Mark Sixma
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Born | Breda, Netherlands | 25 February 1983
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Years active | 2006–present |
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Mark Sixma (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑr(ə)k ˈsɪksma]) is a Dutch trance and house music producer and a DJ. In his career Sixma has among others working for his collaborations with Armin van Buuren, Faruk Sabinci and W&W.
Career
Mark Sixma made his first notable trance music production with Def Tactical whilst also releasing a Project 6 E.P at Five AM Records. This was followed up by a release called Destination 6 and received 'Tune of the Week’ status on Armin van Buuren’s radio show, A State Of Trance.[1] His next single led him signing up to record label Armada Music, 'Fade 2 Black' made him once again earn a 'Tune of the Week' status on A State Of Trance.[2][3]
Armin van Buuren has selected Sixma's tracks for his annual A State Of Trance compilation for three years.[4][5] Armin also featured one of Sixma's tracks on his Wii Game[6] and also gave him the opportunity to remix Minack, the collaboration between Armin Van Buuren and Ferry Corsten.[7]
In 2013 Sixma released a single called 'Requiem' on W&W's 'Mainstage Music' label which it made it to the top in the Beatport trance chart and was the most played trance track in 2013.[8] He also remixed the iconic song called 'Adagio for Strings' in which was supported by many artists like Markus Schulz, Cosmic Gate and Andrew Rayel.[9]
He toured around the globe with A State of Trance Festival alongside Ferry Corsten, Armin Van Buuren and other DJs,[10] and also performed at Ultra Music Festival.[11] He has not entered the DJ Mag top 100 DJs poll.
Discography
Singles
2007
- "Destination 6" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
- "Invictus" (with Def Tactical)
2008
- "Fade 2 Black"
- "Visionary"
- "Amazon Dawn / There And Back Again" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
2009
- "Piranha" (with Re:Locate)
- "Into The Unknown / Byte Me" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
- "Interplay" (Mark Sixma presents M6, with B.E.N)
- "Origin" (Mark Sixma presents M6, with Willem van Hanegem)
- "Paradise Lost / Opus Sectrum" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
- "Terminal 69" (with Willem Van Hanegem)
- "Deep Inside" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
- "Silverback / Ultimatum" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
2010
- "Hidden Light" (Mark Sixma presents M6, with Klauss Goulart)
- "The Flow" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
- "Walking Away" (Featuring Dee-On)
- "Forsaken"
- "The Rising / Obscura" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
- "Genesis / Inferno" (Mark Sixma presents M6, with Willem van Hanegem)
- "Want To Fly" (with Klauss Goulart, featuring Outono Em Marte)
- "Days Of Wonder" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
2011
- "Unspoken / Forgotten Shores" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
- "Twist" (with W&W)
- "Fair & Square" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
- "Arrivals"
2012
- "Cupid's Casuality" (Featuring Amba Shepherd)
- "Starbust" (with Faruk Sabanci)
- "Perlas" (with Fisherman & Hawkins)
2013
- "Requiem"
- "Rio" (with Klauss Goulart)
- "Tripod" (with Faruk Sabanci)
- "Character"
- "Refused" (with Jerome Isma-Ae)
2014
- "The Saga" (with Chris Schweizer)
- "Shadow" (W&W edit)
- "Adagio For Strings"
- "Rise Up" (with Kill The Buzz)
2015
- "Vendetta"
- "Panta Rhei" (with Armin Van Buuren)
- "Stellar"
- "Connected" (Mark Sixma presents M6, with Audyon)
- "Restless Hearts" (feat. Emma Hewitt)
- "Chased" (With Andrew Rayel)
2016
- "Cupids Casualty" (with Futuristic Polar Bears feat. Amba Shepherd)
- "Way to Happyness" (feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn)
- "Fuego" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
- "Rebirth" (Mark Sixma presents M6 & Standerwick)
References
- ^ "ASOT 322 tracklist (Tune of the Week)". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ^ "Fade 2 Black released under Armada Captivating". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ^ "ASOT 353 tracklist (Tune of the Week)". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ^ "Mark Sixma's Amazon Dawn featured in A State Of Trance 2008". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ^ "Mark Sixma's Paradise Lost featured in A State Of Trance 2009". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ^ "Mark Sixma Ultra track featured in Armin Van Buuren: In The Mix Wii game". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ^ "Minack remixed by Mark Sixma". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ^ "Mark Sixma's Requiem the most played 2013 trance track". 1001tracklist. 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
- ^ "Mark Sixma's Adagio for Strings played by many DJs". 1001tracklist. 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
- ^ "Armin Van Buuren ASOT 700 Utrecht". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ^ "Mark Sixma Ultra WMC 2015, Miami". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- Mark Sixma discography at Discogs
- Career sources at Official website