MK

Biography

Marc Kinchen (born August 3, 1972), known by his initials MK, is an American DJ, record producer and remixer. He hit number-one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1993 and 1994 with the songs "Always×Always25 November 2013 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Always (MK Area 10 remix)6:062Always (Route 94 remix)6:153Always (Gerd bonus Bounce)6:334Always (NY Stomp remix)6:355Always (NY Stomp dub)5:316Always (Shiba San remix)5:057Always (Weiss remix)5:558Always (Friction remix)4:319Always (MK club mix)8:02" and "Love Changes×Love Changes16 November 1993 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Love Changes (LP edit)3:562Love Changes (single mix)3:563Love Changes (MK mix)7:554Love Changes (deep mix)6:335Love Changes (rough mix)6:086Love Changes (dub changes)6:017Love Changes (Masters at Work / MK dub)6:51". Lead vocals on both of those tracks were performed by Alana Simon (songs were credited to MK featuring Alana). The combo also recorded the underground house music classic anthem "Burning×Burning1991 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Burning (Vibe mix)2Burning (MK mix)3Burning (DeKalb mix)4The MKappella5You Brought Me Love". "Always" peaked at number 69 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1995. MK also hit the dance chart with "4 You", using the pseudonym 4th Measure Men.
In November 2013, his remix of Storm Queen's song "Look Right Through" was released on Defected Records and Warner Music and reached number-one on the UK Singles Chart.
Aside from his own career as a recording artist, he is also known for the remixes he produced for other artists, such as Céline Dion's single "Misled", which became the first number-one Billboard Dance/Club Play chart hit of Dion's career. His remixes of Betty Boo's single "Thing Goin' On" brought the song to number five on the same chart. His remixes of "The Message" by Sofia Shinas reached number 20 on the Dance/Club Play chart. He also produced the remixes of Jody Watley's single "Your Love Keeps Working On Me", which reached number two on that chart. Latest remixes and productions include Lana Del Rey, Dev, Enrique Iglesias, Sky Ferreira, Ellie Goulding, Jamie Jones, Lee Foss, and Tricky.
Kinchen is responsible for the iconic remix of the Nightcrawlers' record "Push the Feeling On". The remix was successful internationally, becoming a number three UK hit. He also assisted Nightcrawlers frontman John Reid with a number of his further releases, but they did not have the same impact on the charts.
In April 2021, Kinchen scored his first number one on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart as a featured artist on Anabel Englund's "Underwater×Underwater25 September 2020 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Underwater2:57", which he also co-produced.

Production

In 2001, Kinchen moved to Los Angeles and started working with Denise Martell, who brought Kinchen in to begin working with David Foster.
In 2002, Kinchen became an in-house producer for actor and singer Will Smith. Kinchen then worked on Shark Tale, did production on one of Will Smith's albums, and did the music of the TV show All of Us, which was produced by Smith. Kinchen also produced for Willow and Jaden Smith with his production partner and other half of Stoopid Robots, Omarr Rambert.
Kinchen worked on projects with Diane Warren and Pitbull. Kinchen worked with Pitbull as a producer and produced three songs on the latter's Armando album (2010), two songs on the Planet Pit album (2011), and co-produced the theme song for Men in Black 3, "Back in Time" by Pitbull.
Kinchen also produced music in collaboration with Blinded in March 2014. In the same year, British DJ Route 94 remixed Kinchen's track "Always×Always25 November 2013 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Always (MK Area 10 remix)6:062Always (Route 94 remix)6:153Always (Gerd bonus Bounce)6:334Always (NY Stomp remix)6:355Always (NY Stomp dub)5:316Always (Shiba San remix)5:057Always (Weiss remix)5:558Always (Friction remix)4:319Always (MK club mix)8:02", which went on to peak at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.
In 2022, MK was supported at his Dublin show in 3Arena by Belters Only, Subsequently they worked on a Remix of Kinchen's hit song, Teardrops on the dancefloor. At the 2023 ARIA Music Awards he won Best Dance/Electronic Release for the single "Rhyme Dust×Rhyme Dust24 February 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Rhyme Dust (extended mix)5:30" (February 2023), which was shared with collaborator Dom Dolla.

Albums

Surrender (with Alana Simon) (1993)
Defected Presents House Masters: MK (2011) (Compilation album)
Defected Presents MK in the House (2013) (Compilation album)
Defected Presents House Masters: MK (Second Edition) (2013) (Compilation album)
In The Night Again (2026)