Mark B

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Mark B
Birth nameMark Barnes
Born1970
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
Died1 January 2016(2016-01-01) (aged 45–46)
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)DJ, producer, rapper
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1995–2016
Labels
  • Underworld Connection
  • Disc-Located Beats & Sounds - Volume 1
  • New Mic Order
  • Mark B Presents Delta (6) – The Lostralian

Mark Barnes (1970 – 1 January 2016),[1] known professionally as Mark B, was a British hip hop record producer.

He was most active in the 1990s and early 2000s, associating with Blade and Task Force on many of his records. He was a DJ for Jazz Fudge Recordings for much of his career.

Mark B first signed with Jazz Fudge in 1995. He produced some tracks for DJ Vadim's U.S.S.R. Repertoire. His first individual album was Underworld Connection, released in 1997.[2] He died in January 2016.[1]

Discography[edit]

  • Any More Questions? (1995)
  • Underworld Connection (1997)
  • Disco-Loated Beats & Sounds, Vol. 1 (1997)
  • New Skool Dean (1998)
  • Hitmen for Hire (Mark B & Blade) (1998)
  • Nobody Relates (Mark B & Blade) (1998)
  • Split Personalities/From the World Lab (Mark B & Blade) (2000)
  • The Unknown (Mark B & Blade) (2000)
  • The Unknown: The New Version (Mark B & Blade) (2001)[3]
  • 0161 relief [mark b remix] (2001)
  • Big Tings [Mark B remix] (2001)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "UK hip-hop producer Mark B has died". FACT. 1 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Artist Biography by John Bush". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Discography". AllMusic.