Martin Solveig (real name Martin Picandet) was born in 1976 in Paris, France. At 13, Martin got his first turntables and that influenced him to take up a career in electronic music rather than the classical music he was listening to. He started his first residency at Paris leading club Le Palace with the support of Claude Monnet. Martin then moved to another famous Paris nightclub - Les Bains Douches - where he worked with famous DJs such as Todd Terry, Roger Sanchez and Bob Sinclar. His popularity further increased with the Pure parties at the Queen Club either as a DJ or as an art director.
In 2001, Martin participated to Bob Sinclar's project "Africanism". In 2002, he released his first album Sur La Terre on Universal. A remix of Salif Keita's "Madan" followed in June 2003. Since then, he continued his way with Hedonist in June 2005, and the song "Everybody" was a success. On his albums, there are singers like Lee Fields, Michael Robinson or Stephy Haïk. A compilation, So Far, was released in December 2006.
