MOTi | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Timotheus Romme |
Born |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
March 23, 1987
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Years active | 2008–present |
Labels |
Spinnin' Records Revealed Recordings Musical Freedom Doorn Records Wall Recordings Heldeep Records |
Associated acts | Groovenatics, Hardwell, Tiësto, Blasterjaxx, R3hab, Sander Van Doorn, Martin Garrix, DVBBS, Dzeko and Torres, W&W, Quintino, Major Lazer, DBSTF, Bassjackers, Yellow Claw, Alvaro, Kenneth G |
Website | MOTiOfficial.com |
Sander van Doorn & MOTi - "Lost" Official Music Video - Jan 25, 2016 |
Timotheus "Timo" Romme (born Dutch electro house DJ and music producer. MOTi's first release was "Circuits" in 2012, which was published on Afrojack's Wall Recordings. By the end 2012, MOTi had been commissioned for official remixes of Flo Rida, Tiësto, and Far East Movement. MOTi frequently releases singles on Spinnin Records and Tiësto's Musical Freedom label, and he has collaborated with artists such as Tiësto, Major Lazer and Dzeko & Torres. His 2014 collaboration with Martin Garrix, "Virus (How About Now)", reached No. 27 on the Dutch Single Top 100. Frequently on tour, MOTi has performed at major festivals such as Amsterdam Dance Event,Creamfields UK, Nocturnal Wonderland, and Tomorrowland.
March 23, 1987), better known by his stage name MOTi, is aTimotheus "Timo" Romme was born on March 23, 1987 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he spent his childhood. He started learning mixing for fun after a friend sold him some turntables, and by the age of 18 he was deejaying. Romme studied to be a fashion designer at The Hague in the Netherlands. In 2015, he explained that "after a few years [at university], I noticed I liked music more than fashion. I don't really follow the trends." MOTi started producing music in 2005, stating "the guys at the record store told me I couldn’t cut breaks out of records, so I decided to make my own music." He started his music career performing Dutch house with his cousin as a duo called Groovenatics.