In 1983 at the tender age of 13 he started work at 'Starmel' Recording studio in Jersey, along side him was Apple's first ever computer and Native music software MOTU's Performer. Inspired by the likes of Trevor Horn, Kraftwerk, Vince Clark, Wendy Carlos, Vangelis, OMD, Jarre and John Foxx, he gets to work on his own brand of emotional electronic dance music.

Three years later the opportunity to move to a hotter climate at the age of 16 was taken, and Marc relocated to Marbella, working at Starmel's second studio in Spain. Returning back to Jersey in 88, Marc was soon head hunted for SPB Studios to work on a project that would expand his knowledge even further. Composing and producing for various projects including a track featured on the cult movie "American Kick boxer 2" at the age 18 he was doing what most could only dream of.

The 1990's have arrived and Marc is now manager of Sounds Workshop a local government recording studio for youth culture, as well as recording many projects and bands this is where he makes his first contact with the Local TV companies and starts writing themes and adverts for independent radio and Local TV. After a year he takes up the opportunity of moving to London to study Music Technology and 24 track recording at Kingston University and successfully returns to Jersey were he continued to manage Sounds Workshop until '94.

Marc then left Sounds Workshop and set up his first studio "Islands Pro-audio" plus the dance culture is now rapidly gaining speed and word spreads throughout the island of Jersey about this rare talent, said prodigy, is then introduced to top techno DJ Eric Powell and his highly respected Bush label, who offers Marc an invitation through the doors into the dance industry and as Jersey's own house scene kicks in to touch Marc finds a queue of eager DJ's knocking at his studio door.

As well as numerous remixes for and with Eric Powel for Bush and other labels including DMC, Ultimate, Eternal and East 17 under their "Part One" production name. Three singles are released and it is here Marc starts his most prolific partnerships in the dance arena producing a now 17 year long stream of DJ collaborative releases.

This includes, Sunday Club, Human Movement, Vantage Point, Axis shift, Faith Foundation, Beach Life, Woomara, Aspect of i, Positive light, Ordinary People, Jelle Boufon and Audiogenic.

Signing to labels such as Bush, Bedrock, Platypus, Sony, Gatecrasher, Renaissance, Ministry of Sound, Virgin, Whoop, Wired, Limbo, Fabric of life, Method, Release, Eagle Rock, Perfecto, Stress, DMC, London, PWL, MFS, Happening, Global Underground, Slate, Field Recordings, Distinctive, Subliminal, Sondos, Racket Records, Drayfus, Cream, Kinetic, Spundae, Global Underground, Interflow, L2 and Release Records....the list goes on, and grows yearly.

Marc's productions have featured at some point or another on numorous commercial dancemusic compilations, from Cream Anthems to Ibiza anthems, with appearances on Gatecrasher, Ministry, Renaissance and the world recognised Bedrock Label .There is not a Progressive, Trance or house DJ out there that hasn't played one of Marc's productions at some point in their career.

Marc has even ventured in to the prog rock arena were he remixed the whole album of Marillions "Strange Engine" entitled "Tales From The Engine Room" Marc was now crossing the boundaries between prog rock and the eclectic electronic listener.

Marc's achievements are not just confined to the dance floor, he has produced music for TV, including adverts, radio and more recently online games. This includes music for "Stepping Europe" a travel show broadcast on Sky travel and the US travel channel plus "Caribbean Diary" another travel show broadcast on Sky travel and the US travel channel. As well as music for the world champion victory power boat team..bringing up to date some of Marc's more recent commissioned TV work includes 5 marine documentary's, two of which are scored and featured on Channel TV plus National Geographic. "Reefs of iron" and "Living on the edge" both commissioned by 'Sue Daly productions' (@ Channel Television Jersey).

With club classics such as Shamens 'Move Any Mountain' and Sunscreams 'Perfect Motion', Brothers in Rhythm "For Ever And A Day", Nina Simon "Its A New Dawn" to the cult electronic Jean Michael Jarre "Oxygen 8" have all been under the Mitchell remix wand. Remixing and producing top vocalists such as Shapeshifter's Terra Diva, French vocalist Sophie Moleta, and Jes from Deepsky. With production collaborators which include Scott Bond, Ian Ossia, Deepsky, Jimmy Van M, Shiloh, Orkadia, Richard Schiessl aka Yum Yum/Sperm Records, and Gregory Ives all adding the occasional dash of oil to this production machine.

With Djs such as Sasha, Paul Oakenfold, Paul Van Dyk, John Digweed, Pete Tong, Dave Seaman, Chris Fortiar, Carl Cox, Jon 00 Flemming, Armin Van Burran, Deep Dish, Ferry Corsten, Scott Bond, Anthony Pappa have all at some point dropped a slice of Mitchell's production within there sets. Marc's productions have appeared on Radio 1 dance shows for over 12 years, with productions featured on over 150 global products worldwide.

From the beginning of 1999 the studio has been situated in the East Bastion of Fort Regent Jersey, a 17th century fortress. Where Sanctuary Music Technology, helped local individuals to recognise there potential. Housing 12 rooms for studio use, band rehearsal, creative graphic and web design, work placements, university placements, club promotion, Dj rehearsal and all things subculture.

At the start of 2005 Marc left the Sanctuary to set up his new minimal home studio at The Ranch (North coast of Jersey).....Via internet audio and video connection Marc works with clients from New Zealand to L.A and from London to Canada and even Norway....an underground hermit who is a obsessive workaholic. In his time he has developed a sound that is always recognised well respected, epic and filled with emotionally charged electronic sounds.

Currently MM is working on various TV projects and sound design, with new collaborations being made worldwide, it will be only a matter of time before we start to see many more MM productions and remixes.

Marc is planning to start writing his first solo album project in full 5.1 surround sound, braking all the boundaries of commercial conform, 9 songs are penned all no shorter than 30 minutes in length. This is expected on a full 5.1 DVD-A release on Innersense Recordings available in 2006......watch this space.

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