Mark Summers

London, 1992; Mark Summers worked as a sound engineer in the studios of Air/Chrysalis Music, owned by The Beatles producer George Martin. He also DJ'd in various clubs around London and released his first single "Summers Magic" on Island Records. This provided the inspiration for The Prodigy to release their first single, as they used to watch Mark DJ-ing and he soon became technical adviser for the band. He then went on to work with Malcolm McLaren, Jocelyn Brown, Aphex Twin, Joey Negro, and Kylie Minogue, amongst many others.

Inspired by 70's disco, 80's Hip Hop and 90's House, Mark had huge success in 1996 with the disco rapped "Inferno" - under the pseudonym of Souvlaki. "Inferno" was the first release on Scorccio Records, and reached top 20 in the UK national chart. It also appeared on the 1.5 million selling Ministry Of Sound "Annual 2" album mixed by Boy George, and went on to become a worldwide hit.

The name "Scorccio" (pronounced "Scor-chi-o") was derived from the popular BBC TV comedy "The Fast Show". A catch phrase meaning "scorching" or "very hot" which also described the steaming hot disco sound Mark was releasing on his label, and at the same time "The Fast Show" was gaining huge success from millions of viewers.

Using the label credit of "Scorccio Remix", Mark's mixing skills and "fired-up sound" instantly pushed JT Playaz to a UK number 1 dance chart position with "Just Playin" and "Let's Get Down". Major label remix work followed, including remixes for Perfecto, Warner Brothers, EMI, Telstar and Universal.

Worldwide success has since come from the release of over 40 Scorccio tracks and remixes on various dance compilations and singles, gathering a huge fan base for both Mark and Scorccio since 1996.

Japan is one country where the dance genre known as 'neo-disco' is synonymous with what the Japanese also refer to as the 'Scorccio sound'. Mark has reached number 1 twice on Japan's highest rated dance chart – the Zip Hot 100.

Not just a 'disco-inspired' dance music producer and DJ, Mark Summers is always at the cutting edge of all genres of dance, previously releasing House, Trance, Drum & Bass, Lounge/Chill Out and Hip Hop.

Over the last 10 years, Mark has been highly regarded by major labels – for his work in providing the most authentic replayed samples. Ministry of Sound, Defected, Positiva, Universal, Virgin, Sony-BMG etc., have all seen samples recreated by Mark to the highest possible standard.

Biggest success has come from Shapeshifters - with "Lola's Theme": a number 1 in the UK and top 10 across Europe, and also Michael Gray's "The Weekend", featuring distinctive keyboard riffs played by Mark.

Barcelona is now home to Mark's office and studio, with studios in New York and London also connected directly to Scorccio. This provides a great source of vocalists, rappers, and excellent musicians - for the sample replay service that has recently been voted #1 in the industry.

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