Mark Reeder

Mark Reeder is from Manchester, England. He is a musician, record producer, remixer, DJ, graphic designer and film maker and has been living and working in Berlin since 1978. His early career started in UK - at the dawn of punk, he was a founding member of The Frantic Elevators together with Mick Hucknall (now of Simply Red). Upon moving to Berlin in 1978, he became the German representative for Joy Division and the legendary Manchester record label Factory Records from 1978-1983. As a member of synthpop bands Die Unbekannten he performed the first illegal and highly secretive gigs in the Communist East (Czechoslovakia & Hungary). 

In December 1990, he founded the first independent electronic music label MFS in the post-Wall East-Berlin, helping to launch the careers of Paul van Dyk, Ellen Allien, Dr Motte and more. 

The acclaimed documentary film “B-Movie (Lust & Sound in West-Berlin) is about Reeder’s life in 80’s West-Berlin avant-garde music scene. Reeder is also an established DJ and remixer, for artists such as New Order, Depeche Mode, and The Pet Shop Boys. He has DJ’d all over the World and he recently wrote and produced the score and title song for the documentary film Can Creativity Save the World? for ARTE TV.