Marlo Hoogstraten (), also known by his stage name MaRLo, is a Dutch-born Australian

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DJ. In 2010, he was voted Australia's Number 2 Trance DJ and overall Number 11 in the

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Top 50 DJ poll. He started his career using hardware synthesizers (

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) and nowadays produces almost exclusively on his computer.

Biography

Hoogstraten is known as MaRLo in the music industry (with the mid-name capitalisation due to his repeated introduction as 'Mario' by radio DJs). Born in

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the Netherlands, he currently resides in Australia. He has his own label, Reaching Altitude, with signed artists including

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and

Mark Sixma Mark Sixma () 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 A ...

. MaRLo is married to Jano, a trance singer who has collaborated with

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and

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Discography

Extended plays

Singles and remixes

2022 # MaRLo and Sunset Bros. featuring Sydnee Carter - War Eyes (''Reaching Altitude'', Armada Music) 2021 #MaRLo - Hoogenbanger (Self-released) #MaRLo and Frontliner - Hook (''Sinphony'') #MaRLo - Venom (''Reaching Altitude'', Armada Music) #

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- Walk Through Walls (MaRLo Remix) (''Black Hole Recordings'') #

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- Dreams (MaRLo Remix) (''Vicious Black'') 2020 #MaRLo and Haliene - Say Hello (''Reaching Altitude'', Armada Music) #MaRLo, Triode and Haliene - Castles in the Sky (''Central Station Records'') #

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and MaRLo - Feel It (''Rave Culture'') #MaRLo and Jantine - For You (''Reaching Altitude'', Armada Music) #

and MaRLo featuring Mila Josef - This I Vow (''Armada Music'') 2019 #MaRLo - The Power Within (Altitude 2019 Anthem) (''Reaching Altitude'', Armada Music) #Pete Delete - Wild Child (MaRLo Edit) (''Reaching Altitude'', Armada Music) #MaRLo and Matrick - Blast Off (''Reaching Altitude'', Armada Music) #MaRLo and

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- Lighter Than Air (''Armind'') #MaRLo and Haliene - Whisper (''Reaching Altitude'', Armada Music) 2018 #

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featuring Winona Oak - Beautiful (MaRLo Remix) (Counter Records) #MaRLo featuring Emma Chatt - Here We Are (Armind) #MaRLo with Avao - We Are The Future (''Reaching Altitude'', Armada Music) #Sunset Bros and Mark McCabe - I'm Feeling It (In The Air) (MaRLo Remix) (Universal Music Operations) #MaRLo with Roxanne Emery - A Thousand Seas (''Reaching Altitude'', Armada Music) #Jean Clemence - Roots (MaRLo Edit) (''Reaching Altitude'', Armada Music) #MaRLo - Enough Echo (''Reaching Altitude'', Armada Music) 2017 #MaRLo - The Launch (''Reaching Altitude'', Armada Music) #MaRLo - Onaj (''A State of Trance'', Armada Music) #Bobby Neon and Nick Arbor featuring Lokka Vox - What You Said (MaRLo Remix) (Genesis Recordings) #MaRLo with First State - Falling Down (''Armind'', Armada Music)\ #

