Mark Sixma Explained

Mark Sixma
Birth Name:	Mark Frederik Sixma
Birth Date:	23 February 1983
Birth Place:	Breda, Netherlands
Years Active:	2006–present

Mark Frederik Sixma (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈmɑr(ə)k ˈsɪksma/) is a Dutch trance and house music producer and DJ. In his career, Sixma has worked on collaborations with Armin van Buuren, Faruk Sabanci and W&W, among others. He’s best known for his hit singles Sinfonia, X, Chased with Andrew Rayel, & Panta Rhei with Armin van Buuren.

Career

Mark Sixma made his first notable trance music production with Def Tactical whilst also releasing a Project 6 E.P at Five AM Records. This was followed up by a release called Destination 6 and received 'Tune of the Week’ status on Armin van Buuren’s radio show, A State Of Trance.^[1] His next single led him signing up to record label Armada Music, 'Fade 2 Black' made him once again earn a 'Tune of the Week' status on A State Of Trance.^{[2] [3]}

Armin van Buuren has selected Sixma's tracks for his annual A State Of Trance compilation for three years.^{[4] [5]} Armin also featured one of Sixma's tracks on his Wii Game^[6] and also gave him the opportunity to remix Minack, the collaboration between Armin Van Buuren and Ferry Corsten.^[7]

In 2013 Sixma released a single called 'Requiem' on W&W's 'Mainstage Music' label which it made it to the top in the Beatport trance chart and was the most played trance track in 2013.^[8] He also remixed the iconic song called 'Adagio for Strings' in which was supported by many artists like Armin van Buuren, Markus Schulz, Cosmic Gate and Andrew Rayel.^[9]

He toured around the globe with A State of Trance Festival alongside Ferry Corsten, Armin Van Buuren and other DJs,^[10] and also performed at Ultra Music Festival.^[11] He has not entered the DJ Mag top 100 DJs poll.

Discography

Singles

2007

• "Destination 6" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
• "Invictus" (with Def Tactical)

2008

• "Fade 2 Black"
• "Visionary"
• "Amazon Dawn / There And Back Again" (Mark Sixma presents M6)

2009

• "Piranha" (with Re:Locate)
• "Into The Unknown / Byte Me" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
• "Interplay" (Mark Sixma presents M6, with B.E.N.)
• "Origin" (Mark Sixma presents M6, with Willem van Hanegem)
• "Paradise Lost / Opus Sectrum" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
• "Terminal 69" (with Willem Van Hanegem)
• "Deep Inside" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
• "Silverback / Ultimatum" (Mark Sixma presents M6)

2010

• "Hidden Light" (Mark Sixma presents M6, with Klauss Goulart)
• "The Flow" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
• "Walking Away" (Featuring Dee-On)
• "Forsaken"
• "The Rising / Obscura" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
• "Genesis / Inferno" (Mark Sixma presents M6, with Willem van Hanegem)
• "Want To Fly" (with Klauss Goulart, featuring Outono Em Marte)
• "Days Of Wonder" (Mark Sixma presents M6)

2011

• "Unspoken / Forgotten Shores" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
• "Twist" (with W&W)</small>
• "Fair & Square" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
• "Arrivals"

2012

• "Cupid's Casualty" (Featuring Amba Shepherd)
• "Starbust" (with Faruk Sabanci)
• "Perlas" (with Fisherman & Hawkins)

2013

• "Requiem"
• "Rio" (with Klauss Goulart)
• "Tripod" (with Faruk Sabanci)
• "Character"
• "Refused" (with Jerome Isma-Ae)

2014

• "The Saga" (with Chris Schweizer)
• "Shadow" (W&W edit)
• "Adagio For Strings"
• "Rise Up" (with Kill The Buzz)

2015

• "Vendetta"
• "Panta Rhei" (with Armin Van Buuren)
• "Stellar"
• "Connected" (Mark Sixma presents M6, with Audyon)
• "Restless Hearts" (featuring Emma Hewitt)
• "Chased" (with Andrew Rayel)

