Artist
Mark King
667 releases · 159 collaborators · 61 labels
- Real name
- Mark Raymond King
- Date active
- 1980 – 2026
- Relevance
- Extremely Low, very weak ties with the core dub techno cluster (here through one or more shared credits)
Bio
British musician and artist.
Born: 20 October 1958 in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK.
Hailing from the Isle of Wight, King began his musical career as a drummer, but is most famous for being the frontman, lead singer, and bass player of the funk-pop band Level 42, globally touring extensively over the years.
In the early 1980s, he revolutionised the slap and pop style of playing the bass guitar, becoming one of the most influential bass players of his generation, influencing many bass players that came after.
Born: 20 October 1958 in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK.
Hailing from the Isle of Wight, King began his musical career as a drummer, but is most famous for being the frontman, lead singer, and bass player of the funk-pop band Level 42, globally touring extensively over the years.
In the early 1980s, he revolutionised the slap and pop style of playing the bass guitar, becoming one of the most influential bass players of his generation, influencing many bass players that came after.
Also known as
Porky (17)
Member of
Level 42
906
Re-Flex (2)
15
Thunderthumbs And The Toetsenman
Ferry Aid
Mark King Group
Gizmodrome
NHS Voices
Mark King (Artist)
Label
Relevance
Releases
Active
- Releases: 3 Relevance: very high Active: 2020
- Releases: 526 Relevance: low Active: 1981 – 2025
- Releases: 56 Relevance: low Active: 1991 – 2022
- Releases: 15 Relevance: low Active: 1994
- Releases: 9 Relevance: low Active: 1980 – 1982
- Releases: 8 Relevance: low Active: 1983
- Releases: 5 Relevance: low Active: 1986 – 1990
- Releases: 5 Relevance: low Active: 2002 – 2015
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 1997
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 2001
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 1987
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 1988 – 1990
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 1989
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 1982 – 1984
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 1989
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 1982 – 1987
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 2014
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 2009
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 1983 – 1997
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 1980 – 1981
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 2000
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 1985 – 1987
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2003
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active:
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2006
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1989
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1996
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2003
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1997
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2007
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2003
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1998
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2018
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2022
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2007
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1988
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1987
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1997
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2016
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1982