Mark McCabe (born 22 May 1982) is an Irish

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er, radio DJ and

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, from

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. In 2000, he released " Maniac 2000" and it went to number one, as the second biggest-selling record ever in Ireland. In 2017, McCabe teamed up with the Sunset Bros, to release the record "I'm Feelin It", which went on to hit thirty million streams on

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. McCabe has mixed the opening sequence for events, such as the

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in 2003, the 2005 and 2007 Saint Patrick's Festivals Skyfest. He has also done remixes for

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, Gavin James, Ozark Henry and Dagny.

Musical career

During the 1990s, McCabe presented the

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show on a

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station in Dublin. He was signed with

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tribal house label Twisted Records. In 2000, he released " Maniac 2000" and it went to number one, as the second biggest-selling record ever in Ireland. McCabe's music successes include two

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, two top 10 singles and the second-biggest selling record in Ireland. McCabe collaborated in 2017 with the Sunset Bros, to release the record "I'm Feeling It", which went on to hit four million streams on

; his 2016 remix of " Nervous (The Ooh Song)" has been streamed over 172 million times to date and certified double platinum in Ireland, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands. McCabe formerly served as a radio DJ and Head of Music at RTE 2fm and now serves as a radio DJ at

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Discography

Singles

Awards

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCabe, Mark Living people DJs from Dublin (city) Radio personalities from the Republic of Ireland 1978 births Irish electronic dance music DJs Irish electronic musicians Broadcasters from County Dublin 1990s in Irish music 2000s in Irish music 2010s in Irish music 2020s in Irish music