Mark Chadwick (born 28 November 1969), better known by his stage name Chad Jackson, is an English DJ,

remix A remix, also sometimes called reorchestration or rework, is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, poem, or photograph ca ...

er and

record producer A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensu ...

. He is best known for his hit single " Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked)", but he also created member-only mixes for the Disco Mix Club (DMC).

Music career

Jackson was born in

St Helens, Merseyside St Helens () is a town in Merseyside, England, with a population of 117,308. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens which had a population of 183,200 at the United Kingdom Census 2021, 2021 Census. The town i ...

, England. He won the DMC World Championships competition in 1987. His career started in 1990 with his debut single " Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked)", which consisted of samples. It was a hit, peaking at number 1 on the

UK Dance Chart The Dance Singles Chart and the Dance Albums Chart are music charts compiled in the United Kingdom by the Official Charts Company from sales of songs in the electronic dance music, dance music genre (e.g. house music, house, trance music, trance, ...

and number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. The track was based around a horn sample from Marva Whitney's 1969 single "Unwind Yourself" and also sampled the 1973 song " For the Love of Money" recorded by

The O'Jays The O'Jays are an American Rhythm and blues, R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in summer 1958 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert, Walter Lee Williams, William Powell, Bobby Massey, and Bill Isles. The O'Jays made their first chart appea ...

. However, his second single "Freedom to Party (Construction Mix)" failed to chart. He then made a remix of " I've Got You Under My Skin" by

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ...

along with DJ Luca. It was released on Juno Records in 2011. He has also performed under the pseudonym 'Drumscape'.

Discography

EPs

*1996: ''New Wave of Undergrounds'' (with GM)

Singles

*1990: " Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked)" – UK No. 3 *1990: "Freedom to Party (Construction Mix)" *1997: "Stay Calm" *2000: "Hear the Drummer Part Two" *2002: "Break" *2002: "Rock" *2005: "Do You Do Voodoo" *2005: "Get Yer Boogie On" / "Deep Organ" Remixes *1990: Paula Abdul – "Cold Hearted" (Chad Jackson/12" Re-Mix) *2011: Frank Sinatra – "Under My Skin" (Chad Jackson and DJ Luca Remix)

References

1969 births Living people English DJs English record producers British hip-hop DJs DJs from Manchester People from St Helens, Merseyside {{Hiphop-DJ-stub