mixing up elegant, post-digital House, Techno and Dub Techno like a mo*******er...
Since moving to Barcelona 16 years ago, Mark J (aka Supagroove) has worked with many of Spain's coolest electronic music brands such as Blanco y Negro Records (A&R projects with Vendetta Records), Loca FM (Broadcaster) & Pacha Group, DJing regularly at the first ever Pacha in the world in Sitges for 5 years.
As a ‘muso’ hack, Mark is currently the nightlife editor of Barcelona Connect Magazine and writes high profile features for leading publications like Decoded Magazine, the Sun newspaper, or whoever else pays real money. Recent victims from memory include Jean-Michel Jarre, Dubfire, Laurent Garnier, Funk D'Void, Vitalic and emerging talent like Charlotte de Witte, Coyu or Mark Reeve among many, many others.
From 2003 until 2009, he also put in a few hours representing or managing artists like vocalist Kaysee (projects with Subliminal Records, Hed Kandi & Pacha Recordings), Lenny Fontana (Studio 54 & Defected Records) & Andrew Galea from The Freestylers. From this, he gained extensive music industry experience, especially in broadcast journalism, digital rights management and music publishing.
You can catch him DJing in Barcelona at his regular haunts like La Macarena, Garage 442 or Busfood.
Mark J Full Fat:
Formerly a spin doctor/lobbyist, he is now a journalist, radio presenter & sync-button soldier of ill repute. As a DJ, Mark plays a selection of elegant, post-digital House, Techno and Dub Techno, as well as some personal edits of a few classics from back in the day.
Mark has headlined, or opened events, in quite a few different countries too, featuring alongside some of the world's finest electronic music artists; including Agoria, Alan Fitzpatrick, Anthony Rotter, Ben Sims, Billy Nasty, Funk D'Void, Silicone Soul, Stanton Warriors or Vince Watson. He was the label manager at Sintetics Digital, a label consistently delivering top-quality underground techno under head-honcho Javi Lago and supported by DJs like Laurent Garnier, Luciano, Marco Carola and Paco Osuna.
Before that, in 2007, he began a record label with Slovenian DJ and producer Girandon, Radioactivity Productions, which featured productions by himself, Girandon, Tony Thomas, Mindskap, Dani Sbert & Rob Small... tracks were supported by Stonebridge, Lucien Foort or Roger Sanchez’s Release Yourself Radio Show (Hot Download of the week' 3 weeks in a row), as well as other leading House & Techno DJs at this time. He also released co-productions on Tony Thomas' imprint Progress Records and remixed Techno legend Devilfish on Barcelona's Ahoren Music with Teysel.
Back at home in Barcelona, he has shared the decks with Javi Lago (Sintetics), Cipy (Haiku 575), John Jacobsen (Pacha Sitges), Mikel Molina (Sushi Productions), Tony Verdi (Fibra Optica) or Triumph (Espai Music). Also with Parks n' Wilson, DIY or Justin Robertson during the early '90s in the UK.
His sessions have won admiration, support and acclaim from Loca FM (Spain), Global House Radio (Spain), Robert Babicz (Germany), Solarstone (Solaris International UK), Jondi & Spesh (USA), Shiba San (Dirty Bird) and Afterlife (Cafe del Mar).
www.mixcloud.com/supagroove
SUPAGROOVE & COMUNIQUEM RADIO SHOWS:
- DANCECHANNEL FM (HAMBURG)
- LOCA FM (CANARIAS)
- IDEAL CLUBWORD RADIO (BRIGHTON)
* For his own shows, guests have included Anton Pieete, Anthony Pappa, Alex Costa, Agent Orange, Alex Nemec, Borja Gomilla, Chloe Harris, Darin Epsilon, Dhanimal, Eddy M, Greencross, Javi Lago, Neiland, Quivver, Rowan Blades (Breeder), Sasha, Sonny Wharton and Steve Mac...
GUEST RADIO MIXES ON:
- SOLARIS INTERNATIONAL (WITH SOLARSTONE)
- 1FM (LOS ANGELES)
- DANCE PARADISE FM (BRAZIL)
- DANCERADIO (CANADA)
- RTE PULSE FM (EIRE)
- KLOW, IBIZA LIVE RADIO (WITH INAKI DEL POZO)
- A DARKER WAVE (WITH JACKI-E & P-MAC)
- RADIO NOSSA, BARCELONA
FORMER RESIDENCIES:
- BECOOL, BARCELONA (SINTETICS IN-HOUSE TEAM)
- MORGEN GOLD AFTERS, BARCELONA
- FRAME AFTERS, BARCELONA
- INSTINTO, BARCELONA (WITH MIKEL MOLINA, SUSHI PRODUCTIONS)
- PACHA SITGES (APPLE FUNK NIGHTS)
- SWEET PACHA, SITGES (WHERE LUV LIVES)
- MEDITERRANEO, SITGES
- EL CONSTANTINO (WITH JORDI CONSTANTINO & MIMO)
- BABYLON, NORTH WALES & NOTTINGHAM (EARLY ’90s)
RECENT EVENTS:
- QWERK, MANCHESTER
- JUNGLA, SPLIT
- TOVARNA ROG, LJUBLJANA
- RADIOACTIVITY OPEN AIR, GOSTINCA (SLOVENIA)
- SOUND, LONDON
- THE PRIORY, ABERDEEN
- ES PARADIS, IBIZA
- BUZBY'S, TENERIFE
- HEAVEN, GRAN CANARIA
- PACHA, SITGES
- LA MACARENA, BARCELONA
- THIS SIDE UP, BARCELONA
- CAFE DEL MAR (BOAT CLUB), BARCELONA
- CAFE DEL MAR (LOUNGE), BARCELONA
- MOHO FESTIVAL,MONTMELO GRAND PRIX TRACK, BARCELONA
- MOONDANCE FESTIVAL, TROGIR (CROATIA)
- BACVICE BEACH FESTIVAL, SPLIT
- FREEDONIA, BARCELONA
- GARAGE 442, BARCELONA
- ISLADENCANTA, BARCELONA
- TOC HOSTEL, BARCELONA
- GENERATOR HOSTEL, BARCELONA
- BLVD, BARCELONA
- SLOW, BARCELONA
JOURNALISM:
www.decodedmagazine.com/author/mark-j
www.barcelonaconnect.com/author/mark-j
www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/clubz/1196812/jean-michel-jarre-it-was-a-strange-feeling-to-realise-that-my-music-was-travelling-faster-than-myself
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY:
- Mikel Molina & Mikel Aquilera feat Mark J - Flauta Magica [SUSHI PRODUCTIONS]
- Girandon vs Mark J - We are One [PROGRESS RECORDS]
https://www.beatport.com/track/we-are-one-original-mix/852909
- Mark J, Girandon, Kaysee - Your Wish [RADIOACTIVITY PRODUCTIONS]
https://www.beatport.com/label/radioactivity-productions/14382
- Devilfish vs Egotron - Two kinds of People (Teysel & Mark J remix) [AHOREN MUSIC]
https://www.beatport.com/label/ahoren-music/13518
