Mark Reeder (born 5 January 1958) is a British musician and record producer. He grew up in

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, England. At a young age, Reeder became interested in

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and especially early

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. In his teens, he worked in a small

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store in Manchester city centre. Reeder has been living and working in Berlin since 1978. He is the founder and owner of the German

electronic dance Electronic dance music (EDM), also referred to as dance music or club music, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres originally made for nightclubs, raves, and List of electronic dance music festivals, festivals. It is generally ...

music labels MFS and Flesh. In 1991, Reeder discovered the teenage Paul van Dyk, guiding and paving his way to build up his now international DJ superstardom.

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's book ''Adventures on the Wheels of Steel: The Rise of the Superstar DJs'' describes how Reeder initiated and successfully outlined van Dyk's early career from 1991 until 1999, and through Reeder's respected status and extensive music industry contacts, van Dyk was able to climb the ladder to success and reach his current superstar status. Reeder's career has spanned more than four decades. He has been a participant and behind the scenes influence for many now-famous artists, spread over a wide cross-section of contemporary musical genres. Due to his extensive knowledge of the music industry, he has participated and chaired panels at various international music conferences since the late 1980s.

Background

Mark Reeder formed the punk band The Frantic Elevators together with

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( Simply Red) and Neil Moss in Manchester, early 1977. In 1978, he decided to leave Britain and move to West Berlin. While living there he became

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' German representative, promoting the label's bands,

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and A Certain Ratio. Simultaneously he worked as a sound engineer for bands including all-girl avant garde group Malaria! (who he also co-managed) and punk band

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. In 1981, Reeder formed the

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-rock duo Die Unbekannten, together with Alistair Gray, and then drummer Thomas Wydler (who later played in Die Haut and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) joined, Die Unbekannten became a trio. After Wydler left to play in Die Haut, he still remained as Die Unbekannten guest drummer for the occasional live gig. They released two very dark and depressive 12"

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between 1981 and 1982. Debut EP, ''Die Unbekannten'' (1981) which consisted of 3 tracks "Radio war", "Casualties", and "Poseidon", Their second EP ''Dangerous Moonlight'' (1982) which had 4 tracks "Don't Tell me Stories", "Perfect Love", "Against the Wall" and "The Game". ''Dangerous Moonlight'' was repressed with a different cover design in 1983. In March 2005, Die Unbekannten released the limited edition vinyl LP ''Don't Tell Me Stories'' (on vinyl only) featuring the above 2 EPs and some unreleased material. A music review concluded that

''Die Unbekannten is of course an 80's band. They combine the best of new wave,
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and
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''.

Meanwhile,

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film 2008 described Reeder to be one of the Godfathers of the early

and

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scene. In 1983, Reeder helped put together the Berlin Special of '' The Tube'', a UK

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TV pop programme, which he co-presented together with Muriel Gray. This show featured music from both sides of the walled city (debuting bands like "

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" and featuring " Die Tödliche Doris" and " Die Haut") and for the first time ever, a young East German band he'd literally discovered on the street, called "Jessica" appeared on a UK TV show, fronted by Tino Eisbrenner. It was also the first time that a British TV crew had ever filmed a pop programme both in the GDR (

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) and

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. In 1984, "Die Unbekannten" changed their name to " Shark Vegas" and toured Western Europe with New Order. In 1986, Shark Vegas released one of the most sought after Factory 12" single ''You Hurt Me'' (FAC111) which was produced by

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(a founding member of

, New Order, and later

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). This single was also released in Germany on the

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Totenkopf label (TOT11) with different versions of the song. Both releases of the single were some of the first 12" to be designed by

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who went on to design covers for

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. The only other track ''Pretenders of Love''(FAC US 17) was featured on the only US factory compilation. Reeder had contacts to the East Berlin underground new wave music scene and travelled a lot to East Berlin for concerts. He eventually helped to bring

over to East Berlin for their two secret gigs in 1982 and 1988, the 1982 gig being the first concert by a western punk band in East Berlin, disguised as a religious service. In summer 1989, he was officially asked if he would produce the album ''Torture'', for up-and-coming East German indie band Die Vision for the East German state-owned record label

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in East Berlin. This was probably the first east–west joint venture. Reeder is recognised as the only Englishman ever to have had the privilege to make a record in the East, because literally days after finishing recording the album, the notorious

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fell.Mark Reeder Official Myspace
''myspace.com''. Due to this album production, Reeder had made useful contacts at AMIGA the (now former) East German state-owned record label, now renamed ZONG. He managed to convince them to allow him to set up a new

label office in the "Abhör Raum 101" situated in the building directly behind the Reichstag.

