Mark McCabe (born 10 May 1978) is an Irish
music producer,
remix
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er,
radio DJ
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and
club DJ, from
Dublin. In 2000, he released "
Maniac 2000
"Maniac 2000" is a song produced by Simon Fitzpatrick and Tim Hannigan featuring vocals performed by Mark McCabe and Shelley Bukspan. It is a medley of Michael Sembello's 1983 song "Maniac" and a rap written mainly by Dublin's Al Gibbs and Mark ...
" 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 "Im Feelin It", which went on to hit thirty million streams on
Spotify.
McCabe has mixed the opening sequence for events, such as the
Special Olympics in 2003, the 2005 and 2007
Saint Patrick's Festivals Skyfest. He has also done remixes for
James Arthur,
Gavin James,
Ozark Henry and
Dagny.
Musical career
During the 1990s, McCabe presented the
drivetime
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show on a
pirate radio station in Dublin. He was signed with
New York
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tribal house legends
Twisted Records. In 2000, he released
Maniac 2000
"Maniac 2000" is a song produced by Simon Fitzpatrick and Tim Hannigan featuring vocals performed by Mark McCabe and Shelley Bukspan. It is a medley of Michael Sembello's 1983 song "Maniac" and a rap written mainly by Dublin's Al Gibbs and Mark ...
and it went to number 1, as the second biggest-selling record ever in
Ireland.
McCabe's music successes includes two
Meteor Music awards, two top 10 singles and the second-biggest selling record in
Ireland. McCabe collaborated in 2017 with the Sunset Bros, to release the record "Im Feeling It", which went on to hit four million streams on
Spotify; his 2016 remix of "
Nervous (The Ooh Song)" has been streamed over 172 million times to date and certified double platinum in
Ireland,
Sweden
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,
Norway and
Netherlands.
McCabe formerly served as a radio
DJ and Head of Music at
RTE 2fm and now serves as a radio DJ at
iRadio.
Discography
Singles
Awards
References
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Living people
Irish DJs
DJs from Dublin (city)
Radio personalities from the Republic of Ireland
1978 births
Electronic dance music DJs
Irish electronic musicians
Irish dance musicians