Marc Benjamin

Marc Benjamin
Birth name Marc Benjamin Latupapua
Born (1990-01-16) January 16, 1990
Heemstede, Netherlands
Origin Netherlands
Genres Electro house, progressive house, electronic dance music
Occupation(s) DJ, record producer
Instruments Ableton Live
Years active 2007-present
Labels Revealed Recordings, Ultra Records, Mixmash Records, Wall Recordings, BMG
Associated acts Benny Benassi, Laidback Luke
Website marc-benjamin.com

Marc Benjamin Latupapua (born 16 January 1990 in Heemstede), better known under his stage name Marc Benjamin, is a Dutch-Indonesian DJ and music producer.[1] He is known for his remix work and collaborations with Benny Benassi, Laidback Luke, and Zedd, and his releases on Ultra Records, Revealed Recordings, and Wall Recordings.[2]

In 2014, he performed at Ministry of Sound London[3] and made his Tomorrowland debut on the second mainstage.[4][2] Tomorrowland Belgium is marked as one of the biggest electronic music festivals in the world.[5]

Musical Career

Coming from a musical family, with his sister also being a DJ, Marc Benjamin has been working with music since a child.[1][6] The Dutch DJ achieved his first residency at the age of 16 years old, where he gained experience in the European club scene. At the age of 17 years old, Marc Benjamin was performing internationally, across Europe and soon later around the world.[2][7]

Marc Benjamin’s first big release occurred on the 30th of December 2013 when his single “Riser”[8][2] on Afrojack’s Wall Recordings achieved a top ten slot in Beatport’s top 100 chart.[2][9] This track gained him international exposure. Amongst other releases, Marc Benjamin signed a record deal with Mixmash Records and collaborated with Laidback Luke, which led to the release of We’re Forever (June 02, 2014).[10][2] Marc then followed up with three singles on Hardwell’s record label Revealed Recordings, “The Center” (October 10, 2014), “Lights Camera Action” (January 19, 2015) and “Galactic” (March 20, 2015).[11][12] As a result, Marc performed at Ministry of Sound London, followed by a showcase at Tomorrowland, Belgium.[13]

Marc Benjamin is a resident DJ in Amsterdam’s nightclub Escape[14] and is still producing tracks and remixes.[13] Marc was requested twice to remix work of the Grammy Award-winning producer, Zedd, which led to Marc’s remix of Zedd's 2014 single, “Find You” (April 7, 2014) and to Marc’s rendition for Zedd & Selena Gomez’s “I Want You To Know,” (May 19, 2015).[13][11] Later, Marc joined Zedd’s ‘True Colors tour’.[15][13]

In July 2015, Marc Benjamin collaborated with Benny Benassi on “Who I Am” featuring Christian Burns, which was released on Ultra Music (July 17, 2015).[16]

Furthermore, Marc Benjamin teamed up with Laidback Luke to work on their follow up single 'Tell Me That You Love Me’ which got released on Luke's album ‘Focus' (November 06, 2015).[17]

Marc Benjamin has gained support from the likes of Tiesto, Steve Angello, Martin Garrix, Hardwell, David Guetta, Showtek, Zedd, Dyro, Dannic, R3hab and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike amongst many others.[13]

Discography[11]

Releases

Remixed

Extended plays and remixes

Compilations

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