Mako (DJs)

Mako
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres
Occupation(s) DJs, record producers, musicians
Instruments Digital audio workstation, keyboard, guitar, synthesizer
Years active 2011–present
Labels Ultra, Spinnin', DOORN, Revealed, Interscope
Associated acts Madison Beer, DubVision, Sander van Doorn, Paris & Simo, Steve Angello, Greg Cerrone, Jeff K, Villem & Mcleod, DLR & Fields, Mariana Bell, Paris Blohm
Website wearemako.com
Members Logan Light
Alex Seaver

Mako is an American DJ duo from Los Angeles consisting of Alex Seaver and Logan Light.[1] They rose to prominence in the electronic dance music scene from their single "Beam", which was remixed by Dannic on Revealed Recordings and played at festivals worldwide. One of their most recent works was "I Won't Let You Walk Away", a vocal version of their previous single "Sunburst", with vocalist Madison Beer of YouTube fame.

Background

Logan Light

Light went to the Columbia University in New York City before heading for Michigan. He attended the university, majored in communications and graduated in 2011.[2] While his parents were reluctant to accept his career choice (of DJ-ing), they eventually lent Light some money so that he could buy some Dj equipment such as turntables to play at parties. His career blew up when he started to book gigs and associate with world-known DJs like Above & Beyond and Zedd. Within only several years, Light had opened for some of dance music's biggest international acts, including Tiesto and Avicii.[2]

Alex Seaver

Seaver attended The Juilliard School on full scholarship as musician.[3] Having played with some of the world's elite classical artists in the most storied of venues, he knew he was destined for an unusual path.[3] Upon graduating school in New York City, Seaver moved to Los Angeles after being selected for the ASCAP scholarship workshop for scoring music to film and television.

Formation of Mako

Before an introduction was made, the two artists spent their early life progressing musically in different worlds. Both members' fathers were paired as roommates at Syracuse University and were good friends.

After graduation, Light met Seaver in Los Angeles.[2] They come from different musical backgrounds, as Light had performed mostly electronic music for clubs and parties and Seaver had just graduated from Julliard with a scholarship for a studio orchestra. Mako was formed after the 2011 Electric Daisy Carnival when Light invited to Seaver to "witness his world".

Light spoke of Seaver in an interview, saying "Thankfully, Alex has the brain of a musical genius. He hates when I say this, but he probably is the most talented musical person I've ever met. And none of what we do would be possible without him. I mean he's the brain of it all, and I'm lucky to be along for the ride. Musical composition is his world, and every once in a while I add my two cents and he says, 'Oh that's smart,' but that's his cup of tea, not mine."[2]

Since their start, Mako has built a working relationship with Interscope Records, quickly finding themselves in studio with some of EDM's top artists such as Avicii, Sander van Doorn, R3hab, DubVision and many others. Mako's first label release, "Into the Light" featuring Sander van Doorn was released on Dutch label Spinnin' Records. It reached number 3 on the Beatport Top 100 chart in one week and remained in the top 5 for over two weeks.[3]

History

2013

On May 13, 2013, Mako released their debut single with Sander van Doorn and DubVision titled "Into the Light" featuring Mariana Bell.[4] An official music video was uploaded on Spinnin' Records' YouTube channel nine days later.[5]

On December 16, 2013, they released "Beam" as a single which was mixed by Dannic. An official music video for the song was uploaded by Revealed Recordings' YouTube channel three days later.[6]

2014

On August 12, 2014, they released a single titled "Our Story" along with an official music video on YouTube uploaded by Ultra Records.[7][8] A remixes EP of the song was also released.[9]

2015

On February 24, 2015, they released "I Won't Let You Walk Away" featuring Madison Beer.[10] An official music video was uploaded on the same day.[11]

On August 14, 2015, they released "Smoke Filled Room" as a single via Ultra Records.[12] Later, they released a remixes' single[13] of the song along with an acoustic version[14] and two more remixes.[15][16] An official music video of the song was uploaded by Ultra Records' YouTube channel five months later. An official music video for the acoustic version was also released by Ultra Records.[17]

Mako featured in Steve Angello's song titled "Children of the Wild". A music video was uploaded on Steve Angello's YouTube channel.[18]

2016

On April 21, 2016, "Into The Sunset" was released as a single on YouTube. On October 25, 2016, Mako announced that their debut upcoming album, "Hourglass", would be released on December 9, 2016. On 19 November 2016, they released the single "Let Go Of The Wheel" via Ultra Records.[19]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Title Details
Hourglass[20]
  • Release: Dec 9, 2016
  • Label: Ultra Records
  • Format: Digital download
  • Producer: Mako

