Career
Marco Antonio Silva a.k.a. Together with DJ Patife, XRS Land and Drumagick, Brazilians were forging a new sound in drum and bass that became popular around the world with releases such as LK and Só Tinha Quebec Ser Com Você. He was brought to the attention of the English DJ Bryan Gee, head of V Recordings, who saw Marky playing in a club in São Paulo Paulo in 1998.
He invited the DJ to play in London.
This experience resulted in a residency at the club Movement, a subsequent residency at The End club, work for the United Kingdom"s British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 1, and global popularity. Marky got started in drum and bass in 1992, but by 1997, he went to London and met DJ Hype and Goldie.
In 1999, he was awarded "Best New DJ" by the United Kingdom music critics. The recording sessions of his album, Working the Mix, happened in his house, with two pick ups, one mixer and vinyl albums.
His appeal became more widespread after a two-hour set on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 1"s Essential Mix in March 2004, and his album In Rotation.
In 2006, DJ Marky played the Lovebox Festival in Victoria Park, east London as one of the headline acts. In 2012, DJ Marky was a special guest playing at Norman Jay Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire"s "Good Times Sound System" at Notting Hill Carnival. DJ Marky released the album Influences: Compiled & Mixed by DJ Marky through Bachelor of Business Engineering music in August 2008.
Some of Marky"s songs can be found on the video game, Fédération internationale de football association Street 2.
DJ Marky has released music on Innerground Records (a subsidiary of Bulldozer Media).