MFS – Masterminded for Success

In December 1990, Reeder founded his own

music record label "Masterminded For Success" or later known as MFS. The name MFS was taken from the initials of Ministry for State Security (

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) in

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. Reeder had a gift for uncovering the hidden talents of many early techno and trance artists. He once stated in an interview together with DJ Paul van Dyk,

''MFS was founded to offer opportunity to talented people''.

As an artist himself, Reeder was the creative driving force behind his labels, which provided a great platform for many young and then-unknown artists. He ran both his labels with an unconventional approach and a passion rarely seen in the music industry. Reeder was deeply devoted to all his artists and was involved in almost every aspect of their musical productions, from their concept, recording and mastering, to PR texts, as well as their artistic cover-design ideas. In 1993, a trance music documentary ''Berliner Trance'' was born, presented by Mark Reeder, directed by Ben Hardyment.

''This documentary is combined with interviews such as Dr Motte, Paul van Dyk, Laurent Garnier, Paul Browse, Mijk van Dijk and MFS label supremo Mark Reeder. This now-legendary exploration into the underworld of what was the most significant force in driving dance music forward in the 20th century. It contains rare early footage of the 1991 and 1993
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, and of the now bulldozed Mutoid Waste Company land, E-Werk and Tresor – Berlin's legendary clubs that started it all in the former East Berlin''.

Reeder reactivated MFS in 2018, specifically to release the album Fragment by Chinese band

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Current music works

In the meantime, Reeder has returned to his own music production. He worked with German filmmaker Joerg Buttgereit on many of his film and theatre projects (In 1991, Reeder starred in the Joerg Buttgereit

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) ''

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'' and his sound is reminiscent of the 80s electronic rock-disco sound with a modern flair. Reeder has since remixed tracks and worked with many well-known artists like the

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" 2009 (Mark Reeder's Rundfunk remix), (Mark Reeder's Rias Radio Remix) and (Mark Reeder's Stuck in the 80s remix),

" Sink or Swim" 2010 (Reeder's Rettungsring Remix) and (Reeder's Waterwing Remix), Anne Clark ''"The Hardest Heart"'' (Heart and soul mix feat. Anne Clark),

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"Underpass" 2010 (Reeder Sinister Subway Mix), (Mark Reeder's dark long sinister remix), (Mark Reeder Sinister Subway Radio remix) and other less known ones such as Noblesse Oblige, Spartak and Parralox.

Reordered

In September 2009, he released a collaboration album of reworks of tracks by

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titled ''Reordered'' for which he rewrote and replayed all the tracks. According to Reeder

''Reordered could probably best be described as a re-works album as I've taken each track and basically rewritten and reworked the music and added my own sound imprint. It was decided to make it in a style reminiscent of the 80's and I produced it in exactly the same way as I had made music back then; using very few instruments, real synths and guitars. I wanted Reordered to have a different sound to anything Blank & Jones had done before and to touch territory they wouldn't normally visit''.

This album features vocals by artists as Robert Smith of

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of The Church,

, New Order, and

, Claudia Bruecken of

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and Anne Clark.

Five Point One

In December 2011, Reeder released his second studio album ''"Five Point One"'', a selection of his recent remixes. All the tracks on this three disc deluxe album have been re-remixed by Reeder in

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5.1 Surround Sound. Notably, the album also includes his previously unreleased remix for

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's ''" Sweetest Perfection"'' (Reeder's Sweetest Conception Remix) which is exclusive to this album, as are his two remixes for Anne Clark ''"Full Moon"'' (Reeder's Stairway to the Stars Remix) and ''"If..."'' (Reeder's Seemingly Forever Remix). The album also features two further remixes for Bad Lieutenant's ''"Twist of Fate"'' and remixes for top German rockers

, teutonic trancers

and New York electro-jazzer

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, as well as aforementioned

and

remixes. It also features a collection of videos and photos such as a rare Depeche Mode photograph by

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Collaborator

In April 2014 Reeder released his third studio album ''"Collaborator"'' through

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. As well as remixes of tracks by

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, Marsheaux and Koishii & Hush, the collection also included material by Reeder's own groups Shark Vegas and Die Unbekannten. Six of the thirteen tracks feature vocals by

Music workshop, lecture & seminar sessions

Due to his extensive knowledge of the music industry, Reeder has participated and chaired panels at various international music conferences since the late 1980s. One of his first, being for the BID (Berlin Independence Days) in 1990, together with the

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creator

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and music writers Dave Rimmer and

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. Other conferences include chairing panels at ADE (Amsterdam Dance Event) on various

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subjects, together with guest panellists

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Ferry Corsten Ferry Corsten OON (; born 4 December 1973) is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer. He is well known for producing many pioneering trance tracks during the 1990s–2000s under his numerous aliases, including System F, Moonman, Pulp Victim an ...

