Marc Houle (born 1972[1] in Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian live act and producer of electronic music.

He is considered a live act and not a DJ, since he uses elements of his own productions to create his sets, as well as tracks that he has remixed.

Houle was largely inspired by the Detroit techno and Chicago house scene as well as new wave music, and the first generation of video games that championed electronic sounds.

For ten years, Houle was the drummer of a local Canadian rock band with regular small gigs in nightclubs all over Ontario.

[2] Around 1997, Houle and his friend Scott Souilliere ran the gaming night, "Atari Adventures" at Richie Hawtin’s club, 13 Below in Windsor.

At the time, Magda started to tour with Richie Hawtin as opening act, and played stripped down edits of Houle’s tracks.

During that time, he also made video game music, for which his moniker "Run Stop Restore" was inspired by the key presses on a Commodore 64.

During his residency at Richie Hawtin's club 13 Below in Windsor (ON), Houle would "DJ" Electro and new wave music in the sense of radio DJing.

It featured six Minus artists: Richie Hawtin, Magda, Troy Pierce, Marc Houle, Heartthrob, and Gaiser.

The tour was visionary in the sense that multiple artists would play at the same time, hooked up to a master mixer and paired along with stunning graphic and lights.

In summer of 2011, Houle along with Magda and Troy Pierce, decided to amicably break off from Hawtin's Minus label in order to pursue their own musical direction with Items & Things.

Having a steady output of studio productions himself as well as many unreleased tracks on his hard drive, Items & Things allows Houle to release more of the music he makes.

[2][12][13] Later in the year, on September 20, Houle released a five-track EP called Razzamatazz with fellow producer Click Box.

The agency's roster now features Houle, Magda, and Pierce as well as artists Nyma, Madato, Click Box, Bruno Pronsato, Danny Benedettini, Kate Simko, and Chloé.

Liine, whose offices are located at Minus headquarters in Berlin, has developed prior Remiix apps for artists such as Dubfire, Joris Voorn, Plastikman, and Oliver Huntemann.

[3] In 2013, Houle teamed up with Joaquim dos Santos, with whom he has been friends since they both lived in Windsor, to create "La Folie," a nocturnal synth pop band.