Mark Anthony (DJ)

Mark Anthony
Genres	House
Occupations	Disc jockey, Record producer
Years active	1998 – Present
Labels	Dark Panties Recordings
Website	http://www.mark anthonymusic.com/

DJ Mark Anthony is a Montreal-based well-established Canadian DJ and music producer. He co-launch the web-based music label Dark Panties Recordings, showcasing a full range of talent in a wide variety of musical genres, with the same kind of effervescence. He is married to Sandra Jean-Bart, who is his business partner. He has two children.

For over 20 years now, Mark Anthony has been serving up his signature textured house beats, blending shake-it percussion, savvy special effects. Mark Anthony is a regular staple in clubs and special events in Montreal, all across Canada and internationally. He is focused on making music, be it original songs, remixes, or producing artists in a variety of genres. His spot-on eye for the hottest emerging sounds helped pioneer Montreal’s now world-famous house music scene. Recognized globally as a master of the turntables, Mark’s career he is an accomplished music producer and event producer, breathing new life into nightlife.

He has had a prolific presence in Montreal's Black and Blue Festival main events produced by Bad Boy Club Montréal from its first day of inception in 1991, returning for no less than 15 more times to headline the main event in 1995-2000, 2002–2004, 2006–2011, making him the most featured DJ in the renowned festival.^[1] The first issue of Montreal's Nightlife Magazine in March 1999 carried Mark Anthony on its cover.^[2] On its 10th anniversary, the same magazine picked Mark Anthony as one of the Top 100 that have changed Montreal nightlife.^[3] He regularly DJed at Playground, Unity (Montreal) and has a regular show in Red Lite (Laval).

Discography

Albums

• 2002: Ritual: The Album (Nerds Records / Dark Panties Recordings)

Tracklist:

• "Sweet and Lo" (Afterlife)
• "Set Me Free" (Derick H)
• "Runaway (Radio Mix) (Derick H)
• "Runaway" (Derick H)
• "Take Me Away" (Afterlife)
• "La Vie" (Afterlife)
• "Work It Out (Turnstyle Orchestra)
• "Do It (Afterlife)

Compilations

• 1998: Mark Anthony Presents the Circuit Party (SPG Music)
• 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003: Black & Blue Festival (Nu Muzik / Masterbeat)
• 2000: Global Grooves (Edge / Centaur)
• 2001: Circuit Sessions 5 (4Play)
• 2001: Sona Massive (Yul Records)
• 2004-2006: Lectro Dub Parts 1 & 2 (Dark Panties Recordings)
• 2006: Red Lite Series (CD) (Red Lite Records)

References

1. ^ DJ Spotlight by Steve Weinstein in Noize (pages 12-14: Mark Anthony, Black & Blue Mainstay builds his own house
2. ^ Montreal Nightlife magazine: Décade-danse: Dix ans en dix unes (French)
3. ^ Montreal Nightlife: (Plus de) cent Montréalais qui ont changé nos nuits (French)

External links

• anthonymusic.com Mark Anthony Official website
• Mark Anthony Music MySpace website
• Dark Panties Recordings Official website

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