Bio:
Mark Moss was raised outside of St. Louis and discovered electronic music through his Uncle who was getting all the new sounds out of Chicago and Detroit in the late ‘80’s. He began learning to DJ at the tender age of 12 with Acid House and the new rave sounds coming out of Belgium and the UK. During early 1991 Mark discovered what was then known as "breakbeat", which became hardcore and later Jungle. He immediately fell in love with hardcore and the emerging Jungle sounds. Mark's family moved to the Detroit area in 1992 and he began going to parties, noticing a lack of (and hatred of) Jungle in the Detroit scene. Mark then began his mission to aid Detroit in its Jungle deficit and began playing anywhere he could, from parties to houses to radio to retailers such as Urban Outfitters in Ann Arbor. In 1997 8en helped found Kinetics, (the original Detroit Jungle night and crew) and became a rotating resident/ face in the Detroit scene with hundreds of appearances at legendary venues such as the Motor Lounge, Alvin’s, the Blind Pig and the
Magic Stick.
Mark took a 6 year hiatus from Detroit; winning the Daytona Beach annual DJ contest and becoming runner-up in URB magazine’s first mixtape contest, then retired from Dj-ing in 2001. Upon moving back to the Detroit scene in Summer 2006, he began to sneak his way back in with an onslaught of old school hardcore and Jungle.
In 2009, he was the only D&B DJ
on the bill for the 3 Day Movement Festival, choosing to do an all vinyl, history of D&B set.
In 2010, he co-founded the Everyday Junglist Podcast, which started out showcasing local talent, but after over 250 episodes, the talent also featured regional
DJ's and D&B heavyweights from overseas. (no longer affiliated)
In 2012, 8en joined forces with Konkrete Jungle Detroit to bring a new level of quality and dedication to the Detroit D&B scene, which
featured a 3 hour, 4-person tag team set at the 2014 Movement Festival.
8en's style ranges from early Hardcore sets to the newest, upfront tunes coming out each week, as well as productions of his own. While he
focuses on the more Jungle aspects of D&B, you never know what style you will hear in one of his sets.
8en is known for quick mixes, a deep deep selection and a great knowledge on set building and flow.
Hardcore Will Never Die!
8en’s Top 5 of All Time:
1. Dread Bass “Dead Dred (Origin Unknown RMX)”
2. Acen “Close Your Eyes (Optikonfusion)”
3. DJ Hype “The Chopper”
4. DJ Zinc “Super Sharp Shooter RMX”
5. Dance Conspiracy “Dub War”
Links;
https://www.facebook.com/DJ-8en-aka-Mark-Moss-293864519510/
http://uknowthescore.podomatic.com
https://www.mixcloud.com/8en/
