat Conway) | "Blister" (with Peter Luts) | "For You" (featuring Comet Blue) | "Your Love" | "Play It Again" | "Tell Me" | "Better Together" | "Gaia" | "Bring Me To Life" | "Spitfire" (with Peter Luts) | "All About You" | "Alright" | "Acabou" | "The One" (featuring Comet Blue) | "I Don't Know" | "Balanca" | "Wish For It" | "Ochiba" | "Remember" | "Howsid" | "The Austin Shuffle" | "Summer Nights" | "Changes" | "Walking Funny" | "I Miss You" | "Close to Me" | "Dangerous Stuff" | "Destroy" | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | last=Hung | first=Steffen | url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=Basto&cat=s | title=Discografie Basto! | language=nl | website=ultratop.be | publisher=Hung Medien | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822065021/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=Basto&cat=s | archive-date=22 August 2016 | df=dmy | last=Hung | first=Steffen | url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lazy+Jay | title=Discografie Lazy Jay | language=nl | website=ultratop.be | publisher=Hung Medien | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307182808/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lazy%20Jay | archive-date=7 March 2016 | df=dmy | last=Hung | first=Steffen | url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/search.asp?search=Basto&cat=s | title=Discographie Basto! | language=fr | website=ultratop.be | publisher=Hung Medien | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826190420/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/search.asp?search=Basto&cat=s | archive-date=26 August 2014 | df=dmy | last=Hung | first=Steffen | url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lazy+Jay | title=Discographie Lazy Jay | language=fr | website=ultratop.be | publisher=Hung Medien | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303030308/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lazy%20Jay | archive-date=3 March 2016 | df=dmy | last=Hung | first=Steffen | url=http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Basto&cat=s | title=Discographie Basto! | language=fr | website=lescharts.com | publisher=Hung Medien | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407173153/http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Basto&cat=s | archive-date=7 April 2016 | df=dmy | last=Hung | | 2005 | 24 | 22 | — | — | 37 | — | — | | Non-album singles}} | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2008 | 31 | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2011 | 12 | 50 | 36 | — | 47 | — | — | | Live Tonight | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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As featured artist

::data[format=table title="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 | AUS Peak chart positions for singles in Australia: | BEL (VL) | BEL (WA) | IRE Peak chart positions for singles in Ireland: | NLD | SCO Peak chart positions for singles in Scotland: | UK Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: | UK R&B Peak chart positions for singles on the UK R&B Singles Chart: | "Out There" (John Dahlbäck featuring Basto) | "212" (Azealia Banks featuring Lazy Jay) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lazy+Jay | title=Discography Lazy Jay | website=irish-charts.com | publisher=Hung Medien | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406193046/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lazy+Jay | archive-date=6 April 2016 | df=dmy | url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist//azealia%20banks%20featuring%20lazy%20jay/ | title=Azealia Banks featuring Lazy Jay | publisher=Official Charts Company | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113180400/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist//azealia%20banks%20featuring%20lazy%20jay/ | archive-date=13 November 2014 | df=dmy | | 2008 | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | 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. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

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

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