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Mark Wilkinson (born 18 April 1989),[2] better known by his stage name Wilkinson, is an English
record producer, DJ and remixer from Hammersmith, England. He has released music on RAM
Records and Hospital Records, as well as Virgin EMI. His 2013 single "Afterglow" with vocals by
Becky Hill reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart on 20 October 2013.
Music career
On 13 December 2010, Wilkinson released his debut single "Moonwalker / Samurai" through RAM
Records. The tracks were first premiered through Andy C's drum and bass compilation album
Nightlife 5.[3] On 12 June 2011, he released the single "Every Time / Overdose", which became the
99th single release of RAM Records. "Every Time" features vocals from Marcus Gregg and it
became Wilkinson's first song to spawn a music video.[4][5][6] On 4 December 2011, he released
"Tonight / Pistol Whip". "Tonight" was later re-released in 2013 as the iTunes Single of the Week to
promote the release of his debut studio album Lazers Not Included. On 19 August 2012, he
released the single "Automatic / Hands Up!". Although it received mixed feedback and significantly
less airplay, "Automatic" still managed to gain support from the likes of Annie Mac and MistaJam.
[7]
On 2 December 2012, he released "Need to Know / Direction" featuring Iman as the lead single
from his debut studio album. On 3 April 2013, he released "Take You Higher / Crunch" as the next
single from the album. On 26 July 2013, he released "Heartbeat" featuring P Money and Arlissa as
the third single from his debut studio album. On 13 October 2013, he released "Afterglow" as the
fourth single from his debut studio album. The song peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart,
making it his first top 10 single in the UK. On 28 October 2013, he released his debut studio album
Lazers Not Included. The album peaked at number 46 on the UK Albums Chart and number 2 on
the UK Dance Chart. On 9 February 2014, he released "Too Close" featuring Detour City as the
album's fifth single, which peaked at number 55 in the UK. The album's sixth single "Half Light"
(featuring Tom Cane) charted at number 25 in the UK, making it Wilkinson's second top 40 single. It
was released on 1 June 2014.
Since the release of Lazers Not Included, Wilkinson has worked on music with Katy B, Wretch 32,
Angel Haze and Knytro. On 14 July 2014, a new single entitled "Dirty Love" premiered on
MistaJam's BBC Radio 1Xtra show.[8] The song features vocals from Talay Riley, and was released
on 12 October 2014. The song later featured on the "extended edition" of Lazers Not Included,
which was released on 20 October 2014. This new edition of his debut album, originally titled
Lazers Not Included 2.0, was to be released on 18 August 2014 and was to feature six previously
unheard songs.[9] However, these plans were scrapped and the extended edition instead featured
numerous remixes of and by Wilkinson alongside the new single.[10]
On 2 October 2014, he embarked on his Lazers Not Included tour with support from Etherwood, I
See MONSTAS and Toyboy & Robin on selected dates. The tour began in Bournemouth and finished
in Cambridge. A new song with Shannon Saunders (with whom he is in a relationship), entitled
"Breathe", premiered in Bournemouth.[11] His next single, a collaboration with TC entitled "Hit the
Floor", was released exclusively to Beatport on 12 January 2015 and elsewhere on 26 January.[12]
The song was pressed to a number of limited edition picture discs for Record Store Day 2015. On 6
March 2015, his next single entitled "Hopelessly Coping" (featuring Thabo) premiered on Annie
Mac's Radio 1 show. It was released on 17 May 2015 alongside remixes from Gorgon City, René
LaVice, Preditah and Hanami. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 49. On 24 August
2015, "Breathe" was released as a free download, accompanied by a music video. The song is also
available on digital retailers.
2016–2018: Hypnotic
"Flatline", the lead single from Wilkinson's forthcoming second studio album, Hypnotic, features
vocals from Wretch 32 and was released on 12 March 2016.[13] This was followed by "What",
featuring uncredited vocals from MC Ad-Apt and "Sweet Lies", featuring vocals from Karen
Harding. Hypnotic was released on 21 April 2017. He released the song Rush with Dimension in
November 2017.
In 2018, Wilkinson released the singles "Take It Up" (with Sub Focus), "Decompression" and "I
Need" (feat. Hayla). 2019 saw the release of the UKF10 sampler which contained Wilkinson's song
"Machina".
