Mark Reeder

In 1991, Reeder discovered the teenage Paul van Dyk, guiding and paving his way to build up his now international DJ superstardom.

[2] Dave Haslam's book Adventures on the Wheels of Steel: The Rise of the Superstar DJs describes how Reeder initiated and successfully outlined van Dyk's early career from 1991 until 1999, and through Reeder's respected status and extensive music industry contacts, van Dyk was able to climb the ladder to success and reach his current superstar status.

Mark Reeder formed the punk band The Frantic Elevators together with Mick Hucknall (Simply Red) and Neil Moss in Manchester, early 1977.

[13][14] In 1983, Reeder helped put together the Berlin Special of The Tube, a UK Channel 4 TV pop programme, which he co-presented together with Muriel Gray.

[15] In 1986, Shark Vegas released one of the most sought after Factory 12" single You Hurt Me[16] (FAC111) which was produced by Bernard Sumner[17] (a founding member of Joy Division, New Order, and later Bad Lieutenant).

[22] Due to this album production, Reeder had made useful contacts at AMIGA the (now former) East German state-owned record label, now renamed ZONG.

[23] He managed to convince them to allow him to set up a new electronic dance label office in the "Abhör Raum 101" situated in the building directly behind the Reichstag.

He once stated in an interview together with DJ Paul van Dyk, MFS was founded to offer opportunity to talented people.

According to Reeder[35] Reordered could probably best be described as a re-works album as I've taken each track and basically rewritten and reworked the music and added my own sound imprint.

It was decided to make it in a style reminiscent of the 80's and I produced it in exactly the same way as I had made music back then; using very few instruments, real synths and guitars.

I wanted Reordered to have a different sound to anything Blank & Jones had done before and to touch territory they wouldn't normally visit.This album features vocals by artists as Robert Smith of The Cure, Steve Kilbey of The Church, Bernard Sumner of Joy Division, New Order, and Bad Lieutenant, Claudia Bruecken of Propaganda and Anne Clark.

As well as remixes of tracks by Bad Lieutenant, Pet Shop Boys & Sam Taylor-Wood, Westbam, Marnie, Blank & Jones, Marsheaux and Koishii & Hush, the collection also included material by Reeder's own groups Shark Vegas and Die Unbekannten.

One of his first, being for the BID (Berlin Independence Days) in 1990, together with the Sex Pistols creator Malcolm McLaren and music writers Dave Rimmer and Jon Savage.

Other conferences include chairing panels at ADE[38] (Amsterdam Dance Event) on various techno music subjects,[39] together with guest panellists Ben Liebrand, Ferry Corsten, Mark Gobulev and Jaydee.

Reeder attended the first electronic dance music conference VIBRATO 2000 in New Delhi, India, and then London Calling in UK.

Reeder initially studied advertising design, but disillusioned, left the Ad industry to work in a Virgin Records store in Lever Street, Manchester.

Reeder was actually involved in the creation of virtually all the MFS and Flesh record graphic designs: Production credits Discography: Shark Vegas "Perfect Love", "Against The Wall" Feat.