Mark Knight (DJ)
British DJ and producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mark Knight (born 20 June 1973[1]) is a British disc jockey and house music producer. He is the founder of Toolroom Records, one of the biggest house, tech house and dance labels of the United Kingdom.
Mark Knight | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 June 1973 Maidstone, Kent, England |
| Genres | Tech house, house |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, DJ |
| Instrument | Keyboards |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Website | djmarkknight |
Career
Knight founded record label Toolroom Records in 2003, which hosts artists including David Guetta, Deadmau5, and Jaguar Skills.[2] He has released several singles on his own label, and was nominated at the 52nd annual Grammy awards for his work on the Black Eyed Peas album The E.N.D.[3][4] Along with Funkagenda, Knight won the Track of the Season award for his release "Man with the Red Face" at the 2008 DJ Awards.[5]
In 2015, Knight released dancefloor anthem "Second Story" which BBC Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong deemed his "essential new tune" for June, following on from being inducted into Tong's Hall of Fame that same year.[6][7] Knight's debut album A Year in the Life, released in 2016, was a retrospective mix of his releases from the previous year. His second album, Untold Business, was released in 2021.[8] In 2022, Knight collaborated with Lukas Setto to produce the single "Get with You Tonight", which was released to positive reviews.[9][10]
References
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.