Martin Roth’s ascent through the ranks of trance music’s biggest stars has been
somewhat meteoric. In the past twelve months his remixes for
- Paul Van Dyk on ‘TheOther Side’,
- Thrillseekers on ‘By your Side’,
- Keane – ‘Last Time’ and
- Blank & Jones on ‘Perfect Silence’ and ‘Mind of the Wonderful’ have pricked the ears of every major
DJ, A&R guru and trance music follower across the globe.
The thirty one year old Frankfurt based DJ / producer made his breakthrough in the
trance scene over two years ago with a remake of Cygnus X’s classic track ‘The
Orange Theme’, receiving huge coverage from the major DJs.
Around the same time, Paul Van Dyk discovered Martin’s track ‘Energize’, released
under the project name Technopunk and remixed it for his own label Vandit,
resulting in a huge amount of interest in Martin’s productions. Martin was then asked
by Paul to remix another track ‘Jose Amnesia vs. Serp – Second Day’ for his Vandit
which went on to become another very successful release.
Promos of Martin’s new single ‘Shockwaves’ received huge responses from the
leading DJs and Martin’s reputation as a seriously consistent producer continued to
build.
Behind the DJ booth the same natural talent is purveyed. Using a combination of
vinyl, CD decks and the revolutionary Ableton Live software allows Martin to blur the
borders between DJing and live performances, creating a unique experience for the
crowds who travel to see him perform.
But Martin isn’t such a newbie as you might think. If you dig a little deeper you’ll find
the man behind many successful projects under many different aliases spanning
many genres confirmed his great versatility as an artist and accumulating over
quarter of a million vinyl sales over the past decade.
Fans of harder edged music will remember Martin as one of the key elements in the
global success of German label and Scot Project associated concept Overdose
Recordings, where Martin achieved admirable success under aliases including DJ
Wag, Y.O.M.C, DJ Overdog and Yakooza.
With his own name now set as his main pseudonym firmly established as hot future
trance phenomenon, Martin is looking forward to great success in 2006 with UK DJ
performances already lined up for superclubs including Godskitchen, The Gallery
and Passion and international tours in Australia, across Asia, North America and
across East and Central Europe the future looks very promising for trance’s man of
the moment.
“Ever since I got a bootleg mix of Keane I’ve been a big fan of Martin’s sound.
It’s still trance but for grown ups. A big sound for big floors!” Armin Van Buuren
“Martin Roth is one of the few German artists with a continuous output of the highest level of
creativity.” Paul van Dyk
A short extract of the discography – full discography available in the press pack
Martin Roth’s hands on Keane -”last time” [lunatique]
Martin Roth -”shockwaves” [lunatique]
Martin Roth -”orange theme” [gang go]
Nick Lunn & YOMC pres. TECHNOPUNK -”energize/saturday” [vandit]
Paul van Dyk -”the other side” (Martin Roth RMX) [vandit]
Thrillseekers -”by your side” (Martin Roth RMX) [adjusted]
Jose Amnesia vs. Serp -”second day” (Martin Roth RMX) [vandit]
Solarstone -”eastern Sea” (Martin Roth RMX) [solaris]
Blank & Jones -”mind of the wonderful” (Martin Roth RMX) [kontor]
Blank & Jones -”perfect silence” (Martin Roth RMX) [kontor]
Blank & Jones -”catch” (Martin Roth RMX) [kontor]
Schiller -”der Tag” (Martin Roth RMX) [universal]
Talla 2XLC -”carry me” (Martin Roth RMX) [technoclub]
LeoG -”supersonic” (Martin Roth RMX) [deepblue]
Chakra -”love shine through” (Martin Roth RMX) [armada]
