In this month's edition of The In Sound From Way Out your primo northern selector hosts Stan Lee and Diesler interview one of the world's leading producers in the broken beat, soul and jazz scene, Mark De Clive Lowe.

Half New Zealander, half Japanese musician/producer Mark de Clive-Lowe started piano when he was four. Classical piano lessons, jazz for playing pleasure and hip hop and soul on the stereo gave Mark the foundation that his eclectic style has grown from. Now West London based, Mark is a key collaborator, artist and producer in the music spear-headed by Bugz in the Attic, 4Hero, Restless Soul and IG Culture [NSM]. His debut LP Six Degrees [Universal Jazz/emarcy] was released worldwide in 2000 - signatured with a blend of jazz sensibilities and urban influences, the album found a niche with DJs, critics and audiences worldwide.

After two world tours in 2000 and 2001 also featuring NZ DJ Manuel Bundy, Mark had taken the Six Degrees live show global including featured slots at the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, Amsterdam Drum Rhythm Festival, London Jazz Festival and throughout Europe, Asia and Australasia.

2001 saw Mark contributing his remix production of Shirley Horn on the Verve//Remixed LP alongside tracks from MAW, Joe Clausell and Thievery Corporation and in 2002, his carnival soul-beats anthem 'Relax...Unwind' featuring Abdul Shyllon became one of the year's underground anthems for the likes of Gilles Peterson, Jazzy Jeff, MAW and Jazzanova. 2003/4 releases also included collaborations with Kenny Dope [Masters at Work], DJ Spinna [BBE/rapster], Rima [JCR], IG Culture, Bugz in the Attic and Restless Soul. Over the past 7 years, Mark has stamped his sound on over 200 releases collaborating with some of the most cutting edge producers and artists around the world - include tracks with Leon Ware, a string of productions for Philadelphia's Lady Alma, remixes for the likes of Jody Watley, Omar, Shirley Bassey and Brazilian superstar Ed Motta and studio collaborations with Lauryn Hill and Pino Palladino [D'Angelo/The Who].

Mark's current album was released worldwide March 22, 2005 on ABB Soul/Antipodean/Columbia Japan. TIDE'S ARISING features guest artists including Bembe Segue, Abdul Shyllon, Pino Palladino, Capitol A [The Roots/Jazzanova] and more. One of the standout albums of 2005, Tide's Arising Live has toured all over the planet - from Tokyo to Moscow to Cape Town.

New projects currently on the go include Mark's Freesoul Sessions clubnite and releases - a fully improvised show with Mark constructing beats and full productions live on stage with a rotating cast of beat, soul and jazz musicians and vocalists and The Politik - a new collaboration between Bembe Segue and Mark. He's also produced the debut single for UK soul singer Rasiyah and the soundtracks for multi-media epic dance production Legends of the Underground.

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