Maarcos
| Maarcos | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mark Kwong |
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Genres | Progressive house |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, remixer, record producer |
| Instruments | Music sequencer, synthesizers |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Phazing (2011–present) Fuze Records (2014-present) |
| Associated acts | Dirty South, Those Usual Suspects, Bob Sinclar, Africanism All Stars |
| Website |
maarcos fuzerecords |
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.
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.
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.
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