Mark B
Appearance
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Birth name | Mark Barnes |
Born | 1970 Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom |
Died | 1 January 2016 | (aged 45–46)
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | DJ, producer, rapper |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1995–2016 |
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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 Task Force and Blade 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
- Any More Questions? (1995)
- Underworld Connection (1997)
- Disco-Loated Beats & Sounds, Vol. 1 (1997)
- New Skool Dean (1998)
- Hitmen for Hire (1998)
- Nobody Relates (1998)
- Split Personalities/From the World Lab (2000)
- The Unknown (2000)
- The Unknown: The New Version (2001)[3]
References
- ^ a b "UK hip-hop producer Mark B has died". FACT. 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Artist Biography by John Bush". AllMusic.
- ^ "Discography". AllMusic.