Martsman, real name Martin Heinze (currently based in Berlin and Karlsruhe, Germany) got into Drum&Bass around the end of the 90s. Artists like
Alpha Omega,
4 Hero,
Sonar Circle and
Squarepusher had a formative influence on him during the first years and after witnessing a
Paradox live set in 2001, his ever growing interest in Drum&Bass evolved to the point where he began to produce his own music. With his affection for prominent basslines and stumbling breaks in combination with glitchy edits and bleepy minimalism, Martsman has developed a unique musical style which extends the current perception of Drum&Bass.
Debuting on New York based
Offshore Recordings in 2005, he released on smaller as well as established labels like
Alphacut Records or
Counter Intelligence in the following years. In 2008, tracks on
Warm Communications and
Hospital Records' sub label
Med School attract the attention of a steadily growing audience also from outside the Drum&Bass scene.
Besides being Producer and DJ, Martsman is also an active member of Hamburg based Label
Plain Productions where he is responsible for A&R.
Plain Productions was founded in 2001 by Hamburg based DJ, Producer and Promoter
Iaka (2). In 2005, after a two year break, it was relaunched as a netlabel for Drum&Bass, Electronica and Experimental music featuring German as well as international artists.