Mark Knight (DJ)

Mark Knight is a disc jockey and electronic music producer. He is the founder of Toolroom Records, one of the biggest house, tech house and dance labels of the United Kingdom.

For the British musician, see Mark Knight (musician).
Mark Knight
Born1973 (age 49–50)
GenresTech house, house
Occupation(s)Record producer, DJ
Websitehttp://www.djmarkknight.com/

Career

Knight founded record label Toolroom Records in 2003, which hosts artists including David Guetta, Deadmau5, and Jaguar Skills.[1] He has released several singles on his own label, and was nominated at the 52nd annual Grammy awards for his work on the Black Eyed Peas album The E.N.D.[2][3] Along with Funkagenda, Knight won the Track of the Season award for his release "Man with the Red Face" at the 2008 DJ Awards.[4]

In 2015, Knight released dancefloor anthem "Second Story" which BBC Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong deemed his "essential new tune" for June, following on from being inducted into Tong's Hall of Fame that same year.[5][6] Knight's debut album A Year in the Life, released in 2016, was a retrospective mix of his releases from the previous year. His second album, Untold Business, was released in 2021.[7] In 2022, Knight collaborated with Lukas Setto to produce the single "Get with You Tonight", which was released to positive reviews.[8][9]

References
  1. "UNDERWORLD, SVD & MARK KNIGHT COMBINE". DJ Mag. 14 February 2013.
  2. "Hard Day's Knight". DJ Mag. 4 October 2012.
  3. "Mark Knight". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. "2008: 11TH EDITION". DJ Awards. 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. "Mark Knight - Biography". Resident Advisor. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. "Mark Knight - Hall Of Fame". BBC. 30 March 2015.
  7. Wilson, Rich. "Mark Knight Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  8. "Mark Knight has teamed up with celebrated UK soul artist Lukas Setto on a new single Get With You Tonight". Deep Tech Mag. 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  9. "MARK KNIGHT X LUKAS SETTO 'GET WITH YOU TONIGHT' LOVE & OTHER". DMC World. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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