MK (DJ)
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Marc Kinchen | |
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Birth name | Marc Christopher Kinchen |
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Born | Detroit, Michigan, United States | August 3, 1972
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Years active | 1989–present |
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Website | marc-kinchen |
Marc Kinchen (born August 3, 1972),[1] known by his initials MK, is an American DJ, record producer and remixer. He hit number-one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1993 and 1994 with the songs "Always" and "Love Changes".[2] Lead vocals on both of those tracks were performed by Alana Simon (songs were credited to MK featuring Alana). The combo also recorded the underground house music classic anthem "Burning". "Always" peaked at number 69 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1995.[3] MK also hit the dance chart with "4 You", using the pseudonym 4th Measure Men.
In November 2013, his remix of Storm Queen's song "Look Right Through" was released on Defected Records and Warner Music and reached number-one on the UK Singles Chart.
Aside from his own career as a recording artist, he is also known for the remixes he produced for other artists, such as Celine Dion's single "Misled", which became the first number-one Billboard Dance/Club Play chart hit of Dion's career. His remixes of Betty Boo's single "Thing Goin' On" brought the song to number five on the same chart. His remixes of "The Message" by Sofia Shinas reached number 20 on the Dance/Club Play chart. He also produced the remixes of Jody Watley's single "Your Love Keeps Working On Me", which reached number two on that chart. Latest remixes and productions include Lana Del Rey, Dev, Enrique Iglesias, Sky Ferreira, Ellie Goulding, Jamie Jones, Lee Foss, and Tricky.
Kinchen is responsible for the iconic remix of the Nightcrawlers' record "Push the Feeling On", which was used almost twenty years later as the basis of Pitbull's global hit record "Hotel Room Service". The remix was successful internationally, becoming a number three UK hit.[4] He also assisted Nightcrawlers front-man John Reid with a number of his further releases, but they did not have the same impact on the charts. In April 2021, Kinchen scored his first number one on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart as a featured artist on Anabel Englund's "Underwater," which he also co-produced.
Musical career[]
Production[]
In 2001, Kinchen moved to Los Angeles and started working with Denise Martell, who brought Kinchen in to begin working with David Foster.
In 2002, Kinchen became an in-house producer for actor and singer Will Smith. Kinchen then worked on Shark's Tale, did production on one of Will Smith's albums, and did the music of the TV show All of Us, which was produced by Smith. Marc Kinchen is also producing for Willow and Jaden Smith with his production partner and other half of Stoopid Robots, Omarr Rambert.
Kinchen worked on projects with Diane Warren and Pitbull. Kinchen worked with Pitbull as a producer and produced three songs on the latter's Armando album (2010), two songs on the Planet Pit album (2011), and co-produced the theme song for Men in Black 3, "Back in Time" by Pitbull.
Kinchen also produced music in collaboration with Blinded in March 2014. In the same year, British DJ Route 94 remixed Kinchen's track "Always", which went on to peak at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.
Discography[]
Albums[]
- Surrender (with Alana Simon) (1993)
- Defected Presents House Masters: MK (2011) (Compilation album)
- Defected Presents MK in the House (2013) (Compilation album)
- Defected Presents House Masters: MK (Second Edition) (2013) (Compilation album)
Singles[]
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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BEL [5] |
IRE [6] |
UK [7] |
UK Dance [8] |
US Dance Club [9] | |||||||||
1989 | "Somebody New" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
1991 | "Decay" (with Never on Sunday) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Burning" (featuring Alana) |
— | — | — | — | 7 | Surrender | |||||||
1992 | "Always" (featuring Alana) |
— | — | 69 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
1993 | "Love Changes" (featuring Alana) |
— | — | — | — | 1 | |||||||
"Surrender" (featuring Alana) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
1995 | "Burning '95" (featuring Alana) |
— | — | 44 | — | 7 | |||||||
