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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.

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Mark Sixma
Also known as	M6
Born	(1983-02-23) 23 February 1983 (age 39) Breda, Netherlands
Genres	Trance progressive house
Occupation(s)	Remixer music producer DJ composer musician
Instrument(s)	Synthesizer drum machine Steinberg Cubase
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Armada A State of Trance Revealed Recordings
Website	www.marksixma.com

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

• "Paint the Sky" (featuring Eline Esmee)[13]
• "Our Song" (with Morgan Page)[14]
• "Never Forgotten" (as M6)[15]
• "Bad Dreams" (as M6)[16]
• "Somebody Else Instead" (with Jordan Shaw)[17]

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

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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- [en] Mark Sixma

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[ru] Сиксма, Марк

Mark Sixma — (род. 25 февраля 1983)[1] — нидерландский музыкант, продюсер и диджей. Сотрудничает с Armin van Buuren, группой W&W и певцом Faruk Sabanci.

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