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Wasamix: Hello Mark, this new year is starting well for you; other than DJing at San Diego’s Extravaganza New Year’s Eve party, there are more gigs coming up this month in the US and then in Europe. So, can we wish you a “Happy New spinning Year?”
Mark: Yes, thanks. Very pleasant 2010 start. Busy start this year, outdoors in Montreal, Miami, Ecco Lounge in Hollywood, Mighty in SF, Detroit, Denver, Vail and Reno just to name a few. Off to Australia in a week
Wasamix: Could you talk to us about NYE in San Diego? How do you feel about those big, mass events? Do you prefer them to more intimate clubs, such as the Moxa in Mantova, where Italians are expecting you in March?
Mark: Don’t mind big shows for holidays. Sometimes you can get a different genre crowd into house stuff. But there were some house heads there on NYE! Never played Moxa before, very excited to go! I’ve heard good things. I do enjoy small venues though. It’s nice being right in the thick of it.
Wasamix: You’ve said “I look at my job as a modern day traveling minstrel, to bring new music to as many places as I can, and expose obscure records that, otherwise, might go hidden.” Are you promoting releases by net labels too?
Mark: Do you mean Internet only labels? A lot of the stuff that I play is from digital only labels, a variety of labels. If I like something, I try and help.
Wasamix: “Dream Machine” came out in 2004 and is still your top song in terms of popularity, as evidenced on your MySpace page. Beyond that track’s significance to your music career, has it also changed your feeling towards music, the way you enjoy it and share your passion for it?
Mark: It just showed me first hand how a certain combination of elements can come together into a song, and find it’s way into so many different people’s lives.
Wasamix: After this current period of Djing, can we expect any new productions of your own in 2010?
Mark: My own label Great Lakes Audio is up and running next week. Very excited about that! The first release is 6 of my tracks called Geograffiti EP. After that, a remix EP of “That’s How” with mixes by Chuck Love, JT Donaldson, Ken ECB and Sonny Fodera. Then other people’s tracks to follow.
February 09 2010 4:07 PM (remote online interview)
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