Marks (producer)

Marks is a Finnish hiphop producer and musician, who has produced music for Kool G Rap, Om'mas Keith (of Sa-Ra Creative Partners), Punchline (of EMC), Verbal Threat, Muhsinah, Ken Ring and a pack of Finnish artists like Asa, Joniveli, Kemmuru, Elastinen, TImo Pieni Huijaus, Pyhimys, and Kova Ote.^[1] In 2007, Marks was hand-picked to the Red Bull Music Academy held in Toronto, Canada.^[2][3]

The artist's style is somewhat comparable to the traditional sample based hiphop from the 90's. Especially in the late 90's, some of the most respected sample-based hiphop producers were DJ Premier, Pete Rock, The Rza and The Alchemist. In Marks' music, the influence of these masters can be noticed.

Discography

Notable songs:

• Kool G Rap - What's More Realer Than That (Original Mix) (from the album Half A Klip, 2007)
• Marks & Om'Mas Keith (of Sa-Ra Creative Partners) - Streets Is Cold (Various Assets RBMA, 2007)
• Ken Ring - Hip Hop (video) & Africa (Hip Hop, 2009)

Albums:

• Jonny Bro & Marks - Tree of Life (2007) ^[4]
• Marks - Street Corner Symphony: The Remixes (2005) ^[5]

Links

• http://taukojalka.com/goldenage - Marks' "Back to the Golden Age" blog
• http://myspace.com/Marksbeats - Marks on MySpace
• http://twitter.com/Marksbeats - Marks on Twitter

Notes

1. ^ Marks' MySpace
2. ^ RBMA Toronto 2007 Article by Toonage
3. ^ Mestarisoundi Interview (in Finnish)
4. ^ Discogs.com Album Info
5. ^ Discogs.com Album Info

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