Azzido Da Bass

Infobox musical artist


Name = Azzido Da Bass
Birth_name = Ingo Martens
Alias = Aceto Da Bassamico Azzido Ba Bass
Genre = Breakbeat House Tech House

Azzido Da Bass (born Ingo Martens in 1971(?)) is a DJ and music producer based in Hamburg, Germany.

Early life

Over the years, Ingo Martens has been influenced by a wide range of music genres. As a youth, Ingo first became interested in hip-hop and break dance. By the mid-1980s, Ingo began collecting electronica and synth pop albums from the groups such as Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk and Nitzer Ebb. A few years later, it was acid house and hardcore groups.

In the early 1990s, a friend by the name of Carl Cox gave Ingo a cassette tape of various remixes. The music had a substantial impact of Ingo's view on music, paving the way for his future career. [ [http://www.disc-jockey.it/2/page.php?id=464 Interview with Ingo Martens by Giosuè Impellizzeri (in Italian / in italiano)] ]

Career History

DJ Performances

Further inspired by the performances of local and international DJs on tour, Ingo Martens began his own DJ career in 1996 under the name Azzido Da Bass. One year later he would secure his first professional job in Hamburg, Germany. The performance was a success, opening the door to additional jobs in northern Germany performing in clubs, competitive events and private parties.

Within four years, Ingo Martens was a significant player within the German techno music scene, with tours both domestically and internationally. [ [http://users.belgacom.net/snoepke/10daysoff/dag5/index.htm Snoepkes Music Reference] ]

Musical Producer

Ingo Martens aspired to create his own original music after several years as a DJ. After meeting producer/songwriter Stevo Wilcken in 1998, Ingo Martens eventually made the transition to producer. The duo co-wrote their first original song, "Dooms Night", which was released in 2000 at the Love Parade in Berlin.

Although the song did well in Germany, it languished on British charts until a remix of the song was released by Timo Maas. The remix's popularity catapulted the song to a #8 position on British charts. [ [http://swisscharts.com/chartcommentshow.asp?week=200106 Swiss Charts 2001.02.04 thru 2001.02.10 Music Report] ] Soon after, the song made major appearances around the world, including a headline of the MTV Music Awards in 2000, several American and European commercials, and in the movie soundtrack to " [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0261804/ Angeled] ". [ [http://www.azzidodabass.de/ Azzido Da Base Official Site] ]

Ingo Martens and Stevo Wilcken continued to produce a mixture of original songs and remixes thereafter, including a remix of the song "House of God" by D.H.S. and their next hit "Speed (Can You Feel It?)" in 2002.

In 2005, Ingo Martens founded the independent music label "Luscious Sound". His goal was to allow music artists to create their material with a minimal amount of interference from above. This goal was in part due to Ingo's view that music has become generic and without quality.

Citations and references

External links

* [http://www.azzidodabass.de/ Azzido Da Base Official Site]
* [http://myspace.com/azzidodabass Azzido Da Bass Myspace Page]
* [http://www.luscious-sounds.com/ Luscious Sounds Recordings]