Thomas Martojo

..Born and raised in The Hague (The Netherlands), music actually did not play any major role throughout most of Thomas Martojo's youth. As a teenager he first visited the bigger raves and festivals and only than experienced what the world of (electronic) music had to offer him.
Educated by Dutch techno jocks Steve Rachmad and Dimi Angelís, further influenced by Traxx (Chicago), Theo Parrish (Detroit) and Rob Hall (UK), Thomas regards spinning records as to be old-fashioned craftsmanship. Versatility and an open mind are all what he is on about when it comes to music and he nourishes no ambition other than to explore the depths of quality music as a deejay.
Music wise, Thomas is strongly rooted in Detroit and Chicago -house & techno, but also known to fuse a wide variety of other styles including experimental electronics, disco, (not)disco, wave and acid. Pending through these different genres, setting out a progressing - yet surprising - atmosphere in which the deepest depths are followed by build-up peaks back and forth, one can always count on his mixes to differ every single time. This makes it fairly difficult to typify his mixes, although they can be characterized by distinct programming in which the selected records connect distant places within the electronic music spectrum creating a truly unique “story telling” experience.
Queensnight 2006 saw Thomas' very first appearance, feauturing one of Dimi Angelís' notorious illegal techno parties. From there many different events followed throughout the country, including first foreign gigs in Belgium.
As a promotor and founding father of the Dekmantel Collective, he strives to present certain artists and/or styles of music which are generally overlooked in the Dutch clubscene.
Contact/Info:
thomas_martojo[at]hotmail.com
Agenda:
27/10: Planet Rose - Doornroosje - Nijmegen
Ame, Lawrence, San Proper, Casper Tielrooij, Jan van Kampen
02/11: Audiosculpture Labelnight - Ms Stubnitz - Amsterdam
Counterpart, Miller & Keane, Aardvarck, Casper Tielrooij a.o.
03/11: Nachtmantel II - Somewhere in Amsterdam
Various DJs
10/11: Rush Hour In-Store session - Amsterdam
Various DJs
10/11: Dekmantel & Beat Dimensions - Flexbar - Amsterdam
Traxx, Jan van Kampen, Hudson Mohawke, Tom Trago & Cinnaman
10/11: Mr Stubnitz - Ms Stubnitz - Amsterdam
Jerome, Quince, Nuno dos Santos, San Proper a.o.
17/11: Crackhouse vs Mood Elevator - Ms Stubnitz - Amsterdam
Mesjokke DJs, Carlos Valdes, Darko Esser a.o.
23/11: Dekmantel - Club NL - Amsterdam
Juergen Junker, Casper Tielrooij, Dave Hagen
24/11: Static - 11 - Amsterdam
Digitaline, Rejected
14/12: Dekmantel - Club NL - Amsterdam
Cinnaman, Tom Trago, Casper Tielrooij
20/12: Option (tbc) - Amsterdam
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