The Manchester Midi School are very pleased to welcome Mark 1 as the new DJ tutor.

Mark is the North-West Mixing Champion many times over, full time member of Texas, DJ and Remixer. He has played his own fusion of Hip Hop, Funk, Breaks & Soul alongside Grandmaster Flash, Fat Boy Slim and Goldie, supported Madonna at Brixton Academy and is Stella McCartney's DJ of choice for her catwalk shows.

As the Texas scratch DJ he has toured the arenas of the world and appeared on Top of the Pops, Jools Holland, The Brit Awards, G-A-Y, Glastonbury and at the Cannes Festival.

Mark also produces and remixes and is currently signed to AV8 Records (Armand Van Helden, Lumidee, Fatman Scoop) in NYC. He has applied his studio skills to Justin Timberlake, Busta Rhymes, Beyonce, Lily Allen, Dr Dre, Eminem, Destiny's Child and countless others.

Students will learn from Mark how to scratch, programme and generally rock a crowd on all the latest gear including Pioneer CDJs 1000 & 800, Serato and off course Technics SL1200s. He'll also share his experiences in the music industry at the top of his game.