Marcus Rafferty
Marcus began creating tracks with early roland equipment in 1989, alongside long term friend Neil Kiely, as 'microdot'. He was heavily influenced by the early works of 808state, the sheffield bleep scene, and the more experimental rave tracks from the early 90's. Throughout the 90's, more tracks were made, still using analogue gear, and sampling on the amiga and the akai s950. Marcus was a DJ at the legendary 'Shining Path' club nights held in Dumfries in 1996/1997, playing lots of early acid / peacefrog /mosquito 12"s. After several years of non-productivity, Marcus took a fresh approach to music production, helped with the aid of new equipment and easier ways of recording. In 2003, Alex Cortex picked up on a few of these tracks, which he released on his 'PATHMUSICK' net label. Having made his debut live show at Esoteric, London in may '05, using a gameboy, he has also played at Monox, Glasgow, in march '06 alongside the Horrorist and Manasyt. Most recent live sets were commisioned by the Dumfries Arts Festival. 2007 has been a very fruitful year for Marcus, with several releases forthcoming on labels ROTTENROW, CHAN'N'MIKES, and a co-produced track with Dan Monox on FEINWERK, as well as co-launching the POOKIES CHOCOLATE NOSE imprint.