K90 (DJ) explained

K90
Birth Name:Mark Doggett
Origin:England[1]
Years Active:1991-present

Mark Doggett, known professionally as K90, is a British hard house, techno, and trance music disc jockey and record producer.[2] Doggett also composes music for films and television.

Career

Dogget started his career in 1991 as part of the duo KA90, reportedly working out of a kitchen. Subsequently going solo as K90, he became known as both a performer and a producer.[2]

K90 released his debut long player, the eponymously titled K90, in 1998. The album was reviewed by Muzik magazine as "a rushing ketamine-fuelled trip which veers crazily between darkly beautiful techno and acidic trance".[3] The 2002 album Urban Anthems was also reviewed in Muzik magazine, receiving 4 stars.[4] His sixth long play album, Futureproof, was released in 2017. Nick Coles of DMC World stated the album contains "fantastic melodies that appeal to both the trance and hard trance floors alike".[5]

In 2002 K90 released the single "Red Snapper". Reviewed as "a super rave bass from hell and a kick-drum made from freshly felled oak to an odyssey of melodic builds and an all-conquering synth riff", it has been named as "arguably one of the most renowned hard dance tracks ever made" as well as "one of the most iconic". The track peaked at number 33 in the UK dance charts and has been included on a number of Essential Mix sets on BBC Radio 1.[2] [6] [7] Also in 2002 the Reactivate Energize compilation featured the track "Breathe" by K90, as well as his remix of the Steve Blake single "I Get A Rush". The album peaked at #84 in the UK official compilations chart.[8] [9]

K90 has performed live at many club nights, and also at dance events including the Tidy Weekender, Creamfields, Q-Base, and Global Gathering. In 2004 he started the record label Dataless Recordings.[2] [10] [11]

Under his original name Doggett composes music for films and television, such as the Mission to the Edge of Space project. In August 2024 his soundtrack for the short film Elixir won gold at the Independent Shorts Awards.[10] [12]

Discography

K90 singles
Title Artist Year Peak
UK Ind.
Rock the Show[13] [14] K90 199935
Receptor[15] K90 1999
Bomb Jack K90 1999
Breathe K90 200244
Red Snapper[16] K90 200233 41
Recoverworld Classics Vol 1 K90 200547
Energize/Deliverance K90 200540

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BIOGRAPHY . K90 . 25 August 2024 . 23 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323010951/https://k90.co.uk/ . live .
  2. Web site: K90 · Biography . . 25 August 2024 . 31 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831101704/https://ra.co/dj/k90/biography . live .
  3. Web site: K90 - K90 . . 25 August 2024 . March 1998.
  4. News: Kavanagh . Mark . SPECIALIST ALBUM . 9 September 2024 . . 86 . July 2002 . 125.
  5. Web site: Coles . Nick . K90 – Futureproof – Dataless . . 25 August 2024 . 26 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240826103655/http://www.dmcworld.net/reviews/k90-futureproof-dataless/ . live .
  6. Web site: BBC - Radio 1 - Essential Mix - Tracklisting . . 25 August 2024 . 2003 . 16 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210316142703/https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/essentialmix/tracklistingarchiveshtml.shtml?20030504 . live .
  7. Web site: BBC - Radio 1 - Essential Mix - Tracklisting . . 25 August 2024 . 2005 . 16 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210316152224/https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/essentialmix/tracklistingarchiver1comments.shtml?20050814 . live .
  8. Web site: REACTIVATE ENERGIZE – VARIOUS ARTISTS - Official Charts . . 9 March 2024 . 9 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240309121257/https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/various-artists-reactivate-energize/ . live .
  9. Web site: Various Artists "Reactivate Energize" . . 12 September 2024.
  10. Web site: Oseni . Abisola . Catching Up with Hard Trance Legend K90 - EDM Identity . EDM Identity . 4 September 2024 . 26 February 2020.
  11. Web site: Global Gathering 2006 . . 25 August 2024 . 4 March 2006 . 25 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240825234900/https://djmag.com/content/global-gathering-2006 . live .
  12. Web site: Gold Awards: August 2024 . Independent Shorts Awards . 26 August 2024 . August 2024 . 26 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240826103538/https://independentshortsawards.com/gold-awards-august-2024/ . live .
  13. Web site: K90 songs and albums - full Official Chart history . . 25 August 2024 . 25 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240825234841/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4392/k90/ . live .
  14. Web site: Kavanagh . Mark . K90 Rock The Show . . 25 August 2024 . May 1999.
  15. Web site: Fowler . Dave . PROGRESSIVE HOUSE/TRANCE . . 25 August 2024 . May 1999.
  16. Web site: Kavanagh . Mark . K90 Red Snapper . . 25 August 2024 . August 2002.

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