Mark Hill (musician)’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Welsh musician, songwriter and record producer
Is Musician 
Record producer 
Songwriter 
From United Kingdom 
Type Business 
Music 
Gender male
Birth 22 December 1972, Cwmbran
Age: 47 years

Mark Leslie Hill (born 22 December 1972 in Cwmbran, Wales) is a Welsh record producer, songwriter and musician. He rose to fame as one half of the Artful Dodger and co-writer and producer of Craig David’s multi-platinum debut studio album, Born to Do It. Since he began releasing music in 1997, Hill has achieved four Ivor Novello Awards, a number one album, two number one singles and over 10 million records sales worldwide.

Early life

Hill got his first guitar at eight years old; he would play along to the radio and immerse himself in songs by artists such as Stevie Wonder and George Benson. Throughout his early years and teens, Hill played the drums in brass bands, rock bands and orchestras, but the plan was to study to become an architect. After persuasion from his music teacher and uncle to also study music (and with the prospect of a seven-year degree becoming less appealing) Hill moved to Southampton to study music at university. After joining a band as a percussionist, he and the bass player from the band decided to go into business together by setting up a recording studio. It was through the brief trading period of the studio that Hill met future half of Artful Dodger, Pete Devereux. They produced several speed garage bootlegs, and, while working as DJs, they met Craig David.

Career

Artful Dodger recorded “Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta)” with Craig David on vocals. It was released by Relentless Records, after signing the track from Public Demand, and it peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1999.

Artful Dodger continued to create successful tracks following the success of “Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta)”, with “Movin’ Too Fast”, (featuring Romina Johnson) being picked up by Locked on Records and “Woman Trouble”, (featuring Craig David and Robbie Craig,) being signed up by Pete Tong’s FFRR label. This was followed by the debut studio album, It’s All About the Stragglers.

In 2001, Hill, who had become an award winning, chart-topping record producer and songwriter, parted from Devereux and created a short-lived music publishing company. Following a brief period of starting and running a record label under Universal Records, he bought a house in Ibiza and set up his own studio there. He started working with Craig David on his second studio album, while living and working as a DJ on the island. Hill retained an interest in emerging UK talent and he formed The stiX, a live band, featuring Michelle Escoffery, Lifford and Corinne Bailey Rae.

Hill subsequently took a break from music, getting married, having three children and focussing on other business ventures. Music had become a pastime rather than a career, but he returned to the studio in the late 2000s. By 2011, Hill was back as Artful, releasing new music on his own label, Workhouse Records. On 11 November 2011, Mark Hill together with Ridney, where invited by Matt “Producer Matt” Auckland to join Voice FM presenting a new two hour dance music show. The Global House Party, (formerly known as the Artful & Ridney Show), airs every Friday across Southampton on 103.9 Voice FM, and syndicated worldwide to 15 stations in six countries.

Discography

Albums

  • Rewind (March 2000) Mix CD
  • It’s All About the Stragglers (November 2001) No. 18 UK

Singles

All of their subsequent hit singles have also been collaborations:

Year Title Chart positions Album
UK Singles Chart
1997 “The Revenge of Popeye” non-album single
“Something”
(featuring Craig David)
1998 “If You Love Me” – By Mark Hill
“The Messenger”
“What You Gonna Do”
(featuring Craig David)
2 It’s All About the Stragglers
1999 “Movin’ Too Fast”
(featuring Romina Johnson)
2
“Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta)”
(featuring Craig David)
2
2000 “Woman Trouble”
(featuring Craig David)
6
“Movin’ Too Fast (Remix)”
(featuring Romina Johnson)
2
“Woman Trouble”
(featuring Robbie Craig and Craig David)
6
“Please Don’t Turn Me On”
(featuring Lifford)
4
2001 “Think About Me”
(featuring Michelle Escoffery)
11
“TwentyFourSeven”
(featuring Melanie Blatt)
6
“It Ain’t Enough”
(Dreem Teem Coco Star vs. Artful Dodger)
20
2002 “Ladies”
(featuring General Levy and Roachie)
non-album single
2003 “Ruff Neck Sound”
(featuring Richie Dan and Sevi G)
2006 “Flex”
(featuring Vula)
2011 “Could Just Be The Bassline”
(featuring Kal Lavelle)
2012 “Do What We Do”
(with Ridney featuring Aaron James Cashell)
“Rhapsody”
(with Ridney)
2013 “Architect”
(featuring Cairo)
Unfinished Business EP
“Wasteman”
“He Loves Me”
(featuring Terri Walker)
“Quick”
“Planes, Trains & Migraines”
“Missing You”
(with Ridney featuring Terri Walker, co-written Donae’o)
non-album single
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