Lifestyle · 30 December 2024
DJ and Toolroom Records founder Mark Knight recently sat down with former England rugby player turned DJ, James Haskell, for an in-depth video interview. The conversation delved into pressing issues within the electronic music industry, the journey that brought them together, and the parallels between their careers.
Music · 05 December 2024
Toolroom founder Mark Knight aims to bring through the next generation of Toolroom artists and does so here as he introduces James Haskell to the label. James has been on the up over the past two years after graduating from a Toolroom Academy production course, releasing on Toolroom Trax and racking up plenty of gigs along the way.
Music · 07 July 2024
Mark Knight is back on his label, Toolroom Records, as he drops another track with this collaboration with his studio partner, James Hurr. The release comes off the back of a string of collabs this year for Mark that include Green Velvet and Darius Syrossian.
Music · 21 June 2024
Curtis Mayfield's timeless track, ‘Move On Up’, originally from his 1970 debut album, ‘Curtis’, has long been a soul favourite for many. Fresh for summer 2024, Grammy-nominated DJ/producer Mark Knight brings a twist to the classic for Spinnin’ Records.
Music · 22 May 2024
Toolroom’s Mark Knight continues his string of collaborations as Darius Syrossian appears alongside him for the first time on the label. Darius is a long-standing figure in the underground house circuit with a career spanning two decades, two Grammy nominations, Ibiza residencies and apparently ‘an army of ‘Moxy’ faithfuls that follow him to every club and festival he plays at’.
Miami · 26 March 2024
DJ/producer Mark Knight recently won the Icon Award at the 2024 Electronic Dance Music Awards in Miami. The owner of Toolroom Records, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, the label has been a launching pad for many artists since its 2003 inception.
Music · 24 March 2024
Toolroom Records recently releasesd this new remix that features Groove Armada, Stush and Mark Knight. Groove Armada have been releasing music for over 20 years, with huge singles and albums released globally.
Lifestyle · 11 January 2024
Late last year, house music vocalist Kathy Brown was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, which has now spread to her brain. The news came as a total shock to her fans, friends and family and resulted in an emergency operation. Kathy is currently undergoing a course of radiotherapy and immunotherapy, and the road ahead is going to be a challenge unlike any she has faced before.
Music · 31 May 2023
Toolroom founder Mark Knight lands back on his imprint, updating one of house music’s classic records ‘Let’s Get Brutal’ by Nitro Deluxe, bringing it forward to dance floors in 2023 as ‘Brutal’. Following up his collaboration with NYC’s Todd Terry on the label in March with ‘Make You Happy’, Mark returns after digging deep into the vaults of classic house and unearthing a gem of a record.
Clubbing · 17 January 2022
Toolroom will be touching down in London and Brighton for a takeover weekend. Fresh from releasing his debut album ‘Untold Business’ in 2021, label founder Mark Knight will be headlining both the shows.