, Mark Gobulev and Jaydee. And join the "Musik & Maschine" International Techno Fair together with techno DJ

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in Berlin. Reeder attended the first

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conference VIBRATO 2000 in New Delhi, India, and then

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in UK. He has given lectures and workshops at the Tecnogeist, San Luis Potosi and G. Martell College of Music and Audio in

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. * 30 May 2012: Dreaming New Futures participation as panelist/ guest speaker for dBs music networking conference. * 7 June 2012: Der Klang Der Familie panel at Tresor Berlin/ Berlin Tresor Exhibition, Red Gallery, London.

Artworks & designs

Reeder initially studied advertising design, but disillusioned, left the Ad industry to work in a Virgin Records store in Lever Street, Manchester. Years later, he used his knowledge in advertising and design for his own labels MFS and Flesh, as well as for his own releases (with the exception of "''You Hurt me''" which was designed by his friend

). Reeder created all his labels' adverts and also wrote the majority of the copy and record texts. He additionally supplied designer Marc Schilkowski with design ideas although Reeder almost never credited himself on the records (Schilkowski is the one actually credited for the execution of the finished artwork on most MFS releases). Reeder was actually involved in the creation of virtually all the MFS and Flesh record graphic designs: * EPs design: (1981) Die Unbekannten "''Die Unbekannten''"; (1982) & (1983) Die Unbekannten "''Dangerous Moonlight''" * Single design: (1989) Alien Nation "''Travis''" – by Mark Reeder & Dave Rimmer; (1991) Alien Nation "''Lovers of the World''" * Album design: (1989) & (1990) Die Vision "''Torture''" – by Mark Reeder & Dave Rimmer; (1998) Assorted E for Europe – by Mark Reeder & Corvin Dalek; (1999) Assorted Stadtansichten – a Journey Through Berlin – by Mark Reeder & Corvin Dalek; (2001) Blue Amazon "''Javelin''" – by Mark Reeder & Corvin Dalek; (2002) "''Wet & Hard''" Various, Flesh Artists compilation – by Mark Reeder, Jan Kessler & Corvin Dalek; (2003) "''Flesh For Fantasy''" Various, Flesh Artists Compilation – by Mark Reeder & Jan kessler; (2003) "''Tender Young Flesh''" Various, Flesh Artists Compilation – by Mark Reeder & Jan kessler; (2003) Corvin Dalek "''I am a Dalek''" – by Mark Reeder & Corvin Dalek; (2005) Die Unbekannten "''Don't Tell Me Stories''" – by Mark Reeder & Anja Koestler; (2009) Blank & Jones/ Mark Reeder – "''Reordered''" – by Mark Reeder & Marc Schilkowski.

Discography

As producer

Production credits * 1982: Malaria! "Emotion" Album tracks ''"Eifersucht"'' and ''"Gewissen"'' – ''Moabit Musik, Berlin/ Les Disques du Crepuscule, Brussels'' * 1989 & 1990: Die Vision "Torture" (Album) ''"After The Sunset"'', ''"Gimme All Your Love"'', ''"Cry of the Wolf"'', ''"Doomsday"'', ''"Wishes for the night"'', ''"The vision"'', ''"Love By Geyer remix"'', "''Love By Waiah remix''" – ''Amiga/Zong & Vulture Records'' * 1997: Paul van Dyk ''"Words"'' (Original Version radio edit) by Paul van Dyk, Wolfgang Ragwitz & Mark Reeder – ''MFS'' * 2013: Queen of Hearts – ''"Wicked Game"''

As composer & producer

''Discography'': Shark Vegas

Remixes

Studio albums

Films, TV and music documentaries

Lead role in films

(1991) * B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979–1989 (2015)

Guest appearances in films and theatre projects

* 1985 "Moskito" Children's TV series ( SFB) (German) regular appearances, role as resident "Blunderer" * 1986 "Ezra Pound" (

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) German TV Film on the life of ezra pound. small role as: one of Ezra Pound intellectual drinking friends. * 1986 " Molle mit Korn" ( ARD) Soap-series about set in post-war Germany role as: Russian & English occupying soldier. * 1988 "

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" role as: brutal

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Officer. Directed by

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. Joerg Buttgereit/ Manfred Jelinski production. * 1989 " Joan of Arc of Mongolia" role as: waiter on trans-siberian railway. Directed by

