Mark Strippel was the Head of Content Commissioning at

BBC Radio 1Xtra BBC Radio 1Xtra is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It broadcasts black music and urban music, including hip hop and R&B and is a sister station to Radio 1. Launching at 18:00 on 16 August 2002, it had been cod ...

and

BBC Asian Network BBC Asian Network is a British Asian radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station's target audience is people "with an interest in British Asian lifestyles", especially British Asians between the ages of 18 and 34. The station has ...

. He joined the BBC in 2003 as a DJ on

and was part of the original launch line-up, staying until 2007 when he moved into a management role as Head of Music at

. In 2017 he was given responsibility for

in a leadership role. He is responsible for strategic direction, content commissioning and talent for

with signings including

Kenny Allstar Kenny Allstar (born 19 April 1993) is a British DJ and radio presenter who grew up in South East London. He has had residencies on Radar Radio, Reprezent, and BBC Radio 1Xtra. He also hosts a ''Mad About Bars'' series on Mixtape Madness on YouTu ...

, Snoochie Shy,

Sir Spyro ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

, Reece Parkinson,

Nadia Jae Nadia Jae is a radio presenter on BBC Radio 1Xtra in the United Kingdom. Having presented Weekend Breakfast for the network since September 2019, she was confirmed as presenter of the station's flagship weekday breakfast show in December 2020. Na ...

Big Zuu Zuhair Hassan (born 19 August 1995), known professionally as Big Zuu, is a British rapper, grime MC, songwriter, DJ and television personality from West London. He is best known for presenting ''Big Zuu's Big Eats'' for Dave. Early and persona ...

, Jeremiah Asiamah and

Moses Boyd Moses Boyd (born 30 April 1991) is a British jazz drummer, composer, record producer, bandleader and radio host. His debut solo studio album ''Dark Matter'' (2020) was nominated for the 2020 Mercury Prize. In 2014, Boyd and saxophonist Binke ...

. In 2018 he defended the BBC's responsibility to play Drill music, highlighting the need to balance “a commitment to UK music and the scene with a duty of care to audiences.” Why the BBC has a responsibility to take Drill music seriously
/ref> In late 2018 Strippel signed Tiffany Calver as the new face of the 1Xtra Rap Show, Europe's biggest Hip-Hop radio platform. Strippel was born in

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, West London and studied at

Lampton School Lampton School is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in Hounslow, west London, England. Admissions Lampton is a Leading Edge school, and is a training school which currently has around 1,358 students on roll. Lampto ...

Queen Mary and Westfield Queen Mary University of London (QMUL, or informally QM, and previously Queen Mary and Westfield College) is a public university, public research university in Mile End, East London, England. It is a member institution of the federal University of ...

and the

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. In 2001 he was a founding member of

Panjabi Hit Squad Panjabi Hit Squad are British DJs, producers and radio broadcasters for BBC Asian Network and formerly BBC 1Xtra. The group recorded several albums, including ''Desi Beats Vol 1'' with Def Jam. They have won the UK Asian Music Awards three times, ...

. The group were signed to Def Jam UK, leading to remixes for Ashanti,

Mariah Carey Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whi ...

Beenie Man Anthony Moses Davis (born 22 August 1973), better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Jamaican Dancehall deejay. Biography Davis was born in the Waterhouse district of Kingston in 1973.Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Mus ...

and various compilation albums.

References

External links

Markie Mark Biography at BBC Press OfficeMarkie Mark appointment as Head of Music at BBC Asian Network - BBC Press Office
1974 births Living people BBC Asian Network {{UK-radio-bio-stub