Born: September 22, 1976 -Paris, France Genres: House,Pop,Funk Occupations: Producer, DJ Instruments: Turntable, Vocals Years active: 1994–present Labels: Mixture Stereophonic, Ministry of Sound Australia Website: www.martinsolveig.com *Martin Picandet, better known under his stage name Martin Solveig (born September 22, 1976) is a French electronic music DJ and producer from Paris. He also hosts a weekly radio show called "C`est La Vie" on stations worldwide including FG DJ Radio in his homeland. His label is called Mixture Stereophonic. *Born Martin Picandet on September 22, 1976 in Paris, France, Martin was raised on classical music by his parents. He was drawn to electronic sounds at the age of thirteen, having been given a set of turntables. His first residency was at the Le Palace club aged 18 where Claude Monnet mentored him. Martin then switched to Les Bains Douches and played alongside the likes of Todd Terry, Roger Sanchez and Bob Sinclar. He chose his pseudonym as an homage to the French actress Solveig Dommartin. Solveig started to edit old tracks and loop percussions to add something different to his DJ sets, then at 21 he took advantage of an internship while studying at business school to start up his own label, Mixture Stereophonic. He released Heart of Africa which he took inspiration from the `twangy` voice of his English teacher. The record went on to sell 10,000 copies and acted as a catalyst for Martin`s career, attracting the attention of his peers and resulting in Bob Sinclar asking Martin to join the Africanism project. As part of the project, the collective released Edony which thrust Martin into an elite group of producers from France that had broken into the global market. Following graduation, Solveig went on to tour multiple countries around Europe.