1996 | "Lift Me Up" (featuring Clare Rivers) |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
2014 | "Always" (Route 94 Remix) | 23 | — | 12 | 3 | — | |||||||
2015 | "Bring Me to Life" (featuring Milly Pye) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||
2016 | "Piece of Me" (with Becky Hill) |
— | 53 | 37 | 13 | 5 |
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Get to Know | |||||
"My Love 4 U" (featuring A*M*E) |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||
2017 | "17" | — | 9 | 7 | 1 | — |
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2018 | "Back & Forth" (with Jonas Blue and Becky Hill) |
— | 11 [11] |
12 [12] |
2 | — |
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Get to Know | |||||
2019 | "Body 2 Body"[13] | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
"There for You" (with Gorgon City) |
— | — | 99 | — | 1 |
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"One Night"[14] (with Sonny Fodera featuring Raphaélla) |
— | 50 [15] |
51 | 10 | 40 |
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2020 | "2AM"[16] (featuring Carla Monroe) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Underwater" (with Anabel Englund) |
— | — | — | — | — | Messing with Magic | |||||||
2021 | "Lies" (featuring Raphaella)[17] |
— | — | 82 | 27 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
"Chemical"[18] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released. |
Songwriting and production credits[]
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | Written with | Produced with |
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"Push the Feeling On (The Dub of Doom)" | 1992 | Nightcrawlers | Non-album single | Producer | - | Phil Legg |
"Anywhere" | 1996 | Proof | Anywhere EP | - | - | |
"Lois Lane" | - | - | ||||
"Why?" | - | - | ||||
"Come and Get Some" (featuring E-40) |
1997 | SWV | Release Some Tension | Co-writer/Producer | Cheryl Gamble, Earl Stevens | - |
"Gettin' Funky" (featuring Snoop Dogg) |
Calvin Broadus | Kevin Evans | ||||
"Give Me What I Want" | 1998 | MC Lyte | Seven & Seven | Lana Moorer, Jamaal Barrow | - | |
"Another Way" | Tevin Campbell | Tevin Campbell | Co-writer | Tevin Campbell, Theodore Turpin, Terrell Carter | - | |
"Only One for Me" | 1999 | Co-writer/Producer | Tevin Campbell, Faith Evans, Mike Mason | - | ||
"7 Interlude" | 702 | 702 | Irish Grinstead | - | ||
"0 Interlude" | Misha Grinstead | - | ||||
"2 Interlude" | Kameelah Williams | - | ||||
"Will You Be OK" | Angela Slates, Trina Powell, Tamara Powell | - | ||||
"Monica" | 2000 | Before Dark | Daydreamin' | Cynthia Loving, Carlos McKinney, Jarret Washington | - | |
"Upgrade U" (featuring Jay-Z) |
2006 | Beyoncé | B'Day | Co-writer | Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Solange Knowles, Makeba Riddick, Sean Garrett, Angela Beyincé, Sean Carter, William Clarke, Clarence Reid | - |
"Mujeres" | 2010 | Pitbull | Armando | Producer | - | - |
"Guantanamera (She's Hot)" | - | DJ Buddha | ||||
"Amorosa" (featuring Papayo & MC Marcinho) |
- | DJ Laz | ||||
"Where Do We Go" (featuring Jamie Foxx) |
2011 | Planet Pit | Co-writer/Producer | Armando Perez, James Scheiffer, Daniel Morris, Leroy Sanchez, Eric Bishop | Jim Jonsin, Mr. Morris | |
"Back in Time" | 2012 | Global Warming | Armando Perez, Urales Vargas, Adrian Trejo, Mickey Baker, Sylvia Robinson, Ellas McDaniel | DJ Big Symphe, DJ Buddha | ||
"Get It Started" (featuring Shakira) |
Armando Perez, Durrell Babbs, Urales Vargas, Sidney Samson, Bigram Zayas, Shakira Ripoll, Kristina Stephens | Sidney Samson, DVLP, DJ Buddha | ||||
"Down" (featuring OmARR & T. Coles) |
Jaden Smith | The Cool Café: The Cool Tape Vol. I |
Producer | - | OmARR | |
"Jus' Not Ready" (featuring T. Coles) |
- | OmARR | ||||
"First Time" (featuring T. Coles) |
- | OmARR | ||||
"Detroit" | 2013 | Hot Natured | Different Sides of the Sun | Co-writer/Producer | Lee Foss, Jamie Jones, Alexander Williams | Hot Natured, Mark Ralph |
"My Loving" | 2014 | Mary J. Blige | The London Sessions | Co-producer | - | Darkchild |
"Nothing" (featuring 2Hype) |
2016 | Big Flock | The Great Depression | Producer | - | - |
Selected remixes[]
- Martin Ikin - "How I Feel" (MK Dub) (2021)[19]
- CamelPhat featuring Lowes - "Easier" (MK Remix) (2020)[20]
- Love Regenerator and Steve Lacy - "Live Without Your Love" (MK Remix) (2020)[21]
- Armand Van Helden and Kideko - "The Fire" (MK Remix) (2020)[22]
- Jackson Wang - "100 Ways" (MK Remix) (2020)[23]
- Alessia Cara - "I Choose" (MK Remix) (2020)[24]
- Hosh and 1979 featuring Jalja - Midnight (The Hanging Tree) (MK Remix) (2020)[25]
