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Mark Sixma
Birth nameMark Frederik Sixma
Also known as
  • M6
Born (1983-02-23) 23 February 1983 (age 41)
Breda, Netherlands
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Years active2006–present
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Websitewww.marksixma.com

Mark Frederik Sixma (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑr(ə)k ˈsɪksma]) is a Dutch trance and house music producer and DJ. In his career, Sixma has worked on collaborations with Armin van Buuren, Faruk Sabanci and W&W, among others. He’s best known for his hit singles Sinfonia, X, Chased with Andrew Rayel, & Panta Rhei with Armin van Buuren.

Career

Mark Sixma made his first notable trance music production with Def Tactical whilst also releasing a Project 6 E.P at Five AM Records. This was followed up by a release called Destination 6 and received 'Tune of the Week’ status on Armin van Buuren’s radio show, A State Of Trance.[1] His next single led him signing up to record label Armada Music, 'Fade 2 Black' made him once again earn a 'Tune of the Week' status on A State Of Trance.[2][3]

Armin van Buuren has selected Sixma's tracks for his annual A State Of Trance compilation for three years.[4][5] Armin also featured one of Sixma's tracks on his Wii Game[6] and also gave him the opportunity to remix Minack, the collaboration between Armin Van Buuren and Ferry Corsten.[7]

In 2013 Sixma released a single called 'Requiem' on W&W's 'Mainstage Music' label which it made it to the top in the Beatport trance chart and was the most played trance track in 2013.[8] He also remixed the iconic song called 'Adagio for Strings' in which was supported by many artists like Armin van Buuren, Markus Schulz, Cosmic Gate and Andrew Rayel.[9]

He toured around the globe with A State of Trance Festival alongside Ferry Corsten, Armin Van Buuren and other DJs,[10] and also performed at Ultra Music Festival.[11] He has not entered the DJ Mag top 100 DJs poll.

Discography

Singles

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Remixes

2016
2018

References

  1. ^ "ASOT 322 tracklist (Tune of the Week)". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  2. ^ "Fade 2 Black released under Armada Captivating". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  3. ^ "ASOT 353 tracklist (Tune of the Week)". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  4. ^ "Mark Sixma's Amazon Dawn featured in A State Of Trance 2008". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  5. ^ "Mark Sixma's Paradise Lost featured in A State Of Trance 2009". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  6. ^ "Mark Sixma Ultra track featured in Armin Van Buuren: In The Mix Wii game". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  7. ^ "Minack remixed by Mark Sixma". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  8. ^ "Mark Sixma's Requiem the most played 2013 trance track". 1001tracklist. 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  9. ^ "Mark Sixma's Adagio for Strings played by many DJs". 1001tracklist. 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  10. ^ "Armin Van Buuren ASOT 700 Utrecht". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  11. ^ "Mark Sixma Ultra WMC 2015, Miami". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  12. ^ "The Clock - Single by Mark Sixma on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  13. ^ "Paint the Sky (feat. Eline Esmee) - Single by Mark Sixma on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  14. ^ Sunkel, Cameron (2020-05-09). "Morgan Page and Mark Sixma look to brighter days with 'Our Song'". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  15. ^ "Never Forgotten - Single by Mark Sixma & M6 on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  16. ^ "Bad Dreams - Single by Mark Sixma & M6 on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  17. ^ "Somebody Else Instead - Single by Mark Sixma & Jordan Shaw on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  18. ^ "Elemental - Single by Mark Sixma, M6 & Avao on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  19. ^ "Pantheon - Single by Ørjan Nilsen & Mark Sixma on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  20. ^ "Trance Reborn (Fyh100 Anthem) [Mark Sixma Remix] - Single by Andrew Rayel & David Gravell on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2018-09-17.

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