Mark Barnes (1970 – 1 January 2016), known professionally as Mark B, was a

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record producer. He was most active in the 1990s and early 2000s, associating with Task Force and

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on many of his records. He was a DJ for Jazz Fudge Recordings for much of his career. Mark B first signed with Jazz Fudge in 1995. He produced some tracks for

DJ Vadim Vadim Alexandrovich Peare (russian: Вадим Александрович Пир, Vadim Aleksandrovich Pir ...

's U.S.S.R. Repertoire. His first individual album was ''Underworld Connection'', released in 1997. He died in January 2016.

Discography

* ''Any More Questions?'' (1995) * ''Underworld Connection'' (1997) * ''Disco-Loated Beats & Sounds, Vol. 1'' (1997) * ''New Skool Dean'' (1998) * ''Hitmen for Hire'' (1998) * ''Nobody Relates'' (1998) * ''Split Personalities/From the World Lab'' (2000) * ''The Unknown'' (2000) * ''The Unknown: The New Version'' (2001) *0161 relief ark b remix(2001) *Big Tings ark B remix(2001)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mark B 1970 births 2016 deaths English hip hop musicians English DJs English male rappers English record producers People from Kingston upon Thames Rappers from London