Mark Dynamix

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Mark Dynamix
Birth nameMark Kenneth Vick
Also known as
  • Mark Dynamique
  • MDX
  • LL Ebay

Lost in Nova Scotia Electronique Jack The House

BornLondon, United Kingdom
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresDance
Occupation(s)DJ
Years active1990–present
Labels

Mark Dynamix (born Mark Kenneth Vick on 19 May 1975) is an Australian DJ, producer, mixer and record label owner/manager, currently running the Australian operations of Ministry of Sound Recordings for Sony Music Australia. He began working as a DJ in 1990, aged 14.[1] He has published 30 mix CDs and five original music releases as of 2021.[2][3]

Dynamix has sold more CDs than any other Australian DJ with more than 35 releases by August 2017.[1] His 2006 release Ministry of Sound: The 2006 Annual mix CD was Australia's highest-selling compilation.[4] He was the first Australian to DJ at the MTV Australian Video Music Awards.[5]

His Ministry of Sound release Sessions Two reached fourth on the overall album charts but first on both compilation and dance music album charts. inthemix.com.au members voted Dynamix the number two DJ in Australia for two consecutive years, and voted him as number one in 2002. He has toured extensively with John Course to promote Ministry of Sound compilations CDs.[6]

In 2006, he released his first original single, "IDentify Me", featuring Jaytech, which was part of his Mixtape CD he put together for Ministry of Sound. On this CD, "IDentify Me" was mixed together with another track (Johannes Heil's "All For One") and was also included as an extra CD single packaged with Mixtape, which had the original "IDentify Me" plus four remixes. His second single, "Destructor" (also featuring Jaytech), was also featured on the Mixtape CD. Other singles include 2010's "I Gotcha" (featuring Nick Galea), 2016's "Identify Me 2017", and 2018's "Salt 2.0", featuring Namito and JimiJ.[7] He has also released a dozen official remixes between 2004 and 2020.[8]

During 2007, Dynamix lived and worked in Berlin before returning to Australia.[3] From 2008, he used the name MDX, as he was "starting a clean slate with new ideas and musical output."[3] He established a record label, Long Distance Recordings, as artists had more opportunities within reach and budget to get their music into new territories. The label seeks to promote artists from the label, gaining them international DJ gigs and worldwide recognition whilst "hopefully pleasantly surprising a few listeners".[3] In May 2019, he relocated from Sydney to Melbourne. In February 2021, due to the continuing COVID-19 lockdowns in Melbourne, he relocated from Melbourne to Brisbane.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "ARIA DJ of the Week: Mark Vick | ARIA Charts". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 21 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  2. ^ Symes, Isis (17 July 2008). "Cool music in any weather". Townsville Bulletin. News Corp Australia. p. 416.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d The Phonatics (4 August 2008). "Mark Dynamix: Reaching out across long distances". inthemix. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Electro pioneer set to detonate new dynamite". The Mercury. News Corp Australia. 21 August 2008. p. 40.
  5. ^ "A dynamic mix for dance lovers". Townsville Bulletin. News Corp Australia. 27 March 2008. p. 406.
  6. ^ "Top DJs finally make it to Alice". Centralian Advocate. 17 June 2005. p. 41.
  7. ^ "Mark Dynamix". Discogs. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Mark Dynamix". Discogs. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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