Mark Moore ...
Mark Moore achieved fame as the driving force behind the dance/sampling pioneers S-Express with the number one hit 'The Theme from S-Express.'
Today his notoriety has been reinforced not only by S-Express and his subsequent string of hit records and remixes, but by being one of clubland's most unique and eclectic DJs. He is one of the first to have embraced the aspects of stardom and success attributed to the DJ culture.
Complete with his trademark, a customised red telephone/headphone, Mark can be seen at some of the UK's finest clubs. He has an original playing style, one which is different from any other DJ in the country. He is often described as an adventurous DJ who will carefully construct a set of interesting, original but lively records that guarantee an ecstatic response from any dancefloor. A DJ who will avoid an endless stream of cheesy anthems but is happy to play a pop record if he loves it. His career in DJing has spanned a decade and he is without question one of the young godfathers of dance music and club culture.
Mark first started DJing at Philip Salon's legendary MUD Club when the resident DJ, Tasty Tim, asked him to fill in one night. Thrown in at the deep end, Mark had to sink or swim. He swam and became a huge hit with the crowd and was immediately offered a residency which he held for over five years.
Mark adds: "I then got noticed by the Heaven club's management and they offered me a slot there. I played mainly house and electronic European disco alongside Colin Favor and Evil Eddie Richards. I remember people like The Pet Shop Boys, Danny Rampling, Mr C, Pete Tong and Paul Oakenfold coming down to the club because The Pyramid was the first night in England to play house music. "I got heavily into house music around 1985 to '86. Later I went to hear Danny Rampling and Colin Favor at Shoom and was thrilled by the atmosphere and even more thrilled when Danny asked me to guest DJ at the club."
Mark's idea to form S-Express was a natural progression from the musical experience and grounding he received as a regular on the club scene. In 1988 Mark's brainchild resulted in his first release - "The Theme from S-Express" with co-producer Pascal Gabriel. It shot to number one across most of Mother Earth and catapulted Mark and S-Express to worldwide fame and fortune. During the recording of the first album "Original Soundtrack", Mark worked on tracks with a girl just starting her singing career, Billie Ray Martin. He then sought out his favourite producer, the then little-known William Orbit and they collaborated on an S-Express track. They continued to work together and remixed for Prince and Malcolm McLaren and others.
Mark recorded his second album "Intercourse", on which he worked with the singer Sonique and the then undiscovered Carl Craig. Sonique has since gone on to become the world's biggest female DJ and a hugely successful solo artist, while Carl Craig is one of Detroit's finest exports.
Over the years Mark has indulged in various projects running three labels: Splish, Stylofiction and Bone; doing the occasional remix and production (Erasure, Seal and Randy Crawford among others); hosting an irregular nightclub with Stella Stein called Misohorny; hanging out with modern composer Philip Glass (they became friends when Glass collaborated on a remix of Hey Music Lover); writing and publishing a few short stories; interviewing the "trash guru" film-maker John Waters of "Hairspray" and "Pink Flamingos" fame and even playing a cameo role on the French and Saunders show. He is now working on various projects in the studio for future release.
Mark Moore is known as the first of the DJ pop stars. Muzik magazine have cited "Theme From S-Express" as kick-starting the UK house scene. S-Express opened the doors across most of the world for new dance music and DJ culture as a viable force. Jockey Slut magazine have made Mark one of their "Heroes of House Music." Today, Mark still finds himself travelling the globe to express himself and bring to the fore his most extraordinary DJing repertoire.
29th April,
2007
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