DJ Maestro, (Martijn Barkhuis), is a Dutch DJ, composer and arranger. Barkhuis has a classic background. Barkhuis played the violin from the age of seven to twenty-seven, including with the Netherlands Student Orchestra. DJ Maestro studied politics and art management with a specialization in musicology. He gained fame when he was invited by the jazz label Blue Note Records to become the world's first DJ to make compilations of mixes from the label's archives. He received five platinum records for these Blue Note Trip compilations. After working for Blue Note, he signed with the Verve jazz label. Today, he is signed to the New York-based jazz label Bethlehem Records. Get this album now!