In September 2019, Wilkinson and Sub Focus released "Illumiunate" as a first single for their album
Portals, released on 9 October 2020. Their second single, "Just Hold On", came out in April 2020. In
July 2020, it was announced that Wilkinson is scheduled to perform at the 2021 SW4 (South West
Four Weekender) festival.[14] Later single to follow were "Air I Breathe", "Turn the Lights Off" and
"Freedom" featuring Empara Mi. The album was released on 9 October 2020.
On 18 February 2021, Wilkinson announced the launch of his new record label, Sleepless Music.
The label would go on to release future Wilkinson music and include releases from the likes of S.P.Y,
Fred V, Krakota and many more.
2022–present: Cognition
After releasing the singles "Frontline", "If You Want It", "Keep Dancing" (featuring Amber Van Day)
and "Used to This" (featuring Issey Cross, No. 14 on the UK Dance Singles Chart) in 2021, Wilkinson
announced his fourth studio album Cognition, released in February 2022.[15]
In 2022, the singles "Close Your Eyes" (featuring Iiola) and "Here for You" (with Becky Hill) were
released.
The Artwork for Cognition was a collaborative effort with Folkestone-based collage artist Charlie
Elms, aka 10 Years Time.[16]
Discography
Studio albums
UK
[17] UK Dance
[18] NZ
[19]
Label: RAM
46 2 —
BPI: Silver[20]
Hypnotic
Label: RAM
41 1 —
Portals
(with Sub Focus)
68 1 26
Cognition[21]
78 1 3
Singles
UK
[17] UK
Dance
[22] BEL
[23] SCO
[24]
"Heartbeat"
"Afterglow"
(featuring Becky Hill)[b][c] 8 1 54 15
BPI: 2× Platinum[20]
"Half Light"
"Dirty Love"
"Hopelessly Coping"
(featuring Thabo) 49 11 — 60
2016 "Flatline"
"Sweet Lies"
BPI: Silver[20]
Hypnotic
"Brand New" — — — —
"Rush"
2018 "Decompression" — — — —
"Take It Up"
(with Sub Focus) — — 92 —
"I Need"
(featuring Hayla) — — — —
"Illuminate"[25]
"Air I Breathe"[27]
2021 "Freedom"
"Frontline" — — — — Cognition
"Keep Dancing"[28]
"Used to This"[30]
BPI: Gold[20]
(featuring Iiola) — — — —
2023 "Infinity"[32]
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.
Featured singles
Promotional singles
2015 "Breathe"
UK
[17] UK
Dance
[33] NZ
[19] NZ
Hot
[34]
"XTC" (Remix)
"Release Valve" — — — 14
Other appearances
Remixes
"Oxytocin"
"Box of Secrets"
featuring Delilah
featuring Ruth-Anne
featuring Kemo
"Breaking" Syron
featuring Chip
"Fade" Jakwob
featuring Maiday
"Think About It" Naughty Boy
"Overdose VIP"
"Sing" Ed Sheeran
"Pardon Me"
featuring Hayla
(with Sub Focus vs. Pola & Bryson)[35] Sub Focus and Wilkinson
2021 "Freedom"
(with Sub Focus vs. High Contrast)[36] Sub Focus and Wilkinson
featuring Empara Mi
Production credits
Year Title Artist Album
2014 "Merlin (Everybody Knows)" (co-produced by David Etherington and Jay Reynolds)
Detour City Non-album single
"6 Words" (co-produced by Mikey Muzik and Mo-Samuels) Wretch 32 Growing Over Life
2016 "So Far Away" (co-produced by Geeneus) Katy B featuring Stamina MC Honey
References
Notes
a ^ "Need to Know" did not chart on the Ultratop's Belgian Flanders Single's Chart, but it did chart
at number 55 on the Ultratip chart, the top-100 songs which haven't made the Ultratop 50.
b ^ Becky Hill was uncredited on this single originally, but has become part of her official
discography on the officialcharts.com site when the single re-entered the Top 100.[38]
c ^ "Afterglow" did not chart on the Ultratop's Belgian Flanders Single's Chart, but it did chart at
number 4 on the Ultratip chart, the top-100 songs which haven't made the Ultratop 50.
d ^ Re-release of 2011 single as iTunes Single of the Week to promote the release of the album
e ^ Other Wilkinson tracks featured on the release, but "Scream It" was the only exclusive track to
the compilation.
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External links
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