Money Mark

Mark Ramos Nishita (born February 10, 1960), known professionally as Money Mark, is an American producer and musician, best known for his collaborations with the Beastie Boys from 1992 until 2011.
Born in Detroit to a Japanese-Hawaiian father and a Chicana mother, Nishita moved with his family to Los Angeles, California when he was six years old.
His first album, Mark's Keyboard Repair (1995), was made up of keyboard driven pop-funk songs recorded at demo quality. Guy Ritchie used a song from the album in the film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. This was followed up by the Third Version EP (1996) and Push the Button (1998), for which Mark received critical praise. Whereas his 1996 EP was similar to his debut, Push the Button was extremely eclectic, combining aspects of rock music and pop with soul, funk and hip hop. This LP was met with good reviews, as was his 2001 follow up Change Is Coming which had a tropical yet danceable disco and funk sound.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel played his track, 'Insects Are All Around Us' on his radio programmes in 1995, but never played any other material from the musician after that.
==Shows Played==
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*24 March 1995: 'Insects Are All Around Us (7 inch)' (Mo' Wax)
*01 April 1995 (BFBS): 'Insects Are All Around Us (7")' (Mo Wax)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists