M-Zone

15 years after the man himself started his uk wide sermon of the proper hardtrance vibe, its time to pay homage...for me m zone will always be immortalized as the 97-99 dj exploring new hardtrance sounds...his mixing sumtimes left a lot to be desired, but he ALWAYS made up for it and more with the tune selection...so many of my favourite classics have only ever been aired by mick himself and obviously if it wasnt for him...many of our favourite tunes wouldve never been so...not to mention his record labels tyt/ff/uk44 most of which are great tunes that stand the test of time...

m zone sets to check for an idea of his sometimes greatness are helter skelter time/outer limits/.......

the rest is history...still to this day, many of his hardtrance tunes are still needing an id!!!

i'll always be thankful for the m zone and to be made in the same image of the trancemaster as ... back in the day no one could touch him...not mark eg/x ray/sci...

he was the dj m zone and that was that........

respect

it has to be said that regardless of your music tastes, you couldn't not like the ledgend that is M Zone!!. His mixin is second to none, the way he works a tune in then bang it's there!!!, he is proper shit hot, there is'nt anyone out there than comes close to him. If u haven't had the pleasure of seeing him do the buisness then i highly recomend you go out of ur way to see him.. Theres not alot more i can add to that, other than "M-ZONE.M-ZONE.MZONE.M-ZONE.MZONE".......

M-Zone has to be the most influential underground hard trance DJ of the nineties.... and seen as "hard trance" only came about in the nineties - people are right to refer to him as "the godfather of hard trance" it was M-Zones banging, uplifting + uptempo beats that caught Mark EG's ear in the mid nineties and made Mark EG become one of the most recognised hard trance DJ's around the world. Now they have both played all over the world and have many followers and im sure always will..... M-Zones music will live forever ........

M-Zone is one of the biggest heroes of the scene but manages to remain underground. Every time i've had the pleasure to bump into him at raves or record shops he's always been very friendly too!! Am proud to say i'm from the same beautiful town as this guy - Doncaster.
Long Live M-Zone!!

M-Zone started his career late in 1991 at the now legendary Doncaster Warehouse. He steadily built in reputation and skill, qyuickly becoming known for his upfront style. Originally playing Italian Piano-House, M-Zone began playing Trance and hard house a few years later, and was soon well known as a figure of some influence within the UK (And qite possibly the European) Hard Trance and Hard House scene. Indeed, as he became established as the main resident (And unofficial manager to some extent) of Doncaster Warehouse, he began to book the DJ's that were making the records he played, the big names of European Hard Trance. The years 1994 and 1995 were big years for M-Zone, not only did he begin Residencies at Dizstruxshon and Uprising (Two of the Norths biggest raves), he also introduced the UK to Bonzai Records, by booking they're first UK Live performance at the Warehouse, and later bringing Up and Coming German Hard Trance DJ Timo Maas to play in the UK for the first time at the warehouse.
Toward the end of 1995, he also founded his UK44 Records collective (Which included labels UK44, Forever Forward, Teach Yourself Techno and DW Records). The first releases on each label were immediate hits and UK44, Forever Forward and Teach Yourself Techno became important labels in the UK Hard Trance scene for the next couple of years.
It was t this time that M-Zone was becoming the DJ he is today, playing accross the UK, Europe and Canada, spreading his style accross our planet, each time returning with something new, and more importantly Different. Since then, The UK44 record label has ceased to exist, the warehouse closed and M-Zone has launchjed a new project, Warning Records. He continues to be one of the foremost DJ's in the Hard Trance circuit and has been responsible for progressing the scene to the extent its at today, always seeming to stay one step ahead of todays commercial scene. Whatever may happen in the future, M-Zone will no doubt remain a name to watch.....