- I Live For That Energy (MaRLo Remix) (Armada Music) 2016 #MaRLo featuring Emma Chatt – Leave My Hand (''Armind'', Armada Music) #MaRLo – Join Us Now (''Who's Afraid of 138?!'', Armada Music) #MaRLo and Chloe – You And Me (''Armind'', Armada Music) #Orjan Nilsen – Between The Rays (MaRLo Remix) #Ferry Corsten – Beautiful (MaRLo Remix) #MaRLo – Titans (''A State Of Trance'', Armada Music) #MaRLo – Darkside 2015 #MaRLo featuring Jano – The Dreamers (''A State of Trance'', Armada Music) #MaRLo – Atlantis (''A State of Trance'', Armada Music) #MaRLo – Ignite (''A State of Trance'', Armada Music) #Marcel Woods – Advanced (MaRLo Remix) igh Contrast Recordings#MaRLo featuring Christina Novelli – Hold It Together (''Armind'', Armada Music) #Dash Berlin - Shelter (feat. Roxanne Emery) aRLo Remix(Armada Music) #MaRLo – Strength (''Armind'', Armada Music) 2014 #MaRLo vs Fisherman & Hawkins – Forces (''A State of Trance'', Armada Music) #MaRLo featuring Jano – Haunted (''A State of Trance'', Armada Music) #MaRLo – Barracuda (''A State of Trance'', Armada Music) #MaRLo – Poseidon (''A State of Trance'', Armada Music) 2013 #MaRLo – The Future (''Armada Captivating'', Armada Music) #MaRLo – Visions (''A State of Trance'', Armada Music) #MaRLo – Boom (''A State of Trance'', Armada Music) 2012 #Rex Mundi – Opera of Northern Ocean (MaRLo Remix) rmada Music#Paul Webster featuring Angelic Amanda – Time (MaRLo Remix, Armada Music] #Solarstone – Pure (MaRLo Remix)

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#MaRLo – Showgrounds (''A State of Trance'', Armada Music) #MaRLo – Silverback (''A State of Trance'', Armada Music) #MaRLo – Underneath (''A State of Trance'', Armada Music) #MaRLo – Megalodon (''A State of Trance'', Armada Music) #MaRLo – Evolution (''A State of Trance'', Armada Music) #MaRLo – Freedive (''A State of Trance'', Armada Music) #

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– Release Me (MaRLo Remix) icious 2011 #

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– Stellar (MaRLo Remix) rmind (Armada)#MaRLo featuring Jano – Just Breathe pinnin Records#MaRLo featuring Jano – The Island pinnin Records#MaRLo – Forward Thinking/Semtex ESET/Spinnin Records#

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– Punk (MaRLo Remix) LASHOVER#

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– MME (MaRLo Remix) pinnin Records# W&W – Impact (MaRLo Remix) rmada Music 2010 #MaRLo – Magnetic pinnin Records#MaRLo – Superlift pinnin Records#MaRLo – Not Alone pinnin Records#MaRLo – Capture OYS Music#Alex Kunnari and

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L – Brand New Day (MaRLo Remix)

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– Dark Side of the Sun (MaRLo Remix) rmada Music#Jude Eliott – Twilight (MaRLo Remix) entral Station Records 2009 #MaRLo – Ula rmada#MaRLo featuring Kristen Marlo – Is It Real OYS Music#MaRLo – Alpha angea#Ohmna featuring Nurlaila – Key of Life (MaRLo Remix) rmada Music#Ferry Corsten – Brainbox (MaRLo Remix) lashover Recordings#Rozza – Ones We Love (MaRLo remix)

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#Arcane Science featuring Rhys Oris – Should Have Told Me (MaRLo Remix) OYS Music

Live performances

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Trance Nation CD, 14 date tour around Australia 2010 *Trance Energy – The Netherlands *Trance Energy Australia * ASOT 550 – The

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*Uitmarkt Festival – The

*GO-Parc – Germany *Paradiso –

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*Home Club – Singapore *World DJ Festival 2013 – Seoul, Korea * Sky Garden –

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*Slinky *Gatecrasher *

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*Transmission *A State of Trance 700 2015 - Sydney, Australia and Utrecht, The Netherlands, Miami Ultra Music Festival *A State of Trance 750 2016 - Utrecht, The Netherlands, Miami Ultra Music Festival *Atlantis 2015, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia *Atlantis 2016, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia *Djakarta Warehouse Project 10th Edition (DWPX) 2018, Bali, Indonesia *Altitude 2019, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, Australia

References

Interview With MaRLo
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Clubbing9ine.com
TWELVE 13 Music Festival exclusive interview. Retrieved 2013-03-12.

External links

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