Mark Sixma
- M6
Breda, Netherlands
- Trance
- progressive house
- Remixer
- music producer
- DJ
- composer
- musician
- Synthesizer
- drum machine
- Steinberg Cubase
- Armada
- A State of Trance
- Revealed Recordings
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
- "Destination 6" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
- "Invictus" (with Def Tactical)
2008
- "Fade 2 Black"
- "Visionary"
- "Amazon Dawn / There And Back Again" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
2009
- "Piranha" (with Re:Locate)
- "Into The Unknown / Byte Me" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
- "Interplay" (Mark Sixma presents M6, with B.E.N.)
- "Origin" (Mark Sixma presents M6, with Willem van Hanegem)
- "Paradise Lost / Opus Sectrum" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
- "Terminal 69" (with Willem Van Hanegem)
- "Deep Inside" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
- "Silverback / Ultimatum" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
2010
- "Hidden Light" (Mark Sixma presents M6, with Klauss Goulart)
- "The Flow" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
- "Walking Away" (Featuring Dee-On)
- "Forsaken"
- "The Rising / Obscura" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
- "Genesis / Inferno" (Mark Sixma presents M6, with Willem van Hanegem)
- "Want To Fly" (with Klauss Goulart, featuring Outono Em Marte)
- "Days Of Wonder" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
2011
- "Unspoken / Forgotten Shores" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
- "Twist" (with W&W)
- "Fair & Square" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
- "Arrivals"
2012
- "Cupid's Casualty" (Featuring Amba Shepherd)
- "Starbust" (with Faruk Sabanci)
- "Perlas" (with Fisherman & Hawkins)
2013
- "Requiem"
- "Rio" (with Klauss Goulart)
- "Tripod" (with Faruk Sabanci)
- "Character"
- "Refused" (with Jerome Isma-Ae)
2014
- "The Saga" (with Chris Schweizer)
- "Shadow" (W&W edit)
- "Adagio For Strings"
- "Rise Up" (with Kill The Buzz)
2015
- "Vendetta"
- "Panta Rhei" (with Armin Van Buuren)
- "Stellar"
- "Connected" (Mark Sixma presents M6, with Audyon)
- "Restless Hearts" (featuring Emma Hewitt)
- "Chased" (with Andrew Rayel)
2016
- "Cupid's Casualty" (with Futuristic Polar Bears featuring Amba Shepherd)
- "Way to Happiness" (featuring Jonathan Mendelsohn)
- "Fuego" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
- "Omega"
- "Rebirth" (Mark Sixma presents M6 and Standerwick)
2017
- "Invincible" (featuring Betsie Larkin)
- "Heartbeat" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
- "Destiny"
- "Missing" (featuring Emma Hewitt)
2018
- "Prime" (with Husman)
- "Sinfonia"
- "Sphere"
- "The Clock"[12]
2019
- "The Bass" (with Ben Nicky)
- "X"
- "Anasthasia" (with T99)
2020
- "Paint the Sky" (featuring Eline Esmee)[13]
- "Our Song" (with Morgan Page)[14]
- "Never Forgotten" (as M6)[15]
- "Bad Dreams" (as M6)[16]
- "Somebody Else Instead" (with Jordan Shaw)[17]
2021
- "Elemental" (as M6 with Avao)[18]
- "Pantheon" (with Ørjan Nilsen)[19]
Remixes
- 2016
- Cosmic Gate - Exploration of Space (Mark Sixma Remix)
- 2018
- Andrew Rayel and David Gravell — "Trance Reborn (FYH100 Anthem)" (Mark Sixma Remix)[20]
- Binary Finary - "1998" (Mark Sixma Remix)
References
- ^ "ASOT 322 tracklist (Tune of the Week)". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ^ "Fade 2 Black released under Armada Captivating". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ^ "ASOT 353 tracklist (Tune of the Week)". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ^ "Mark Sixma's Amazon Dawn featured in A State Of Trance 2008". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ^ "Mark Sixma's Paradise Lost featured in A State Of Trance 2009". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ^ "Mark Sixma Ultra track featured in Armin Van Buuren: In The Mix Wii game". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ^ "Minack remixed by Mark Sixma". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ^ "Mark Sixma's Requiem the most played 2013 trance track". 1001tracklist. 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
- ^ "Mark Sixma's Adagio for Strings played by many DJs". 1001tracklist. 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
- ^ "Armin Van Buuren ASOT 700 Utrecht". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ^ "Mark Sixma Ultra WMC 2015, Miami". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ^ "The Clock - Single by Mark Sixma on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ "Paint the Sky (feat. Eline Esmee) - Single by Mark Sixma on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Never Forgotten - Single by Mark Sixma & M6 on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ^ "Bad Dreams - Single by Mark Sixma & M6 on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Somebody Else Instead - Single by Mark Sixma & Jordan Shaw on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ "Elemental - Single by Mark Sixma, M6 & Avao on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Pantheon - Single by Ørjan Nilsen & Mark Sixma on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Trance Reborn (Fyh100 Anthem) [Mark Sixma Remix] - Single by Andrew Rayel & David Gravell on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
External links
- Official website