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MARK JONES - Wall of Sound
Early Life
[edit]Mark Jones - the founder of Wall of Sound record labelwas born in Hayes, Middlesex. He went to art college and left after one day to form a visuals company called Pop with Mick Speechley. After numerous local gigs and rare groove jams he went to work with Nicky Holloway and his Special Branch parties at The Royal Oak, The Zoo, Rockley Sands, Mambo Madness and many other seminal acid house parties such as Trip, Sin and more importanly Shoom.
Professional Career
[edit]He then went on to form prock (pop/rock) band called Perfect Day, performing on Trevor and Simon on BBC TV, Wembley and gracing the front cover of Just Seventeen and Jackie magazines.
When the pop dream finally faded he joined forces with Marc Lessner (who used to sell records at the Special Branch parties) after a chance meeting in Flying Records, Kensington Market. He started working at Soul Trader record distributors one day a week, which soon turned into a full time occupation. There he started pressing and distributing deals for small labels and acts such as Kruder and Dorfmeister, Basement Jaxx and Larry Heard among others. A compilation of these artists was made and entitled Give 'Em Enough Dope Vol.1, and then - in 1994 - Wall of Soundwas officially born.
Now over 100 albums and hundreds of singles later, the label has since shunned the megabucks, sold a few million records and partied to hell and back.
Personal Life
[edit]Mark is a father of two bouncing boys and the life partner of superstar DJ Lottie. He supports Queens Park Rangers, wears too much pink and is dangerous in or around the penalty box.