Biography of Sub Secret |  | | Real name / | Steve Ferwings Mark Standerline |
SUB SECRET
is a duo of masked DJs and minimal techno producers consisting of members Stephen Fewings and Mark Standerline. Based in London, Sub Secret are well known for producing deep melody based minimal techno with tracks like 5AM and Schizo’clock receiving praise from artists including Groove Armada and X-press2.
Taking inspiration from M-nus, Plus 8, Playhouse, Freude am Tanzen, HighGrade and Mothership records as well as wider sources such as The Verve, The Stone Roses and Spencer Davis the duo have become renowned for the quality of their productions as well as their performances at venues including Egg, Lightbar, 54, Platinum, Departure, Hub and 512.
Stephen and Mark first met in university in 2003 but it was not until 2007, when both had moved to London, that they began Djing and producing under the name of Sub Secret.
Stephen Fewings (Sketch Box): After persuading his school mates to save up their dinner money to buy a guitar for him as lead of his first band, Stephen rushed home to learn the riff to the track that made him fall in love with music 'Eye of the Tiger'. From here Stephen cultivated his music and engineering skills paying for himself to go to university to study 'Entertainment Technology'. After his introduction to minimal at the Berlin Love Parade in 2003, Stephen devoted himself to setting up a home studio and buying himself time to follow his dream of producing the finest quality Minimal Techno. After his move to London the doors to his dream have begun to open.
Mark Standerline (Devilish Little Grin): Following childhood introductions to the Beatles, The Doors and Pink Floyd, Mark's musical inspiration spread far and wide before he finally decided to blow his bank balance on a set of turn tables in 2003. From then he quickly began playing at parties and establish a name for himself playing Hard House (a foolish folly he admits). In 2004 Mark moved to Barcelona where he spent 3 years playing at Bars, clubs and beachside Chiringuitos playing a mix of soul, funk, house and tech house as well as running his own night “Stay Lucky”. Returning to London Mark met up with old friend Stephen who quickly planted the minimal seed in his mind and with in weeks his house days were behind him.
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