Maarton (NL)

MAARTON | Performer, musician, artist | Creator GRIP2 Traktor mapping & GRIPZ method | Sonic soul loving the deeper shades of electronic music |

MAARTON stands for a deeper groove of techno. His sound is ranging from teasingly pure minimal to pounding industrial. His distinctive sets are always sonically electrifying and loaded with energy. Creator of GRIP2 Traktor mapping and GRIPZ method.

From 2016 he put up the extraordinary and intimate IN AIR events at unique, remote and mostly outdoor locations for his live streamed sets and hosting upcoming DJ’s and producers.

Since 2017 he has been firing up some of the Dutch techno scene’s notorious places like Crane Sessions @ NDSM werf, Tryscal Techno Night @ Lichtfabriek Haarlem, The Bas[s]ment Invites @ The Bas[s]ment Amsterdam, Undrgrnd @ Club John Doe Amsterdam, Sputnik Techno @ Club21 Leeuwarden, DJ Café @ Nachtruis Aalsmeer, Techno Pressure Sequence @ Club Magistrat Den Haag and ADE DJ Marathon @ Amsterdams Most Wanted.FM. He was special guest DJ at the Technostate Inc. Showcase, resident DJ at AMW.FM ‘s Techno Future Radio show and played at N8Dieren Haarlem 105 FM and Technophobia WILD FM.
With GVE he released the techy floorbanger “Hear me” on Koda Recordings.


MAARTON is a sonic soul who’s DNA is rooted in house music back in the late 80’s. That’s where he started off, producing with a sampling keyboard, distortion unit and tape recorder, back in hometown Haarlem. From 2012 he dedicated himself to the decks as well as programming midi controllers to create a striking energy flow in his performance, evolving into his expressive signature techno sound and performing method GRIPZ.