Mark Sixma

Mark Sixma
Sixma performing in a club 2015
Background information
Also known as	M6
Born	(1983-02-25) 25 February 1983 Breda, Netherlands
Genres	Trance progressive house
Occupation(s)	Remixer music producer DJ composer musician
Instruments	Synthesizer drum machine Cubase 7
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Armada Armind A State of Trance Revealed Recordings
Associated acts	Armin van Buuren W&W Faruk Sabinci
Website	www.marksixma.com

Mark Sixma is a Dutch trance and house music producer and a DJ. In his career Sixma has among others working for his collaborations with Armin van Buuren, Faruk Sabinci and W&W.

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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3][4]

Armin van Buuren has selected Sixma's tracks for his annual A State Of Trance compilation for three years.^[5][6][7] Armin also featured one of Sixma's tracks on his Wii Game^[8] and also gave him the opportunity to remix Minack, the collaboration between Armin Van Buuren and Ferry Corsten.^[9]

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.^[10] He also remixed the iconic song called 'Adagio for Strings' in which was supported by many artists like Markus Schulz, Cosmic Gate and Andrew Rayel.^[11]

He toured around the globe with A State of Trance Festival alongside Ferry Corsten, Armin Van Buuren and other DJs,^[12] and also performed at Ultra Music Festival.^[13] 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 Casuality" (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" (feat. Emma Hewitt)
• "Chased" (With Andrew Rayel)

2016

• "Cupids Casualty" (with Futuristic Polar Bears feat. Amba Shepherd)
• "Way to Happyness" (feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn)
• "Fuego" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
• "Rebirth" (Mark Sixma presents M6 & Standerwick)

References

• Mark Sixma discography at Discogs
• Career sources at Official website