| Maarcos | |
| Birth Name: | Mark Kwong |
| Origin: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Instrument: | Music sequencer, synthesizers |
| Genre: | Progressive house |
| Occupation: | DJ, remixer, record producer |
| Years Active: | 2004–present |
| Label: | Phazing (2011–present) Fuze Records (2014-present) |
| Associated Acts: | Dirty South, Those Usual Suspects, Bob Sinclar, Africanism All Stars |
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Mark Kwong, better known under his stage name Maarcos, is an Australian DJ, remixer, record producer and record label owner. He was formerly a founding member of the group Those Usual Suspects.
Maarcos was born in Malaysia and moved to Australia when he was a child. He studied at Melbourne private school Scotch College before attending Swinburne University of Technology.[1] He played his first club show at 19[2] and currently resides in New York.[3]
In 2004, Maarcos released his first work, a remix for Inaya Day’s track Nasty Girl. The track went on to become #1 in the ARIA Club Charts and #18 in the overall ARIA Charts.[4]
He then formed the group Those Usual Suspects with fellow band-members Wei-Shen Mak and Atridge D’Costa. Their first single ‘Dakka’ was released on Bob Sinclars Yellow Productions and the group became a member of the Africanism All Stars. Their following single ‘Shadows’ peaked at #17 on the Billboard Dance Airplay charts.[5]
As part of Those Usual Suspects, Maarcos also released ‘Walking Alone’, a collaboration with fellow Australian Dirty South on Phazing Records. This track was made ‘Essential New Tune’ by the Swedish House Mafia on their BBC Radio 1 takeover.[6]
As of June 2013, Maarcos had left the group Those Usual Suspects[7] to produce and perform solo. His first single was ‘Blaze’, again on Phazing Records.[8]
On Friday, 11 July 2014 Maarcos announced his new record label Fuze Records. This is a joint venture between Maarcos and Sony Music Australia EDM Director Jon Hanlon.[9] The first single was called ‘Pyro’ and the label will have Maarcos’ releases as well as other artists.