Mark Otten

Mark Otten is a trance producer. Trance.nu, one of the leading websites in dance music, praises Mark Otten’s “implausible capacity”. World-famous dj Tiesto refers to Mark as “a great Dutch producer”. Alongside recent associations with dj’s Armin van Buuren (Armada) and Tiesto (BlackHole), Mark Otten has taken the international music industry by surprise.

From an early age on Mark practiced and performed with various bands and workshops. House music captured his attention from the start and a synthesizer allowed him the chance to start recording songs. Soon after, he found new possibilities using the computer for producing and quickly became an expert in this field as well. His first break-through took place at a high-school gig where he was discovered by a Sony producer. This quickly lead to several early releases with a techno edge. He rapidly got ready to conquer the scene with his first love: melodic and emotional music, this time in the form of trance with a progressive drive. His creativity and talent were immediately noticed, as the internationally acclaimed dj Armin van Buuren started spinning his instant classic, ‘Mushroom Therapy’. Furthermore, ‘Mushroom Therapy’ was signed to Armin’s personal label, Armada’s Armind imprint. And, as if this wasn’t enough, dj Tiesto’s label Black Hole became involved by releasing the massive ‘Inner Warmth’ under Mark’s ‘Lightscape’ guise.