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, Ulrike Ottinger productions. * 1989 " The Rose Garden" ''Der Rosengarten'' brief role as: concentration camp inmate. Directed by

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. * 1991 "The Party: Nature Morte" role as: drunk party guest. Directed by Cynthia Beatt (

) * 2009 "Captain Berlin vs. Hitler" (DVD) Music score, Sound effects & Commentary. directed by

& Thilo Gosejohann.(Media-Target Film Berlin)

TV documentaries

* 1966 "The Good Morning Britain Report" (GRANADA ITV, UK) on schools in North West England, interviewee on dreams. * 1968 "This England" (GRANADA ITV UK) Report on schools in North West England, interviewee on art/painting. * 1984 "Red Herrings – West" (

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) Report on life in West Berlin researcher/presenter. * 1984 "Red Herrings Peace aDDRess" (

) Report on life in East Berlin, also featuring band Jessica (one year later after the tube) as researcher/translator * 1984 "Berlin Ett Tillstand" (SWTV 1) Swedish TV – documentary researcher/interviewee * 1994 "Channel Hopping" Documentary on life and living in Berlin. Researcher & Interviewee (BBC TV) * 2014 "The Sound of Change – Berlin, Techno, and the Fall of the Wall" The year 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This 52-minute documentary looks at the rise of Techno as the soundtrack to the reunification of Germany (ARTE TV)- Interviewee

Music documentaries

* 1981 "Der Grosse Untergangs Show" (Tempodrom) Genial Dilletanten festival in Berlin (4 September 1981) live concert with "Die Unbekannten" and others super8/ VHS * 1983 " The Tube – Berlin Special" (Tyne Tees TV/

) Researcher/organiser and co-presenter with Muriel Gray. * 1985 "Musikbox – Berlin Special" (MusicBox/ German Cable) opening event of German cable TV live open air performance of " Shark Vegas" (SV was the first thing people saw on German cable TV) Researcher/Performer. * 1993 "Berliner Trance"

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documentary. Researcher & Presenter/Interviewee. Directed by Ben Hardyment Moist Productions UK * 1995 "

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– Travels with My Camera" (1996) Researcher/Interviewee (

) * 1997 "

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(anniversary documentary)" Interviewee (MuteFilms) * 2008 "We Call it

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" Documentary about the Germany's early Techno scene and culture 1988–1993. Interviewee and Contributor. A film by Maren Sextro & Holger Wick(Sense music media DVD) * 2008 "

10 Berlin Wall of Sound" directed by Audette Garibay Tafich (Smirnoff Experience TV) * 2009 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds ''"From her to Eternity"'' (Special 5.1 edition) ''"Do you love me like I love you"'' (part 1, From her to Eternity) ''"The Firstborn is Dead"'' (special 5.1 edition) ''"Do you love me like I love you"'' (part 2, the firstborn is dead) ''"Kicking against the pricks"'' (special 5.1 edition) ''"Do you love me like I love you"'' (part 3, kicking against the pricks) ''"Your funeral... My trial"'' (Special 5.1 edition) ''"Do you love me like I love you"'' (part 4, your funeral... my trial) Interviewee. A film by

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(Mute Recordings) * 2009 "Sub Berlin" documentary about the Tresor Club in Berlin. Interviewee. Directed by Tillmann Kuenzel. * 2010 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds ''"The Good Son"'' (special 5.1 edition) ''"Do you love me like I love you"'' (part 6, the good son) Interviewee. by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard (Mute Recordings) *2015 B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West Berlin 1979–1989 A spectacular documentary film about the island of West Berlin during the 80s viewed by protagonist Mark Reeder. Using original music and featuring rare and unseen footage with participants such as

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, it portrays the vibrant avant-garde music scene of the city in its last decade of division. Reeder composed the soundtrack and remastered the songs. The film was debuted at the Berlinale 2015.Berlinale Panorama Film File
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Print publications

Reeder occasionally writes film, DVD and music review for various magazines, such as Stadtkomplize in Berlin, Laif magazine in Poland, B:EAST magazine and XMAG & Bassline in the Czech Republic. He is also a regular contributor to the Time Out Guide – Berlin. He has also worked as a researcher and has been interviewed and quoted or being a main subject in many book publications. See below for Reeder's participant bibliography.

Bibliography

References

External links

Official SoundCloud

Mark Reeder's Mauerstadt

MFS official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reeder, Mark 1958 births English male composers English record producers Living people Musicians from Manchester English remixers Factory Benelux artists