Maarcos
Birth nameMark Kwong
OriginMelbourne, Australia
GenresProgressive house
Occupation(s)DJ, remixer, record producer
Instrument(s)Music sequencer, synthesizers
Years active2004–present
LabelsPhazing (2011–present)
Fuze Records (2014-present)
Websitemaarcos.com
fuzerecords.tv

Mark Kwong, better known under his stage name Maarcos, is an Australian DJ, remixer, record producer and record label owner. He was formerly a founding member of the group Those Usual Suspects.

Biography

Early life

Maarcos was born in Malaysia and moved to Australia when he was a child. He studied at Melbourne private school Scotch College before attending Swinburne University of Technology.[1] He played his first club show at 19[2] and currently resides in New York.[3]

Career

In 2004, Maarcos released his first work, a remix for Inaya Day’s track Nasty Girl. The track went on to become #1 in the ARIA Club Charts and #18 in the overall ARIA Charts.[4]

He then formed the group Those Usual Suspects with fellow band-members Wei-Shen Mak and Atridge D’Costa. Their first single ‘Dakka’ was released on Bob Sinclars Yellow Productions and the group became a member of the Africanism All Stars. Their following single ‘Shadows’ peaked at #17 on the Billboard Dance Airplay charts.[5]

As part of Those Usual Suspects, Maarcos also released ‘Walking Alone’, a collaboration with fellow Australian Dirty South on Phazing Records. This track was made ‘Essential New Tune’ by the Swedish House Mafia on their BBC Radio 1 takeover.[6]

As of June 2013, Maarcos had left the group Those Usual Suspects[7] to produce and perform solo. His first single was ‘Blaze’, again on Phazing Records.[8]

On Friday, 11 July 2014 Maarcos announced his new record label Fuze Records. This is a joint venture between Maarcos and Sony Music Australia EDM Director Jon Hanlon.[9] The first single was called ‘Pyro’ and the label will have Maarcos’ releases as well as other artists.

Discography

as Maarcos

[10]

Original releases

Remixes

as Those Usual Suspects

Original releases

Remixes

References

  1. ↑ "Mark Kwong : Music Boss at Fuze Records". Linkedin.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Interview: Ten For The Road With Maarcos". EDM America TV. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "elektro exclusive interview with Mark of Those Usual Suspects + "Blaze" Trailer - Elektro". Elektro Daily. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "INAYA DAY - NASTY GIRL (SONG)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Those Usual Suspects". Billboard.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "BBC Radio 1 - Pete Tong, Swedish House Mafia sit in for Pete". BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "** ANNOUNCEMENT - THREE BECOME TWO **... - Those Usual Suspects - Facebook". Facebook.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Maarcos – Blaze (Dirty South Edit)". DJ Mag Canada. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "DJ/producer Maarcos and Sony EDM Director launch Fuze Records". Music Week. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Maarcos : Credits". Discogs.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
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