Mark Moore | |
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| Born | (1965-01-12)12 January 1965 (age 60) |
| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
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Mark Moore (born 12 January 1965) is a Britishdance music record producer and DJ. He was founder of dance/sampling pioneersS'Express, and runs theLondonnightclubs Electrogogo, and Can Can.
Moore is the great nephew of American singerDorothy Moore and began his DJ career in 1983 playing at the fashionable London club, 'The Mud Club', run by Philip Sallon. Later that year as his popularity grew he was given a slot at the alternative, mixed/gay night 'Asylum' atHeaven nightclub, which later became 'Pyramid' at Heaven.[1] He soon became a successful DJ often appearing in Time Out's 'best DJ' polls. As well as playing new-waveelectronic dance music, such asYello,Cabaret Voltaire,Soft Cell andNew Order; Moore was one of the first DJs in the UK to support and playChicago house music andDetroit techno.[2] In 1987, Moore's remix of "Step by Step" byTaffy was released byRhythm King's Transglobal Records as "Step By Step (Moore Heavenly Mix)".[3]
In 1988, Moore launched S'Express with co-writer/co-producerPascal Gabriel.[4] The first single "Theme From S'Express", released on Rhythm King, went to number 1 in theUK Singles Chart, and is credited by Muzik magazine as 'kick starting the UK house scene'. This was followed up with "Superfly Guy", which reached number 5 in the UK Chart.
Moore andWilliam Orbit formed a friendship, when Moore asked Orbit toremix the S'Expresshit, "Hey Music Lover", and the duo worked together mixingPrince's "Batdance", "Electric Chair" and "The Future" plusMalcolm McLaren's "Deep in Vogue", "Something's Jumpin' In Your Shirt" and "Call A Wave". Moore also had a working relationship withengineer Mark McGuire. He would feature up-and-comingBillie Ray Martin as vocalist on "Hey Music Lover", giving her early exposure before her band,Electribe 101, released its debut album. An admirer of the composerPhilip Glass, Moore asked Glass to remix "Hey Music Lover", which the composer did in singular style. A friendship was also formed withCarl Craig when he first came to London aged 19[5] and Craig worked on the second S'Express album "Intercourse".
Moore also had made a cameo appearance as apirate radio DJ onBomb the Bass's debut albumInto The Dragon. Moore was heard playing the 'fluffy bagel mix' of "Superfly Guy" on "Get Outta Bed Radio!" That mix can by found on theHip Hop and Rapping in the Housecompilation released in the late 1980s. Other cameos include appearing on theFrench & Saunders TV show as part of the She Rappers sketch, which can be seen on 'The Best of French And Saunders' DVD.
During 2002, he was involved with the Needledust project with Robert Michael and Tim Southgate. From 2003 to 2007, he helmed the Electrogogo club inMadame Jojo's inSoho, London.[6] In 2005, Moore set up the record label Umami Records. From 2005 onwards, Moore has released new music and remixes under the monikers Mark Moore & Eon, Mark Moore & Kinky Roland and UltraViva (with David Motion). Moore has also remixedPrince,Malcolm McLaren,Seal,Erasure,Dead Or Alive,Divine,Boystown Gang,The Real Thing,Randy Crawford,The B-52's,Soft Cell, theelectro pop band,Temposhark,[7]Unklejam,Client, Mlle Caro & Frank Garcia, Next Door But One and Chanty Poe, amongst others. In 2008 S'Express came out of cryogenic slumber and released "Stupid Little Girls" on theKitsuné label to mark the 20-year anniversary of thesecond summer of love and (according to Moore) to 'confuse the history books'.
Moore also writes articles for magazines. He has a weekly music column withPrincess Julia inQX International. Published articles include: interviews withJohn Waters (Waters gave Moore permission to sample his voice on the start of the S'Express track "Brazil") andSiouxsie Sioux (forID magazine); aRuss Meyer feature forFused; 'Acid House London: The Mark Moore Experience'[8] forClash Magazine; 'Punk Rock Saved My Life'[9] forSuper Super
| Year | Title | UK Singles Chart[10] | AUS | GER | US | US dance | Album |
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| 1988 | "Theme from S'Express" | 1 | 11 | 2 | 91 | 1 | Original Soundtrack |
| "Superfly Guy" | 5 | 35 | 13 | - | 2 | ||
| 1989 | "Hey Music Lover" | 6 | - | 29 | - | 6 | |
| "Mantra for a State of Mind" | 21 | - | - | - | - | Intercourse | |
| 1990 | "Nothing to Lose" | 32 | - | - | - | 9 | |
| 1991 | "Find 'Em, Fool 'Em, Forget 'Em" | 43 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1992 | "Find 'Em, Fool 'Em / Let It All Out EP" | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1996 | "Theme from S'Express – The Return Trip"1 | 14 | 42 | - | - | - | — |
| 2008 | "Stupid Little Girls"2 | - | - | - | - | - | — |
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