- Katy Perry - "Daisies" (MK Remix) (2020)[26]
- Ellie Goulding featuring Blackbear - "Worry About Me" (MK Remix) (2020)[27]
- Ed Sheeran and Travis Scott - "Antisocial" (MK Remix) (2020)[28]
- Alicia Keys - "Time Machine" (MK Remix) (2020)[29]
- Preditah featuring Rachel Chinouriri - "Animals" (MK Remix) (2019)[30]
- Anabel Englund - "So Hot" (MK and Nightlaplse Remix) (2019)[31]
- Mark Ronson featuring Camila Cabello - "Find U Again" (MK Remix) (2019)[32]
- Ally Brooke - "Low Key" (MK Remix) (2019)[33]
- Sigrid – "Don't Feel Like Crying" (MK Remix) (2019)[34]
- Armand Van Helden – "Painkiller" (MK Remix) (2018)
- Tchami (featuring Luke James) – "World To Me" (MK Remix) and (MK Remix Dub) (2017)
- London Grammar – "Oh Woman Oh Man" (MK Remix) (2017)
- Clean Bandit (featuring Zara Larsson) – "Symphony" (MK Remix) (2017)
- Rihanna – "Sex with Me" (MK Remix) (2017)
- Bastille – "Good Grief" (MK Remix) (2016)
- AURORA – "I Went Too Far" (MK Remix) (2016)
- Pet Shop Boys – "The Pop Kids" (MK Remix) and (MK Dub) (2016)
- RUFUS – "Say a Prayer for Me" (MK Remix) (2016)
- Bakermat – "Teach Me" (MK Remix) (2015)
- Ellie Goulding – "On My Mind" (MK Remix) (2015)
- KANT vs. MK – "Ey Yo" (MK Remix) (2014)
- Hot Natured – "Reverse Skydiving" (MK Remix) (2014)
- Lana Del Rey – "West Coast" (MK, Enda Harte and Connor Josef Remix) (2014)
- HAIM – "If I Could Change Your Mind" (MK Remix) (2014)
- Duke Dumont – "I Got U" (MK Remix) (2014)
- Rudimental (featuring Becky Hill) – "Powerless" (MK Remix) (2014)
- Angel Haze (featuring Sia) – "Battle Cry" (MK Remix) (2014)
- Paloma Faith – "Can't Rely On You" (MK Remix) (2014)
- Lancelot (featuring Antony and Cleopatra) – "Givin' It Up" (MK Remix) (2014)
- Le Youth (featuring Dominique Young Unique) – "Dance with Me" (MK Remix) (2014)
- Nile Rodgers – "Do What You Wanna Do" (MK Disko Dub) (2014)
- Monarchy – "Living Without You" (MK Letting Go Remix) (2014)
- Sam Smith – "Money on My Mind" (MK Remix) (2014)
- Storm Queen – "Look Right Through" (MK Remix) (2013)
- Shadow Child (featuring Takura) – "Friday" (MK Medicine Dub) (2013)
- Sub Focus (featuring Kele) – "Turn It Around" (MK Remix) (2013)
- Wankelmut and Emma Louise – "My Head Is a Jungle" (MK Remix), (MK My Head is a Dub Remix) and (MK Trouble Dub) (2013)
- Thirty Seconds to Mars – "Up in the Air" (MK Remix) (2013)
- Jamie Antonelli – "Divine" (MK Remix) (2013)
- Sinéad Harnett – "Got Me" (MK Remix) (2013)
- Sinéad Harnett – "Got Me" (MK Swallow Dub) (2013)
- Disclosure (featuring AlunaGeorge) – "White Noise" (MK Remix) (2013)
- Late Night Alumni – "Sapphire" (MK Remix) (2013)
- Katy B – "What Love Is Made Of" (MK Remix) (2013)
- FCL – "It's You" (MK Remix) (2013)
- Rhye – "Open" (MK Remix) (2013)
- Chris Malinchak – "So Good to Me" (MK Remix) (2013)
- Lana Del Rey – "Summertime Sadness" (MK Feel It in the Air Remix) (2013)
- Michael Jansons (featuring Mizbee) – "Addiction" (MK's Half Dub) (2013)
- Sky Ferreira – "Everything Is Embarrassing" (MK Remix) (2013)
- Dillon – "Thirteen Thirtyfive" (Lee Foss & MK Remix) (2013)
- Huxley – "No Matter What" (MK Dub) (2013)
- Hot Natured – "Forward Motion" (MK Reverse Mix) (2012)
- DJ Haus – "Needin' U" (MK Dub) (2012)
- Dev and Enrique – "Naked" (MK Mix) (2012)
- Storm Queen – "Look Right Through" (MK Dub III) (2012)
- Amirali – "Just An Illusion" (MK Remix) (2012)
- Lana Del Rey – "Blue Jeans" (MK Dark Blue Dub), (MK Darkest Mix) and (MK Denim Dub) (2012)
- Storm Queen – "Look Right Through" (MK Dub) (2012)
- Dev – "In the Dark" (MK Deep Mix) (2011)
- CREEP (featuring Nina Sky) – "You" (MK Hot Tub Rub Dub) (2011)
- Pitbull (featuring Ne-Yo and Afrojack) – "Give Me Everything" (Marc Kinchen MK Dub Mix) (2011)
- Ellie Goulding – "Lights" (MK Deep Dub) (2011)
- Lauren Flax (featuring Sia) – "You've Changed" (MK D-troit Dub) (2009)
- Tori Amos - "Professional Widow" (MK Mix / MK Vampire dub) (1996)
- Jodeci – "Freek'n You" (MK Freek Mix) 1995
- Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson – "The Best Things in Life Are Free" (MK 12") (1995)
- Corona – "Try Me Out" (MK Vocal Mix) and (MK Dub Mix) (1995)
- Nightcrawlers – "Push the Feeling On" (MK Remix), (MK Dub of DOOM) and (MK Dub Revisited) (1995)
- Nightcrawlers – "Surrender Your Love" (MK Club Mix) (1995)
- Nightcrawlers – "Don't Let the Feeling Go" (MK Club Mix) and (MK Dub Mix) (1995)
- Terence Trent D'Arby – "Surrender" (MK Remix) (1995)
- Bobby Brown – "Get Away" (MK Remix) (1993)
- Masters at Work (featuring La India) – "I Can't Get No Sleep" (MK Remix) and (MK Dub) (1993)
- M-People – "Moving On Up" (MK Movin' Mix) (1993)
