Mark Kwong, better known under his stage name Maarcos, is an Australian DJ, remixer, record producer and record label owner. He was formerly a founding member of the group Those Usual Suspects.
Maarcos was born in Malaysia and moved to Australia when he was a child. He studied at Melbourne private school Scotch College before attending Swinburne University of Technology. He played his first club show at 19 and currently resides in New York.
In 2004, Maarcos released his first work, a remix for Inaya DayâÂÂs track Nasty Girl. The track went on to become #1 in the ARIA Club Charts and #18 in the overall ARIA Charts.
He then formed the group Those Usual Suspects with fellow band-members Wei-Shen Mak and Atridge DâÂÂCosta. Their first single âÂÂDakkaâ was released on Bob Sinclars Yellow Productions and the group became a member of the Africanism All Stars. Their following single âÂÂShadowsâ peaked at #17 on the Billboard Dance Airplay charts.
As part of Those Usual Suspects, Maarcos also released âÂÂWalking AloneâÂÂ, a collaboration with fellow Australian Dirty South on Phazing Records. This track was made âÂÂEssential New Tuneâ by the Swedish House Mafia on their BBC Radio 1 takeover.
As of June 2013, Maarcos had left the group Those Usual Suspects to produce and perform solo. His first single was âÂÂBlazeâÂÂ, again on Phazing Records.
On Friday, 11 July 2014 Maarcos announced his new record label Fuze Records. This is a joint venture between Maarcos and Sony Music Australia EDM Director Jon Hanlon. The first single was called âÂÂPyroâ and the label will have Maarcosâ releases as well as other artists.