Mark McCabe (born 10 May 1978) is an Irish

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, remixer, radio DJ and

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, from

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. In 2000, he released "

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" and it went to number one, as the second biggest-selling record ever in

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. In 2017, McCabe teamed up with the Sunset Bros, to release the record "Im Feelin It", which went on to hit thirty million streams on

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. McCabe has mixed the opening sequence for events, such as the

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in 2003, the 2005 and 2007 Saint Patrick's Festivals Skyfest. He has also done remixes for

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, Gavin James,

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and

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Musical career

During the 1990s, McCabe presented the drivetime show on a

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station in Dublin. He was signed with New York tribal house legends Twisted Records. In 2000, he released

and it went to number 1, as the second biggest-selling record ever in

. McCabe's music successes includes two

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, two top 10 singles and the second-biggest selling record in

. McCabe collaborated in 2017 with the Sunset Bros, to release the record "Im Feeling It", which went on to hit four million streams on

; his 2016 remix of " Nervous (The Ooh Song)" has been streamed over 172 million times to date and certified double platinum in

, Sweden,

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and

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. McCabe formerly served as a radio DJ and Head of Music at RTE 2fm and now serves as a radio DJ at

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Discography

Singles

Awards

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCabe, Mark Living people Irish DJs DJs from Dublin (city) Radio personalities from the Republic of Ireland 1978 births Electronic dance music DJs Irish electronic musicians Irish dance musicians