- Pet Shop Boys – "Can You Forgive Her?" (MK Remix) and (MK Dub) (1993)
- La Trece – "I Want to Thank You" (MK Mix 12") (1993)
- Chez Damier - I Never Knew Love (MK Club Mix) (1992)
- Inner City – "Follow Your Heart" (MK Remix) (1992)
- Inner City – "Set Your Body Free'" (Marc Kinchen's London Remix) (1989)
See also[]
- List of Billboard number-one dance club songs
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. dance airplay chart
References[]
- ^ "Twitter / MarcKinchen: My birthday is next Saturday". Twitter.com. July 24, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 2003. Record Research. p. 179.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 335. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Robert, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 394. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Ultratop - MK Discography". Ultratop.be. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "Irish Charts - MK Discography". Irish-charts.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ Peaks in the UK:
- All except noted: "MK > UK Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- "Lies": "MK ft Raphaella". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "MK Chart History: Hot Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "British certifications – MK". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 19, 2021. Type MK in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ^ "MK/JONAS BLUE/BECKY HILL | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Body 2 Body by MK". iTunes Store. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ Mac, Petey (November 9, 2019). "MK & Sonny Fodera team up for electrifying new single, 'One Night' ft. Raphaella". Your EDM. Archived from the original on November 19, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ Remran, Jasmin (July 28, 2020). "MK – 2AM (feat. Carla Monroe)". EDM Tunes. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ Chiang, Nina (January 29, 2021). "MK debuts 'Lies' in Jaguar F-Pace commercial". EDM Tunes. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Chiang, Nina (May 24, 2021). "MK – 'Chemical'". EDM Tunes. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ King, Ariel (August 25, 2021). "MK delivers deep edit of Martin Ikin, Hayley May's 'How I Feel'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "Easier (feat. Lowes) [MK Remix] - Single by CamelPhat on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ "Live Without Your Love (MK Remix) - Single by Love Regenerator, Steve Lacy on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "The Fire (MK Remix) - Single by Kideko & Armand Van Helden on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ Powell, Karlie (July 3, 2020). "MK unleashes stunning remix for Jackson Wang's '100 Ways'". Your EDM. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ Stack, Chris (June 16, 2020). "MK remixes Alessia Cara for Netflix original, 'The Willoughbys'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- ^ "MK Breathes New Life Into Hosh and 1979's "Midnight (feat. Jalja)" - EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists". June 27, 2020. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ Wass, Mike (May 30, 2020). "Katy Perry unleashes MK remix of 'Daisies'". Idolator. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ "Worry About Me (Remixes) - EP by Ellie Goulding & blackbear on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ Eisenkramer, Seth (February 5, 2020). "MK remixes Ed Sheeran and Travis Scott's 'Antisocial' [Stream]". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on February 9, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ "Time Machine (Remixes) - Single by Alicia Keys on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ "Animals (feat. Rachel Chinouriri) [MK Remix] - Single by Preditah on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ^ Evans, Steph (July 23, 2019). "MK and Anabel Englund reunite on 'So Hot' remix with Nightlapse". Earmilk. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Find U Again (MK Remix) [feat. Camila Cabello] - Single by Mark Ronson on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ "Low Key (MK Remix) by Ally Brooke on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- ^ "Don't Feel Like Crying (MK Remix) - Single by Sigrid on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Remixers
- American DJs
- American house musicians
- Record producers from Michigan
- Musicians from Detroit
- DJs from Detroit
- Charisma Records artists
- Deep house musicians
- Electronic dance music DJs