Mark Kamins (April 11, 1950 – February 14, 2013)[1] was an American record producer, remixer, and disc jockey famous for his role in the New York club scene.
[2] He is best known for helping launch the career of singer Madonna by bringing her to Sire Records and producing her debut single "Everybody" in 1982.
[3] He grew up with songwriter Bob Thiele Jr. and they went to school with jazz drummer Denardo Coleman and photographer Amy Arbus.
[3] At the shop, he met someone who offered him a job in Greece and he ended up DJing in Athens for a year at a club called Anabella's.
[3] In 1979, Chris Blackwell, the founder of Island Records, heard Kamins Djing at Trax and hired him to do A&R for the label.
[3] Stein was impressed with the song and asked to meet Madonna while he was admitted to Lenox Hill Hospital, ultimately signing her to a singles deal.