Mark got the idea for his record label from his record shop since it was so successful. He found himself a small office space and within a month fate stepped in. Simply Red’s studio was opposite his office, and the inhouse engineer was Steve Christian. Steve would come and listen to Mark chopping records and Mark would go and see Steve producing records in a professional way. They decided to work together and their first album was ‘Central Heating’.
A friend of Mark’s sent his demo to the guy who ran Delicious Vinyl in America, and in response he told him to remix the accapella version for The FarSide. He stayed up for three days straight, and it turned out that the owner of Delicious Vinyl loved Mark’s remix and told him to release it on his own label. Panic set in, but quickly subsided, and Mark ended up releasing The FarSide on his record label and the record sold like wildfire! As a duo, Mark and Steve ended up recording 90 remixes.
Mark believes that the best skill is to have a well recorded vocal tied in with his street edge and Steve’s musicality, they wanted to make something far superior than the artist’s original. They received lots of accolades, and took advantage of the business when £10,000 was the going price to make a remix.
Their best album was Northern Sulphuric Soul which catapulted into success, led them to do live performances at Glastonbury.
