Young Marco

There Was A Time When Marco Sterk A.K.A. Young Marco’s Talents As A DJ And Producer Were Among Amsterdam’s Best-Kept Secrets. For Well Over A Decade He Plied His Trade Largely Unheralded On The City’s Underground
dance Music Scene. It Was Here Via Several Now Infamous Residencies That He Learnt His Craft Gaining A Reputation For Ballsy Genre-Defying Eclecticism Playing Sets That Joined The Dots Between Everything From Tropical Rhythms Afro Gems And Quirky Middle Eastern Disco To Lost Proto-House Throbbing Techno And Industrial-Strength Jack-Tracks. These Days The Dutchman’s Talents Are Widely Known Around The World. His Position As A Crate Digger Record Collector And Infamous Party-Starter Now Guarantees A Packed Schedule Of Gigs In Europe North America And Beyond. His Passion For Working A Dancefloor With “strange Music” And “unclassics” Is Renowned And It’s This That Makes His Sets So Special. This Humid Off-Kilter Obsession With The Inspired And Unusual Has Become A Hallmark Of Marco’s Music Too. Once A Key Part Of The Rush Hour Family – The Legendary Amsterdam Label Releasing A Number Of His Early Singles – In 2011vhe Made His Debut On Lovefingers’ Highly Regarded ESP Institute Label. His First Two EPs For The Label Set Out His Now-Trademark Style And Won Support From The Likes Of Dixon And James Murphy Amongst Others Along The Way. It’s Perhaps Unsurprising That A String Of Remix Requests Followed Leading To Now Classic Reworks For The Likes Of Heatsick Joakim Francis Bebey And Soft Rocks. His 2013 Remix Of Tony G’s “Dreams” A Killer Chunk Of Blissful New Age Deep House Became One Of The Most In-Demand And Sought After Records Of That Year. At The Tail End Of 2015 The Best Of These Remixes Were Gathered Together On Sorry For The Late Reply The First Release On Marco’s Freshly Minted Safe Trip Imprint. 2014 Saw The Release Of His Most Accomplished Studio Work To Date The Superb Debut Album Biology On ESP Institute. Wonderfully Picturesque Melodious Humid And Glassy-Eyed It Received Rave Reviews And Confirmed His Status As One Of Electronic Music’s Truly Unique Voices. The Same Year Also Saw The Release Of Clouds A Magical Collaborative Full Length Written And Produced In A Weekend With Italian Ambient Pioneer Gigi Masin And British Artist Jonny Nash. Credited To Gaussian Curve And Released By Amsterdam’s Music From Memory Label It Was The Unfeasibly Beautiful Sound Of Three Like-Minded Musicians Working Towards A Shared Goal. In 2017 Marco Is As Busy As Ever. He’ll Be Hitting The Road April Onwards With Gaussian Curve For A Handful Of Live Dates Around The World In Support Of Their Second Album The Distance While His Contribution To Dekmantel’s Series Of Crate-Digging Compilations Selectors Is Due To Hit In March. His Own Label –Safe Trip– Will Be Picking Up Steam With A String Of Releases That Explore Electronic Music In Many Different Directions. As Usual You’ll Also Find Him Spreading His Love Of Weird Wonderful And Eccentric Music In Basements Warehouses And Clubs The World Over. read less