Birth name Mark Pritchard
Born 15 April 1971
Crewkerne, Somerset, England
Genres Breakbeat,house,hip hop,,,techno,,,jungle, ambient grimedrum and bas
Occupations Producer DJ remixer Instrument Various
Years active 1991–present
Mark Pritchard (born 15 April 1971)[2] is an English electronic musician, currently signed to Warp.[3] He has produced a large discography with a constant change of styles and genres, in both solo work under various aliases, and collaborations.[4]
Pritchard and Tom Middleton formed a record label, Evolution, in 1991. The label was eventually discontinued. Throughout the 1990s Pritchard and Middleton worked together under several guises, Global Communication, Jedi Knights, Secret Ingredients, Link & E621, Reload, and The Chameleon. In the late 1990s, he started collaborating with Dave Brinkworth spawning the projects Use of Weapons and Harmonic 33. Other collaborative projects include Series 7 with Stephen Horne, Shaft with Adrian Hughes, Vertigo with Danny Breaks, The 28 East Boyz with Kevin Hann, Chaos & Julia Set with Dominic Fripp, Mystic Institute with Paul Kent, Pulusha with Kirsty Hawkshaw, Pritch & Trim with Trim and Africa Hitech with Steve Spacek.
Pritchard has recorded under aliases including Reload, Link, Harmonic 313, Troubleman, NY Connection, and Roberto Edwardo Turner (The Returner). In June 2013, it was announced that he would be retiring his various aliases and using solely his birth name for future releases.