DT: FEBRUARY 21, 2018
FR: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/ANDREA FAULK
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE MUSIC INNOVATOR
MK (MARC KINCHEN) ANNOUNCES
“MK’S FAMILY AFFAIR TOUR”
LAUNCHING MARCH 29 IN ORLANDO WITH
SOLARDO, WILL CLARKE AND NATHAN BARATO
SUPPORTING ON SELECT DATES
MIAMI MUSIC WEEK APPEARANCES INCLUDE
THE AREA10/REVOLUTION RADIO AND MK & FRIENDS PARTIES
AT THE NATIONAL POOL & THE FDR ROOM
NOW A GOLD SINGLE IN THE UK,
“17” HOLDS STEADY ON BBC’S TOP 40 UK DANCE TRACK CHART 27 WEEKS
AFTER ITS RELEASE
WITH MORE THAN 42 MILLION SPOTIFY STREAMS GLOBALLY
Credit: Logan Rigg/FUN MAG
A leading DJ and producer on the international house music global scene for over two decades, MK (Marc Kinchen) continues to ride high on the success of his current single “17” and will once again tour the U.S. on the Family Affair Tour this spring. Fellow house music trailblazers Solardo, Will Clarke and Nathan Barato will support on select dates.
The Family Affair Tour kicks off March 29 at in Orlando and will touch down in most major U.S. markets including NYC, Chicago, Detroit and more. Beyond the tour, MK will also be a highlight at major U.S. festivals this season such as CRSSD, EDC Las Vegas, Electric Forest and Lightning in a Bottle as well as several residency plays at Drai’s in Las Vegas. Prior to the launch of the Family Affair tour, MK will make two appearances during Miami Music Week at the Area10/Revolution Radio party at The National on Thursday, March 22 and the MK & Friends party at FDR at the Delano on Saturday, March 24. All dates follow below
In the US, “17” (Area10/Ultra Music) is beginning to gain traction with support from SiriusXM as a #1 BPM track, Evolution, KNHC, Music Choice, KTU in NYC and WZFL Miami, as well as MTVu and REVOLT. It is currently #1 on the overall Dance Radio Chart. Meanwhile, the song continues to make its mark in the U.K. where it has become a bona-fide smash peaking at #1 on the Top 40 Dance Tracks chart. At Spotify the song has been streamed over 42 million times.
At these shows fans can expect to hear a unique set comprised of both MK’s hit singles including “17” and recent remixes for such heavy hitters as Rihanna, Dia Lupa and Solardo as well as his newest remix for Bloodpop & Justin Bieber’s “Friends.”
MK’s Family Affair Tour and Miami Music Week Shows:
Date City Venue
Sat-3/3 San Diego CRSSD
Sat-3/10 Las Vegas Drai’s
Thu-3/22 Miami, FL The National
Sat-3/24 Miami, FL The Delano
Thu-3/29 Orlando, FL Celine with Solardo
Fri-3/30 Brooklyn, NY Analog BKNY with Solardo
Sat-3/31 Toronto, ON CODA with Will Clarke
Thu-4/05 Washington, DC Soundcheck with Will Clarke
Fri-4/06 Chicago, IL Sound-Bar with Nathan Barato
Sat-4/07 Detroit, MI Magic Stick with Nathan Barato
Sun-4/08 Phoenix, AZ Phoenix Lights Fest
Fri-Sun 5/18-20 Las Vegas, NV EDC Vegas
Fri-Sun 5/18-20 Las Vegas, NV Area10 @ Drai’s
Fri-5/25 Bradley, CA Lightning In A Bottle
Thu-Sun 6/21-24 Rothbury, MI Electric Forest
Thu-Sun 6/28-1 Rothbury, MI Electric Forest
MK (Marc Kinchen) who has performed various dates in the States including EDC in Vegas, the main stage at HARD Summer earlier this year and will be featured at the Imagine Festival in Atlanta as well. Add all this to his in-demand remixes for the artists such as Rihanna, London Grammar, Solardo and Clean Bandit, alongside his original productions, MK has swiftly become one of the world’s most in-demand producers in dance music. Several of his earlier releases including “Always” “Burning” and “Push The Feeling On” were instrumental in first helping dance music cross over into the mainstream, while his 2014 remix of Wankelmut & Emma Louise’s “My Head Is A Jungle” has amassed over 45 million Spotify streams. His latest single “17” has served as a highlight to a great year for MK, where he continues to flourish overseas and break new boundaries in North America. The track has been streamed on Spotify over 31 million times. The British have always had an affinity for quality house music, and they have embraced this MK song as well. The U.K. audience has catapulted “17” into Top 10 slots across many prominent charts including BBC Radio, Shazam and iTunes. All over Europe, “17” has received steady radio play from Denmark‘s The Voice to Belgium‘s Top Radio, plus breaking into Ireland‘s Top 10.
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