Birth name Mark Kwong Genres Progressive house Name Mark Kwong | Years active 2004–present Origin Melbourne, Australia | |
Occupation(s) DJ, remixer, record producer Instruments Music sequencer, synthesizers Labels Phazing (2011–present)
Fuze Records (2014-present) Similar People Dirty South, Those Usual Suspects, Nordean, Bob Sinclar, Roman Poncet | ||
Associated acts Dirty South, Bob Sinclar | ||
Mark Kwong, better known under his stage name Maarcos, is an Australian DJ, remixer, record producer and record label owner. He was formerly a founding member of the group Those Usual Suspects.
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Early life
Maarcos was born in Malaysia and moved to Australia when he was a child. He studied at Melbourne private school Scotch College before attending Swinburne University of Technology. He played his first club show at 19 and currently resides in New York.
Career
In 2004, Maarcos released his first work, a remix for Inaya Day’s track Nasty Girl. The track went on to become #1 in the ARIA Club Charts and #18 in the overall ARIA Charts.
He then formed the group Those Usual Suspects with fellow band-members Wei-Shen Mak and Atridge D’Costa. Their first single ‘Dakka’ was released on Bob Sinclars Yellow Productions and the group became a member of the Africanism All Stars. Their following single ‘Shadows’ peaked at #17 on the Billboard Dance Airplay charts.
As part of Those Usual Suspects, Maarcos also released ‘Walking Alone’, a collaboration with fellow Australian Dirty South on Phazing Records. This track was made ‘Essential New Tune’ by the Swedish House Mafia on their BBC Radio 1 takeover.
As of June 2013, Maarcos had left the group Those Usual Suspects to produce and perform solo. His first single was ‘Blaze’, again on Phazing Records.
On Friday, 11 July 2014 Maarcos announced his new record label Fuze Records. This is a joint venture between Maarcos and Sony Music Australia EDM Director Jon Hanlon. The first single was called ‘Pyro’ and the label will have Maarcos’ releases as well as other artists.