At the age of 16, Marteria was a member of the hip hop group 'Underdog Cru', signed to the label Posin music. At 18, Marteria then signed his first solo contract with Punchline/SPV, and released his debut album. In 2002 he went as part of the Underdog Cru on a European tour with other British and German groups. A year before, in 2001, he performed as part of the Underdog Cru in the largest hip hop and reggae festival in Europe,
Splash!. Marteria's debut album,
Halloziehnation, was praised by the press, and the scene magazine
Juice awarded 4 1/2 of 6 stars. He then released his second album
Base Ventura. These two albums he released on the
indie label Magnum12, where he laid the foundations for his current career. In late 2007, he signed a contract with the music publisher Nesola. In December 2007, under his other pseudonym Marsimoto, he accompanied
Jan Delay as tour support. In early 2008, he signed a label deal with
Four Music (owned by
Sony Music Entertainment). He also founded an own label called Green Berlin.
Marsimoto In addition to his stage name Marteria, he is also known under the pseudonym Marsimoto. Marsimoto originated as a tribute to
Quasimoto – the alter ego of rapper
Madlib – with an altered high pitched voice. The sound differs considerably from the Marteria sound, as he uses more
experimental hip hop,
electronic,
reggae music and
dubstep elements as Marsimoto. This
alter ego resulted from a jam session and was later used by Marten Laciny at performances. Due to the positive response, he decided to release albums as Marsimoto. As Marsimoto, he published his solo albums
Halloziehnation,
Zu zweit allein,
Grüner Samt,
Ring der Nebelungen and
Verde. A common leitmotif of all Marsimoto albums is the exaggerative consumption of
Cannabis. == Personal life ==