Quarters: Martelo

Martelo

Like most people that move around a lot as a child, Martelo sees the world with wide eyes and takes influence from all aspects of life. Growing up on Bill Withers, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Paul Simon, his teenage years saw him delve into everything from punk and grunge to drum 'n' bass, garage and hip hop; an eclectic array of music that has no doubt had an influence on his music taste and DJ, production style.

"I guess I play world music, but not the snobby stuff. Hood music from the global underground. from the favelas to the projects to the tower blocks"

Martelo was grafting on the Sony, Bmg street team and DJing on promo tours for Justin Timberlake, 50 cent, Dmx and Destiny's Child as well as holding down a weekly residency at Ministry of Sound and two shows on pirate stations Freeze and Bassline all by the age of 20.

In the years since then he has become known as part of the yOyO family who consistently blow the roof off any party they throw, with Martelo being an ever-present on these memorable occasions. He has been the International Tour DJ for Santigold since 2007, as recommended by Diplo, and has played festivals all over the planet from Coachella (LA) to Summersonic (Japan) to Field Day (Aus) right back to Glastonbury (England).


Pantheism

He's back to take over the green room with more of his slick house and techno beats, with a little reggae and African music thrown in for good measure!


Crucial & Fresh

The Crucial & Fresh DJs will be hosting the downstairs bar room with a potpourris of eclectic beats to get you dancing!