2016

• "Cupid's Casualty" (with Futuristic Polar Bears featuring Amba Shepherd)
• "Way to Happiness" (featuring Jonathan Mendelsohn)
• "Fuego" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
• "Omega"
• "Rebirth" (Mark Sixma presents M6 and Standerwick)

2017

• "Invincible" (featuring Betsie Larkin)
• "Heartbeat" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
• "Destiny"
• "Missing" (featuring Emma Hewitt)

2018

• "Prime" (with Husman)
• "Sinfonia"
• "Sphere"
• "The Clock"^[12]

2019

• "The Bass" (with Ben Nicky)
• "X"
• "Anasthasia" (with T99)

2020

• "Paint the Sky" (featuring Eline Esmee)^[13]
• "Our Song" (with Morgan Page)^[14]
• "Never Forgotten" (as M6)^[15]
• "Bad Dreams" (as M6)^[16]
• "Somebody Else Instead" (with Jordan Shaw)^[17]

2021

• "Elemental" (as M6 with Avao)^[18]
• "Pantheon" (with Ørjan Nilsen)^[19]

Remixes

2016

• Cosmic Gate - Exploration of Space (Mark Sixma Remix)

2018

• Andrew Rayel and David Gravell — "Trance Reborn (FYH100 Anthem)" (Mark Sixma Remix)^[20]
• Binary Finary - "1998" (Mark Sixma Remix)

Notes and References

1. Web site: ASOT 322 tracklist (Tune of the Week) . KrypteriaIV. 2015. 2015-09-22.
2. Web site: Fade 2 Black released under Armada Captivating . KrypteriaIV. 2015. 2015-09-22.
3. Web site: ASOT 353 tracklist (Tune of the Week) . KrypteriaIV. 2015. 2015-09-22.
4. Web site: Mark Sixma's Amazon Dawn featured in A State Of Trance 2008. KrypteriaIV. 2015. 2015-10-22.
5. Web site: Mark Sixma's Paradise Lost featured in A State Of Trance 2009. KrypteriaIV. 2015. 2015-10-22.
6. Web site: Mark Sixma Ultra track featured in Armin Van Buuren: In The Mix Wii game . KrypteriaIV. 2015. 2015-10-22.
7. Web site: Minack remixed by Mark Sixma . KrypteriaIV. 2015. 2015-10-22.
8. Web site: Mark Sixma's Requiem the most played 2013 trance track. 1001tracklist. 2015. 2015-12-02.
9. Web site: Mark Sixma's Adagio for Strings played by many DJs. 1001tracklist. 2015. 2015-12-02.
10. Web site: Armin Van Buuren ASOT 700 Utrecht . KrypteriaIV. 2015. 2015-09-22.
11. Web site: Mark Sixma Ultra WMC 2015, Miami . KrypteriaIV. 2015. 2015-09-22.
12. Web site: The Clock - Single by Mark Sixma on Apple Music . . 2018-11-29.
13. Web site: Paint the Sky (feat. Eline Esmee) - Single by Mark Sixma on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2020-05-07.
14. Web site: Morgan Page and Mark Sixma look to brighter days with 'Our Song' . Sunkel . Cameron . 2020-05-09 . EDM.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20200522055922/https://edm.com/music-releases/morgan-page-mark-sixma-our-song-release . 2020-05-22 . 2020-05-22.
15. Web site: Never Forgotten - Single by Mark Sixma & M6 on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2020-06-28.
16. Web site: Bad Dreams - Single by Mark Sixma & M6 on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2020-10-03.
17. Web site: Somebody Else Instead - Single by Mark Sixma & Jordan Shaw on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2020-12-12.
18. Web site: Elemental - Single by Mark Sixma, M6 & Avao on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2021-05-10.
19. Web site: Pantheon - Single by Ørjan Nilsen & Mark Sixma on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2022-02-15.
20. Web site: Trance Reborn (Fyh100 Anthem) [Mark Sixma Remix] - Single by Andrew Rayel & David Gravell on Apple Music ]. . 2018-09-17.