UPFRONTBEATS

Name Dropper head honcho, Mark Jenkyns, returns with the heavily anticipated Frequency.

Mark Jenkyns, former steel engineer from Newcastle has become one of the hottest properties within today’s electronic music scene. A season on the magical island of Ibiza was all it took to truly ignite Mark’s passion. There he met the close friends who helped put his career in focus and, eventually, gave him enough confidence to set off on the pathway to success. During subsequent trips to Burning Man and Peru, Mark began to truly open his mind, delving deep into his inner psyche and discovering a deep connection to music.

MC Chickaboo is an English rapper. In 2002 her collaboration with Timo Maas’, “Shifter”, went to number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

MC Chickaboo started out in Birmingham in 1992 with GE Real working the big raves such as Fantasia, Dreamscape and Jungle Fever! Whilst working in the electronic music scene Chickaboo MC’d with producers including DJ Dazee, DJ Craze, Jumping Jack Frost, DJ Storm, DJ Bailey, Goldie and Afrika Bambaata.

Never one to stay settled in her comfort zone, and having the lyrical talent to MC to a spectrum of musical sounds, Chickaboo exploded into the BreakBeat scene and before long was working with top producers and DJs alike including Timo Maas, Rennie Pilgrem and SuperStyle Deluxe to name but a few. She is the front person for Rennie Pilgrem’s band TCR Allstars who have performed at a number of festivals and clubs including Glade, Glastonbury and Fabric. In fact it was with Rennie Pilgrem and BLIM she won the best song[specify] at Breakspoll 2006.

She has written, performed and recorded vocals for many producers including: Timo Maas, Rennie Pilgrem, General Midi, Suda (Faithless), Bitches Brew, Jeans Jacques Smoothie, Stabilizer, Superstyle Deluxe and BLIM. In 2004 MC Chickaboo started working with the original Funky Dred Jazzie B OBE and regularly tours with the Soul II Soul Sound System, which includes festivals, intimate parties, corporate events and the Back II Life festival in Antigua, as well as supporting artists like Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige and Blondie.

• FB: facebook.com/markjenkynsmusic
• Twitter: twitter.com/Mark_Jenkyns
• Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/markjenkyns
• Beatport: beatport.com/mark-jenkyns