Page 30 - Zone Magazine Issue 007

feature interview
Punk Rock, Techno Pioneering to Revolutionary Film Making
mark reeder
There's not many people in this world who have had such a colourful and exuberant career as Mark Reeder. Born and raised In "Manchester" UK with an infatuation for German music he decided to visit "West Berlin" in the late 70's to explore all things musical. This visit was to have such an impact on his life he was never to return to the UK and shaped a rollercoaster journey of excess that would have scared most people away. Throughout the 80's he was absorbed in the "Punk" and "New Wave" scene in Berlin which was a debaucherous breeding ground for the unknown, the creative and the rebellious. This limitless scene or movement enticed and consumed artists such as "David Bowie” and "Nick Cave", captivated the likes of “Joy Division / New order" and alerted the UK media.
Throughout this period Marks time was spent as a squatter, sound engineer, musician, promoter, manager, German representative for Manchester's "Factory Records" actor, TV presenter and much more. When the dawn of the 90's came knocking Mark turned his attention towards to the new breed of electronically produced music which was soon to be branded as "Trance and Techno". He started the legendary Berlin label "MFS Records" released music for artists such as "Cosmic Baby", "Humate", "Alien Nation", "Marco Zaffarano" and launched / developed the career of super star DJ "Paul Van Dyke". This was soon followed with a new label "Flesh Records" a new sound and another DJ "Corvin Dalek".
Fast forward to 2011 Mark is a producer and remixer for a new project called “Five Point One”. A project based on creating remixes in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound for bands such as "Depeche Mode". Another Mark Reeder concept album "Collaborator" was released in 2014 comprising of remixes and co-writes with artists such as "Bernard Sumner (New Order)", "Pet Shop Boys" "Blank & Jones" & “Bad Lieutenant". So you think you maybe know something about the music scene in "Berlin”?
Zones magazine’s Lee softly and Mike Moggi Mannix caught up with Mark Reeder to talk about his lustrous career and his new film " B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin"