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| Born | 23 February 1983 Breda, Netherlands  | 
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| Years active | 2006–present | 
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| Website | www | 
Mark Sixma (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑr(ə)k ˈsɪksma]) is a Dutch trance and house music producer and DJ. In his career, Sixma has worked on collaborations with Armin van Buuren, Faruk Sabanci and W&W, among others. He’s best known for his hit singles Sinfonia, X, Chased with Andrew Rayel, & Panta Rhei with Armin van Buuren.
Career
Mark Sixma made his first notable trance music production with Def Tactical whilst also releasing a Project 6 E.P at Five AM Records. This was followed up by a release called Destination 6 and received 'Tune of the Week’ status on Armin van Buuren’s radio show, A State Of Trance.[1] His next single led him signing up to record label Armada Music, 'Fade 2 Black' made him once again earn a 'Tune of the Week' status on A State Of Trance.[2][3]
Armin van Buuren has selected Sixma's tracks for his annual A State Of Trance compilation for three years.[4][5] Armin also featured one of Sixma's tracks on his Wii Game[6] and also gave him the opportunity to remix Minack, the collaboration between Armin Van Buuren and Ferry Corsten.[7]
In 2013 Sixma released a single called 'Requiem' on W&W's 'Mainstage Music' label which it made it to the top in the Beatport trance chart and was the most played trance track in 2013.[8] He also remixed the iconic song called 'Adagio for Strings' in which was supported by many artists like Armin van Buuren, Markus Schulz, Cosmic Gate and Andrew Rayel.[9]
He toured around the globe with A State of Trance Festival alongside Ferry Corsten, Armin Van Buuren and other DJs,[10] and also performed at Ultra Music Festival.[11] He has not entered the DJ Mag top 100 DJs poll.
Discography
Singles
2007
- "Destination 6" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
 - "Invictus" (with Def Tactical)
 
2008
- "Fade 2 Black"
 - "Visionary"
 - "Amazon Dawn / There And Back Again" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
 
2009
- "Piranha" (with Re:Locate)
 - "Into The Unknown / Byte Me" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
 - "Interplay" (Mark Sixma presents M6, with B.E.N.)
 - "Origin" (Mark Sixma presents M6, with Willem van Hanegem)
 - "Paradise Lost / Opus Sectrum" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
 - "Terminal 69" (with Willem Van Hanegem)
 - "Deep Inside" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
 - "Silverback / Ultimatum" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
 
2010
- "Hidden Light" (Mark Sixma presents M6, with Klauss Goulart)
 - "The Flow" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
 - "Walking Away" (Featuring Dee-On)
 - "Forsaken"
 - "The Rising / Obscura" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
 - "Genesis / Inferno" (Mark Sixma presents M6, with Willem van Hanegem)
 - "Want To Fly" (with Klauss Goulart, featuring Outono Em Marte)
 - "Days Of Wonder" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
 
2011
- "Unspoken / Forgotten Shores" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
 - "Twist" (with W&W)
 - "Fair & Square" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
 - "Arrivals"
 
2012
- "Cupid's Casualty" (Featuring Amba Shepherd)
 - "Starbust" (with Faruk Sabanci)
 - "Perlas" (with Fisherman & Hawkins)
 
2013
- "Requiem"
 - "Rio" (with Klauss Goulart)
 - "Tripod" (with Faruk Sabanci)
 - "Character"
 - "Refused" (with Jerome Isma-Ae)
 
2014
- "The Saga" (with Chris Schweizer)
 - "Shadow" (W&W edit)
 - "Adagio For Strings"
 - "Rise Up" (with Kill The Buzz)
 
2015
- "Vendetta"
 - "Panta Rhei" (with Armin Van Buuren)
 - "Stellar"
 - "Connected" (Mark Sixma presents M6, with Audyon)
 - "Restless Hearts" (featuring Emma Hewitt)
 - "Chased" (with Andrew Rayel)
 
2016
- "Cupid's Casualty" (with Futuristic Polar Bears featuring Amba Shepherd)
 - "Way to Happyness" (featuring Jonathan Mendelsohn)
 - "Fuego" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
 - "Omega"
 - "Rebirth" (Mark Sixma presents M6 and Standerwick)
 
2017
- "Invincible" (featuring Betsie Larkin)
 - "Heartbeat" (Mark Sixma presents M6)
 - "Destiny"
 - "Missing" (featuring Emma Hewitt)
 
2018
- "Prime" (with Husman)
 - "Sinfonia"
 - "Sphere"
 - "The Clock"[12]
 
2019
- "The Bass" (with Ben Nicky)
 - "X"
 - "Anasthasia" (with T99)
 
2020
2021
- "Elemental" (as M6 with Avao)[18]
 - "Pantheon" (with Ørjan Nilsen)[19]
 
Remixes
- 2016
 
- Cosmic Gate - Exploration of Space (Mark Sixma Remix)
 
- 2018
 
- Andrew Rayel and David Gravell — "Trance Reborn (FYH100 Anthem)" (Mark Sixma Remix)[20]
 - Binary Finary - "1998" (Mark Sixma Remix)
 
References
- ↑ "ASOT 322 tracklist (Tune of the Week)". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
 - ↑ "Fade 2 Black released under Armada Captivating". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
 - ↑ "ASOT 353 tracklist (Tune of the Week)". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
 - ↑ "Mark Sixma's Amazon Dawn featured in A State Of Trance 2008". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
 - ↑ "Mark Sixma's Paradise Lost featured in A State Of Trance 2009". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
 - ↑ "Mark Sixma Ultra track featured in Armin Van Buuren: In The Mix Wii game". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
 - ↑ "Minack remixed by Mark Sixma". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
 - ↑ "Mark Sixma's Requiem the most played 2013 trance track". 1001tracklist. 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
 - ↑ "Mark Sixma's Adagio for Strings played by many DJs". 1001tracklist. 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
 - ↑ "Armin Van Buuren ASOT 700 Utrecht". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
 - ↑ "Mark Sixma Ultra WMC 2015, Miami". KrypteriaIV. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
 - ↑ "The Clock - Single by Mark Sixma on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
 - ↑ "Paint the Sky (feat. Eline Esmee) - Single by Mark Sixma on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
 - ↑ Sunkel, Cameron (2020-05-09). "Morgan Page and Mark Sixma look to brighter days with 'Our Song'". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
 - ↑ "Never Forgotten - Single by Mark Sixma & M6 on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
 - ↑ "Bad Dreams - Single by Mark Sixma & M6 on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
 - ↑ "Somebody Else Instead - Single by Mark Sixma & Jordan Shaw on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
 - ↑ "Elemental - Single by Mark Sixma, M6 & Avao on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
 - ↑ "Pantheon - Single by Ørjan Nilsen & Mark Sixma on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
 - ↑ "Trance Reborn (Fyh100 Anthem) [Mark Sixma Remix] - Single by Andrew Rayel & David Gravell on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2018-09-17.