Marco Bailey

Marco Bailey

Marco Bailey is a Belgian techno DJ and producer from Hasselt, born in 1970. He grows up in Belgium and first comes to music through sport-related injuries that end his early ambitions in motocross and competitive cycling. After that, he turns to music and then DJing, starting with funk, hip hop, rock, new wave and punk before moving into electronic music.

Career

Bailey builds a reputation as a hard-working touring DJ with a broad record collection and a flexible style. His sound centres on techno, but it also draws on minimal, electronic house, and related club styles. He performs at major European festivals and clubs and also plays venues worldwide, including events such as Extrema Outdoor, Time Warp, Awakenings, I Love Techno, Nature One, Wire and Monegros, as well as clubs such as Zouk, Avalon, AgeHa, Space, Industrial Copera and Chinese Laundry.

He works closely in the studio with his friend Tom Hades, developing tracks and DJ sets together. He also presents a weekly MB Elektronics Force radio show, which is available as a podcast and on more than 45 radio stations worldwide.

Labels and releases

Bailey establishes several labels, including MB Elektronics and MB Selektions, which he uses for his own music and remixes as well as releases involving artists such as Carl Cox, John Digweed, Adam Beyer, Umek, Christian Smith, John Selway and Cristian Varela. MB Elektronics reaches its 70th release in 2011 with a compilation assembled by Bailey.

In 2000, he joins Christian Varela to found Pornographic Recordings, a label intended to give unknown artists a release outlet. After a pause while both focus on their own careers, the label resumes activity and issues music by Joseph Capriati and Cristian Varela. Its associated parties become established in Spain, especially Ibiza, and later continue in other locations.

Bailey’s releases appear on a range of respected techno labels, including Bedrock, Intec Records, Drumcode, Tronic, Toolroom Records and 1605. On Bedrock, John Digweed issues the first in a series of Bailey releases in 2009, followed by tracks such as Jungle Laps, Watergate and Rayavadee. These lead to his debut artist album, Dragon Man, released on Bedrock in 2011. Further releases include Faint Hope, Sa Trinxa, Oriental Disco and Stars & Shines.

Style

He describes his approach as broad and unconventional rather than boxed into one category. Although he listens widely, techno remains the style that most consistently interests him. His work is linked to party techno, minimal and electronic house, and his sets are known for their energetic, direct character.

Soulwatcher

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