Hoy me he quitado una espinitita que tenia clavada desde hace tiempo. Mike Agen- X Clark pasa por ser toda una figura en la escena house de Detroit y junto a sus compañeros del colectivo “Detroit Beat Down”  no hace mas que recoger elogios por un magnifico trabajo extendiendo el espíritu de la ciudad del motor por toda Europa.

Se podría decir que lo que le diferencia de otros artistas es la fuerza y crudeza de los sonidos que imprime en sus producciones y sesiones, todo un derroche de energía para elevarnos del suelo con cada beat. Su estilo emana del sonido Motown, huele a WestEnd… autentico sonido funk y  soul adaptado a la vida moderna. Un artista que puede escribir con letras mayúsculas la palabra HOUSE, porque es de esos pocos que hacen de este estilo de música algo grande.

Mike “Agent X” Clark – Live @ Oslo Diciembre’08 – BrokenMix67

Bio Mike Agent-X Clark
Born on the North-end of downtown Detroit to an energetic mother and an electrician, and raised on the West side off the infamous 7 Mile Road, surrounded by the electrifying energy of the Funk and Disco era, Mike “Agent X” Clark served his time during the late 1970s in the gang-riddled 7 Mile / 8 Mile youth environment that was West Detroit.  He spent much time shadowing his father on various electrical jobs, as well as installing sound systems in local bars, including one where his father also DJ’d during the 1960s.
The 1980s dawned and Clark’s older brother began sneaking him into the hottest local dance clubs, soon becoming a regular at legendary discotheques such as L’Uomo, Cheeks, Studio 54, and the Park Avenue Club.  This is when Clark first saw three of his models, Ken Collier, Darryl Shannon and Delano Smith, spin.  These three jocks can lay claim to selling Agent X on his life’s mission.  To this day, he specifically remembers that Detroit’s earliest DJs such as Dwayne Montgomery, Kevin Dysard, and the iconic Ken Collier, never ceased to amaze him with their skill, craft, and showmanship.  It was the competitive nature of this era of DJing that influenced Mike the most.
High School for Clark meant several months of longing – longing to belong to the popular new youth subculture phenomenon of DJ crews – opposing teams of turntable masters.  At this time there were three main crews; the now world-renown “Deep Space,” “Direct Drive” (eventually Clark’s crew), and “Audio Crew” (home to UR member, Buzz Goree).  From then on there was no turning back -  DD founder, Todd Johnson, along with members Hassan, Darryl Shannon, Al Heath, Kevin Dysard, and Dwayne Montgomery welcomed their newest addition, Mike Clark.  He was now playing with the best… in Clark’s eyes.
Mike notes that joining Direct Drive, or any of these prime DJ crews, came with a benefits package – instant popularity.  During these late high school years, and those immediately following, Clark spent much time playing backyard parties and underground club gigs – battling his peers in full-on exhibitionist turntablist showcases (the athletic, quick-limbed DJ style Terrence Parker and the like are still known for today) – all the time wearing the prized DJ crew jacket, a mid-1980s ticket to celebrity status.  Everyone wanted to be down, yet only a select few made the cut.  Eventually, Clark landed a residency at club Cheeks – his first favorite residency to date – and later at Studio 54 (now known as the City Club / Labrynth).
For Clark though, channeling his abundant supply of energy into the turntables, through the speakers, and onto the dancefloor replaced his turbulent junior high years in a field of gang violence and fulfilled his yen for a challenge.  Yet, the discovery of the magic and mystery of the maestro of the dancefloor had an even greater, arguably more profound, impact in changing his life – not only did music and club life, alongside a strong tie to martial arts, literally save him from the dangerous and risky world of gang life around him, but it opened is eyes to the amazingly endless and enigmatic nature of the human race.  He saw people and their possibilities for the first time as this powerful force.
Ever since, seeking to connect with people through the dancefloor has proven, at least for Clark, to be one solid path to a universal communication – one without the rigid lines of class, color, creed, or gender.

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One Response to “Mike Agent-X Clark – BrokenMix67”

1. torpedo, on April 8th, 2009 at 11:56 pm, said:
   

   Peazo set de house music, la verdad que reconforta comprobar que todavia hay musicos que dignifican este estilo

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