Biography: Mark Otten

[Tala]

[align=justify]Trance.nu, one of the leading websites in dance music, praises Mark Otten’s “implausible capacity”. World-famous dj Tiesto refers to Mark as “a great Dutch producer”. Alongside recent associations with dj’s Armin van Buuren (Armada) and Tiesto (BlackHole), Mark Otten has taken the international music industry by surprise.

Mark’s recent success has been no coincidence though. While most dance-producers start their careers as dj’s, Mark comes from a musician’s side. Both parents were involved in making music, which always meant plenty of instruments at hand as well as lots of positive stimulation. Born in The Netherlands in 1978, multi-instrumentalist Mark started out as a drummer and quickly expanded his interests to other more melodic instruments, such as percussion, (bass-) guitars and keyboards.

From an early age on Mark practiced and performed with various bands and workshops. House music captured his attention from the start and a synthesizer allowed him the chance to start recording songs. Soon after, he found new possibilities using the computer for producing and quickly became an expert in this field as well. His first break-through took place at a high-school gig where he was discovered by a Sony producer. This quickly lead to several early releases with a techno edge.

He rapidly got ready to conquer the scene with his first love: melodic and emotional music, this time in the form of trance with a progressive drive. His creativity and talent were immediately noticed, as the internationally acclaimed dj Armin van Buuren started spinning his instant classic, ‘Mushroom Therapy’. Furthermore, ‘Mushroom Therapy’ was signed to Armin’s personal label, Armada's Armind imprint. And, as if this wasn’t enough, dj Tiesto’s label Black Hole became involved by releasing the massive ‘Inner Warmth’ under Mark's ‘Lightscape’ guise.


With new tracks constantly coming up in multiple successful projects, as well as new experiments in other genres, Mark Otten is one of the most prestigious and talented young European producers out there. His work can be heard on numerous compilations as well as collaborations with other artists. Top dj’s such as Paul van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, Above & Beyond, Blank & Jones and of course, Armin van Buuren and Tiesto have all supported Mark’s work. Albums containing his material have been released within the United States, Europe and from Africa to Australia. Be assured Mark Otten will be featuring more fantastic music.[/align]

[align=justify]Discography:
MARK OTTEN

Time Is Serene
* vs Carrie Skipper Armind/Armada Fall 2006
So Serene
* including Menno de Jong Remix Armind/Armada 12th Dec 2005
Tranquility
* including Markus Schulz Remix Armind/Armada 1st Apr 2004
Mushroom Therapy (Lightscape Remix)
* including Armin van Buuren Remix Armind/Armada 15th Dec 2003

LIGHTSCAPE

Inner-Warmth
* including Phynn Remix Black Hole/Black Hole 25th May 2004

RIO ADDICTS

Crossroads
* including Probspot Remix Electronic Elements/Armada 1st Okt 2004

OTHER

Mark Otten & Perry O'Neil - We're Not Innocent
* including DJ Remy remix Remix Electronic Elements End 2006
Halifax - Reveal Your Innocence
* including Dréas Remix Captured Music 5th Jul 2004
Gomorra - Me Siento Genial Tuff Stuff/Digidance 4th Jul 2001
Mr Controller - Mr Controller Digiwhite/Digidance 19th Jun 2000

REMIXES

Novocaine (Mark Otten Remix) Slow Motion 10th Jun 2006
Tundra - Menno de Jong (Mark Otten Energetic Remix) Intuition 12th Sep 2005
Endless Desire - Varian (Mark Otten Energetic Remix) Varian Music 31st Jan 2005
Varian – No Way Out (Lightscape Remix) Varian Music 4th Okt 2004
Markus Schulz presents Elevation - Largo (Mark Otten Remix) Electronic Elements/Armada 16th Jul 2004
Jan Vayne – The Promise of a New World (Mark Otten Remix) (VINYL) Armada 25th Jun 2004
Mark Otten - Tranquility (Lightscape Lounge Remix) Armind/Armada
Keros – Are You Ready (Marmann Remix) Front/Digidance 25th Mar 2000

COMPILATIONS

Rock da Gym Armada 22th May 2006
Trance, the Ultimate Collection 2006 vol.1 Cloud 9/FTM 17th May 2006
Dutch Trance vol.1 Armada 8th May 2006
In Search of Sunrise 5 mixed by DJ Tiesto BlackHole Recordings 22nd Apr 2006
A State of Trance Year Mix 2005 Cloud 9 24th Dec 2005
Electronic Elements, the collected 12" mixes Armada 31st Oct 2005
Ferry Corsten: Passport: Kingdom of the Netherlands Thrive US 28th Jun 2005
Trance Mission 3 (Hong Kong) Avex Trax 16th Jun 2005
DJ Convention Re-Start 002 Nova Media Germany 16th May 2005
Mellomania Step02 Klubbstyle Media 29th Nov 2004
Trance the Ultimate Collection 2004 vol.3 Sony NL 2004
Dream Dance vol. 33 Sony Germany 11th Oct 2004
Trance Nation vol.19 Nova Media Germany 19th Aug 2004
Dream Dance vol. 32 Sony Germany 19th Jul 2004
Trance the Ultimate Collection 2004 vol.2 Sony NL 19th Jun 2004
Classical Trancelations Armada 8th Jun 2004
A State of Trance 2004, mixed by
Armin van Buuren Armada 29th Mar 2004
Big Room Trance MixMag 2004
Coldharbour Sessions, mixed by Markus Schulz Armada 22nd Mar 2004
Super Tuning ViDisco 2004
Ministry of Sound Trance Nation Blanco Y Negro 2004
Athens Dance Experience Discobole 2004
Trance the Ultimate Collection 2004 vol.1 Sony NL 2004
Universal Religion vol.1, mixed by Armin van Buuren Armada 16th Sep 2003 [/align]

www.markotten.com

[Icepick]

So Serene lovely track by Mark. He has a very unique distinctive style i love! Thanks for the Bio Dolphina.!

[mzy]

indeed ! So Serene & Mushroomtherapy are 2 unique tracks
10x dolphina

[A.H. DeeJay]

thanks Dolphinaa ...
loved his bio