Never far from the madding crowd – apart from when he’s cooking up monster basslines and electrochemical beats in the studio hes also founder of the thriving London-based label and DJ agency Oven Ready. Born in Switzerland, half English, half Senegalese, he found his feet in France and Italy, and then travelled the globe before moving to the UK. Behind the decks is where Martin Dhamen feels at home, but there is another place behind closed doors. The studio is where the other magic happens. Locked up Martin Dhamen turns synths, basses, drums and wicked effects in a mixture of styles and emotions.