Question: Facts: - years active: 1985 -- present - birth name: mark stent - label: columbia , warner bros. , epic interscope records - genre: rock pop pop rock contemporary r & b electronica - alias: spike - birth date: 3 august 1965 - name: spike stent - background: non_performing_personnel - image: spike2.jpg - birth place: alton , hampshire , england - associated acts: madonna bjork , depeche mode , spice girls , coldplay , , muse , lily allen , gwen stefani , no doubt lady , usher , linkin park , maroon 5 , bjork gaga , yeah yeah yeahs , oasis , keane , massive , attack , bastille , kaiser chiefs u2 , beyonce , - occupation: mixer , producer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of spike stent .
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mark '' spike '' stent -lrb- born 3 august 1965 -rrb- is an english producer/mixing engineer who has worked with many international artists including : madonna , u2 , beyonce , bjork , depeche mode , spice girls , lady gaga , coldplay , maroon 5 , muse , lily allen , gwen stefani , moby , no doubt , usher , kaiser chiefs , linkin park , yeah yeah yeahs , oasis , keane , massive attack , and bastille .he got the nickname '' spike '' in 1987 when he was working as an engineer for producer john paul jones on an album for the mission .the band could n't remember his name , but could remember his hairstyle and the nickname stuck .