Artist description Mark is one of one of the global beat-scene's freshest progressive jazz-dance musician/producers. He's played to sell-out crowds in Japan, the USA, UK and Australia as well as NZ and collaborated with DJ/producers around the world.

Music Style heavy beats nu jazz-soul

Musical Influences I.G. Culture, Phil Asher, 4Hero, Tribe Called Quest, Miles, Jay Dee, Herbie Hancock and everything in between..

Similar Artists [now] classic Talkin Loud, West London underground, JCR, etc [and then] straight-ahead original jazz

Artist History Mark's latest album 'Six Degrees', a futurejazz hybrid, features his innovative jazz-dance music crossover exploits. His earlier albums 'First Thoughts' and 'Vision' feature his acoustic jazz styles

Group Members collaborations with: DJ Manuel Bundy, Nathan Haines, Phil Asher, I.G. Culture, A-Sides/Sci-Clone, Lemon-D, Dave Angel, Matrix, Joe Clausell, Francois K, Stan Strickland, Hibiki, JMJ Project, Kog Transmissions, Harvey Wainaple and others.

Instruments piano, rhodes, keyboards, programming

Albums Relax...Unwind (Good Good vol.2 on 2000Black); Verve Remixed (Shirley Horn remix); Six Degrees (urban jazz); First Thoughts (acoustic); Vision (acoustic)

Press Reviews "Call it nu-jazz, call it nu-house, call it future-jazz - in fact, call it what you want. I'm sticking with the words 'awesome' and 'genius'..." - Wax Magazine, UK .... "The mellow end of the dance market and the progressive end of the jazz scene, it's pure pleasure from top to tail..." - The Fix ..... "an outstanding album, a brilliant example of what can happen when a topflight musician dares to think outside his genre and share ideas with players from other tribes." - Lava Magazine ..... "With tracks off this album being pushed by Jazzanova and Gilles Peterson, you get an idea of the quality involved..." - untitledmusic.co.uk

Location Auckland, Auckland - New Zealand

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