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MARK de CLIVE-LOWE [MdCL] is a NZ musician/producer based in the UK and at the forefront of the global beats, jazz and soul community. Having been involved with over 200 releases on labels including Masters At Work Records, Verve Records, Impulse Records, Wave Music, Metalheadz and collaborating with as diverse a range of artists as Lauryn Hill, Jody Watley, UK soul don Omar, Bugz in the Attic, Dego [4Hero], Restless Soul, percussionist Sammy Figueroa [Miles Davis], bass player Pino Palladino [D'Angelo/The Who] and plenty more, MdCL is one of the most innovative producers and live performers you'll find anywhere. "...the man behind a million great tunes" - Gilles Peterson/Radio 1 Worldwide [UK] "... a Herbie Hancock for the new millennium..." Montreal Jazz Festival [Canada] THE POLITIK - MdCL and Bembé Segué in full collaboration mode... the debut album is out now featuring Blu, Bahamadia, Rep Life, Waajeed, Jason Yarde and Daz I-Kue. The Politik on myspace FREESOUL SESSIONS - MdCL and crew performing 100% live and improvised every time. New millennium jazz for the cosmic beat-heads. Freesoul Sessions EP1 + EP2 out now on Antipodean Digital, full-length vol.1 CD out now! Freesoul Sessions on myspace FREE DOWNLOAD!! - The MdCL album Six Degrees. Written, recorded, produced in New Zealand Dec 1998 - Feb 1999 after a year long trip around the world visiting the musical hotspots of Cuba, NYC, London and Tokyo. Released in NZ May 1999 and worldwide on CD and 2LP May 2000. Just a shame it's so damn hard to find now... Enjoy! :) Read the story behind the album...

FREE DOWNLOAD!! - The only official remixes from the Six Degrees album were handled by Phil Asher (Restless Soul) and DJ Spinna. Spinna's mix was licensed to the Cafe Del Mar series and sold over 700,000 copies worldwide. REMIXERS: Download the vocal and flute parts for Day by Day from Six Degrees and post your remixes online!

REDBULL MUSIC ACADEMY - check out and watch the complete video of MdCL's lecture at the Rome Academy, complete with on the fly MPC demo

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MdCL - MPC3000 drums, rhodes, piano, keys, synth bass
Richard Spaven - live drums
Sharlene Hector, Bembe Segue and Cherie Mathieson - vocals

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