The Dutch master blaster
If you were to define the term “dance music purist,” you’d take into consideration a number of factors: knowledge, passion and substance. Combine these together and you get Marco V. Like many of the world’s superstar deejays, Marco was born and bred in Holland. He is a modest and down to earth family man with an undying lust for music. Entrenched in the scene from an early age, it was clear right from the start which path Marco would take.
The rest is dance music history — a history that Marco has not only shaped but continues to redefine with every thought-out move. Few DJs have done more than Marco V to draw new talent into the dance music vortex. Whilst inspiring new producers, he has also been described as the “deejay’s deejay,” with many of his colleagues following what he does both in the studio and behind the decks — this is testament to his impeccable taste and unrivaled talent.
To stay ahead to the game you have to adapt as trends change, and Marco is the master at this. On the decks he holds complete control over the crowd with a style that is impossible to put into words, incorporating anything from fierce electro to driving techno and beyond. Travel the globe and you’ll be hard-pressed to find a major club that hasn’t felt his force.
His studio has belted out more anthems than a national football team. From classics like Indicator, Simulated and Godd through to present-day floorfillers such as Second Bite, More Than a Life Away and Red Blue Purple and his reverential and massively successful updates of classics such as Café Del Mar and Loops & Tings Relooped leaving his discography the envy of most.
His passion and perfectionism shine through in everything he does. His “Combi:Nations” mix series has been a huge critical and commercial success, giving listeners at home the entire spectrum of Marco’s sound, from intimate backroom floors to the Dutch techmachine in full effect on the dance floor. His artist album “200V” was a similar smash spawning yet more dance floor destroyers and catapulting him onto the Radio 1 playlist. The year 2008 sees the third artist album and several brand new singles from Marco and it goes without saying — all combined, they’ll form another accolade for the V mantel!
Genius, pioneer, legend — throw all these glowing tributes his way and Marco will just shrug them off with an unassuming smile. These are words used regularly when his name is mentioned but this doesn’t lead to arrogance. Some people are born with music running through their veins and Marco V is one of them — a musical chameleon whose musical fire burns on and on. Year in year out, it feels like the story of Marco V has only just begun!
Watch out for his new album release under Activ8 records out soon in all major record stores. Together with the latest releases for Above&Beyond, “Volume 6,” which contains two CDs plus a DVD.
Make sure to support original; let’s put our hands together and fight the piracy market.
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