Mark Moore (born 12 January 1965) is a British dance music record producer and DJ. He was founder of the dance / sampling pioneers S'Express, and runs the London nightclubs, 'Electrogogo' and 'Can Can'.

Biography

Moore began his DJ career in 1983 playing at the fashionable London club, 'The Mud Club', run by Philip Sallon. Later that year as his popularity grew he was given a slot at the alternative, mixed/gay night 'Asylum' at

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, which later became 'Pyramid' at Heaven. He soon became a successful DJ often appearing in Time Out's 'best DJ' polls. As well as playing new-wave electronic dance music, such as Yello, Cabaret Voltaire, Soft Cell and New Order; Moore was one of the first DJs in the UK to support and play Chicago House music and Detroit Techno. In 1988, Moore launched S'Express with co-writer/co-producer Pascal Gabriel. The first single "

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" went to number 1 in the UK Singles Chart, and is credited by Muzik magazine as 'kick starting the UK house scene'. This was followed up with "

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" which reached number 5 in the UK Chart. Moore and

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formed a friendship, when Moore asked Orbit to

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the S'Express hit, "Hey Music Lover", and the duo worked together mixing Prince's "Batdance", "Electric Chair" and "The Future" plus

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", "Something's Jumpin' In Your Shirt" and "Call A Wave". Moore also had a working relationship with engineer Mark McGuire. He would feature up-and-coming

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as vocalist on "Hey Music Lover", giving her early exposure before her band,

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, released its debut album. An admirer of the composer

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, Moore asked Glass to remix "Hey Music Lover", which the composer did in singular style. A friendship was also formed with Carl Craig when he first came to London aged 19 and Craig worked on the second S'Express album "Intercourse". Moore also had made a cameo appearance as a pirate radio DJ on Bomb the Bass's debut album ''

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''. Moore was heard playing the 'fluffy bagel mix' of "Superfly Guy" on "Get Outta Bed Radio!" That mix can by found on the ''Hip Hop and Rapping in the House'' compilation released in the late 1980s. Other cameos include appearing on the '' French & Saunders'' TV show as part of the She Rappers sketch, which can be seen on 'The Best of French And Saunders' DVD. During 2002, he was involved with the Needledust project with Robert Michael and Tim Southgate. In 2005, Moore set up the record label Umami Records. From 2005 onwards, Moore has released new music and remixes under the monikers Mark Moore & Eon, Mark Moore & Kinky Roland and UltraViva (with David Motion). Moore has also remixed Prince,

, Seal, Erasure,

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, Divine, Boystown Gang, The Real Thing (group), The Real Thing, Randy Crawford, The B-52's, Soft Cell, the Electropop, electro pop band, Temposhark, Unklejam, Client (band), Client, Mlle Caro & Frank Garcia, Next Door But One and Chanty Poe, amongst others. In 2008 S'Express came out of cryogenic slumber and released "Stupid Little Girls" on the Kitsuné label to mark the 20-year anniversary of the second summer of love and (according to Moore) to 'confuse the history books'. Moore also writes articles for magazines. He has a weekly music column with Princess Julia in ''QX International''. Published articles include: interviews with John Waters (filmmaker), John Waters (Waters gave Moore permission to sample his voice on the start of the S'Express track "Brazil") and Siouxsie Sioux (for ''ID'' magazine); a Russ Meyer feature for ''Fused''; 'Acid House London: The Mark Moore Experience' for ''Clash'' Magazine; 'Punk Rock Saved My Life' for ''Super Super''

S'Express discography

Albums

* 1989 ''Original Soundtrack (album), Original Soundtrack'' – (Rhythm King, LEFT CD8)- UK Albums Chart, UK No. 5 * 1991 ''Intercourse (S'Express album), Intercourse'' – (US, Sire, 9 26520-2) (UK, Rhythm King / Epic, 468567 2) * 1998 ''Ultimate S'Express'' – (Camden / BMG, 74321 603402) * 2004 ''Themes from S'Express - the Best Of'' – (BMG, 82876 581972) * 2016 ''Enjoy this Trip'' – (Needle Boss Records, B01FGV67I6)

Singles

* ¹ remixes by Tony De Vit, Aquarius and Carl Craig and accredited to Mark Moore presents S'Express. * ² released on download and 12" vinyl only.

References

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