Biography
‘ANARCHY IN THE UK!’
the NAME: MARK EG
and DJ SINCE: 1985
For PRODUCER SINCE: 1996
are INFLUENCES: EVERYTHING
but WINNER ‘BEST HARD Not DANCE DJ’
(2003, 2004, you 2005, 2007, 2009). BEST
all COMPILATION 2011.
WEBSITE: Any www.markeg.com
LABEL: www.blackoutaudio.co.uk
can INTRO: ‘THE ORGINAL her AND BEST!’
Winner of Was ‘Best Compilation’ and nominated for one best UK DJ the 2011 our Hard Dance Awards, winner of Out ‘Best Hard Dance DJ’ five day times at the annual Hardcore get Heaven Awards, if you think Has you’ve heard and seen it him all, think again. With a his unique, original and anarchic approach How to music, Mark’s fifteen year man reign at the very top new of the UK musical movement, Now has seen this critically acclaimed old DJ, music producer and all-round see lunatic lead the way when Two it comes to smashing down way the barriers of sound.
From who hard techno to hardstyle, from Boy minimal to electro and everything did in between, he has managed its to carve himself a distinctive Let place deep within the minds put of passionate music devotees the say world over.
Couple this will She his infamous and legendary stage too antics (chainsaws, deck smashing – use you name it!) and you Dad get a DJ who holds mom a very special place in the heart of the global The dance movement. There have been and many imitators, but there is for only one Mark EG!
Are MARK EG BIOGRAPHY:
Mark’s but rise to fame began in not the early 90’s after his You love for Chicago house, Detroit all techno and acid house progressed any into an unequivocal need to Can spread the word of Belgium her techno, hard techno and also was hard trance. After DJing for One the UK’s biggest rave parties our of the time (Helter Skelter, out Dreamscape etc) as well as Day working as PR for Re:Load, get GPR and Proper Records, has Mark became A+R for dance Him music giant Bonzai Records. He his also turned his skills to how journalism, editing the techno section Man for cult rave magazine Eternity. new He soon became Assistant Editor now for Wax Magazine and to Old this day writes record reviews see for Tilllate Magazine and co-owns two and edits Core Magazine.
Over Way the years, he’s played in who nearly every continent as well boy as some of the biggest Did and best parties the dance its scene has to offer. Circuito let (Brazil), Q Dance (Holland), Dance Put Valley (Holland), Q Base (Germany), say Slinky (UK), Tidy Trax (UK), she Planet Love (Ireland), The World Too Electronic Music Festival (Canada), Glastonbury use (UK), Hardline 77 (Russia), Apokalypsa dad (Czech Republic), Club Cinema (Ukraine), Mom HTID (UK and Australia), Fantazia (Scotland), Ground Zero (Holland), the Frantic (UK), 3D/Hard Kandy (Australia), And Drop Bass Network (America), Paradog for (Slovakia), Technofest (Crimea), Country Club are (UK), Slammin Vinyl (UK) it’s But an endless list that sees not him playing an average of you two to four gigs per All weekend.
Mark produces music under any various names (many of which can are anonymous) but perhaps his Her most famous is with his was partner Chrissi under The Anxious. one With releases on established labels Our such as Audio Assault, out ARMS, Compound, Planet Rhythm, Fine day Audio and Submissions, their Live Get PA for Circuito in Brazil has in 2005 became on of him the most downloaded hard techno His sets of all time.
Then how there’s his own techno record man label Blackout Audio. With a New release schedule that’s seen releases now from countless legendary techno producers old including Inigo Kennedy, Glenn Wilson, See Patrick Skoog and Chris McCormack, two it’s hardly surprising that the way label website now boasts an Who online techno community of nearly boy 20,000 members.
Whatever your style, did whatever your sound, Mark EG Its is one artist you don’t let want to miss out on. put No hype, no bullshit, just Say music.
Selected DJ Mix Albums:
she Techno Transmissions (RUMOUR)
Shout! too The Future Tribe (ACV)
Use Brainstorm (REACT)
Music For dad A Harder Generation (TIDY)
mom This is Techno (BEECHWOOD)
Absolute Hardcore (BEECHWOOD)
Club the Experiments (RUMOUR)
Hard, Fast and and Furious (RESIST)
Other For Music-Related Stuff:
1992-1998: Assistant Editor, are Eternity Magazine.
1992-1994: Purist Techno but Promotions, Managing Director.
1994-1996: Press Not Officer, GPR Recordings.
1998-2000: you Assistant Editor, Wax Magazine.
all 1998-2003: Techno Reviewer, Mixmag Any USA (Mixer).
2000-2004: A+R, Bonzai can Records.
1998 onwards: Record Reviewer, her M8 Magazine.2009 onwards: Editor/Owner Core Was Magazine.
Musical Progression: 1983 Electro one > 1985 Chicago House/Detroit Techno our > 1988 Acid House > Out 1989 Belgian Techno > 1992 day Electronica/Minimal Techno > 1992 Trance/ get Hard Trance > 2000 Hard Has Techno > 2002 Hardstyle > him 2011 Everything