Extended plays

Title Details
Back to the Source[21]
  • Released: July 7, 2014
  • Label: Dispatch Recordings
  • Format: Digital download
  • Producer: Mako
The Narrator[22]
  • Released: August 7, 2015
  • Label: Metalheadz
  • Format: Digital download
  • Producer: Mako
The Third[23]
  • Released: March 11, 2016
  • Label: Metalheadz
  • Format: Digital download
  • Producer: Mako

Singles

As lead artist

Single Year Peak chart positions Album
BEL (Vl)
[24]		 BEL (Wa)
[25]		 US Digital[26] US Hot[27]
"You Were Here"[28] 2013 — — — — Non-album singles
"Into the Light"
(with Sander van Doorn & DubVision featuring Mariana Bell)[4]		 1[A] 16[A] — —
"Beam (Dannic Mix)"[29] — — — —
"The Truthseekers"[30] 2014 — — — —
"Old Soul"
(with DLR & Fields)[31]		 — — — —
"Our Story"[32] — — — —
"Sunburst"[33] — — — —
"Ghosts"[34] — — — —
"Inner Revolution"
(with Villem & Mcleod)[35]		 2015 — — — —
"I Won't Let You Walk Away"
(featuring Madison Beer)[10][36]		 — — 33 43
"Not Alone"
(with Paris & Simo)[37]		 — — — —
"Smoke Filled Room"[38] — — 20 27 Hourglass
"Way Back Home" — — — —
"Into the Sunset"[39] 2016 — — — —
"Wish You Back"
(featuring Kwesi)		 — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Single Year
"Can't Stop This Feeling"
(Greg Cerrone featuring Mako & Angel Taylor)[40]		 2013
"So Fly"
(Jeff K featuring Mako)[41]		 2015
"Children of the Wild"
(Steve Angello featuring Mako)[42]		 2015

Remixes

Title Year Album Label
"Shadow of the Sun"[43] (by Max Elto) 2014 Shadow of the Sun Remixes Atlantic Records

References

Notes

Sources

  1. ↑ "Mako | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Artist Profile: Logan Light keeps gaining crowds and confidence". Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  3. 1 2 3 "About Mako – Mako". wearemako.com. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  4. 1 2 "Into the Light (feat. Mariana Bell) - Single by Sander van Doorn, DubVision & Mako on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  5. ↑ Spinnin' Records (March 22, 2013), Sander van Doorn, DubVision Vs. MAKO feat. Mariana Bell - Into The Light (Official Music Video), retrieved 2016-09-02
  6. ↑ Revealed Recordings (December 19, 2013), Mako feat. Angel Taylor - Beam (Dannic Mix) | (Official Music Video), retrieved 2016-09-02
  7. ↑ "Our Story (Radio Edit) - Single by Mako on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  8. ↑ Ultra Music (August 13, 2014), Mako - Our Story (Official Video), retrieved 2016-09-02
  9. ↑ "Our Story (Remixes) - EP by Mako on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  10. 1 2 "I Won't Let You Walk Away (feat. Madison Beer) [Radio Edit] - Single by Mako on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  11. ↑ Ultra Music (February 24, 2015), Mako feat. Madison Beer - I Won't Let You Walk Away (Official Video), retrieved 2016-09-02
  12. ↑ "Smoke Filled Room - Single by Mako on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  13. ↑ "Smoke Filled Room (Remixes) - Single by Mako on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  14. ↑ "Smoke Filled Room (Acoustic Session) - Single by Mako on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  15. ↑ "Smoke Filled Room (Elephante Remix) - Single by Mako on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  16. ↑ "Smoke Filled Room (Matt Baer Remix) - Single by Mako on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  17. ↑ Ultra Music (March 3, 2016), Mako - Smoke Filled Room (Acoustic Video), retrieved 2016-09-02
  18. ↑ SteveAngelloVEVO (September 16, 2015), Steve Angello - Children of the Wild ft. Mako, retrieved 2016-09-02
  19. ↑ "Let Go Of The Wheel (Original Mix) by Mako on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  20. ↑ "Hourglass by Mako on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  21. ↑ "Back to the Source - EP by Mako on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  22. ↑ "The Narrator - EP by Mako on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  23. ↑ "The Third EP by Mako on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  24. 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Mako". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  25. 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Mako". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  26. ↑ "Mako - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  27. ↑ "Mako - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  28. ↑
    (with Paris Blohm featuring Angel Taylor)"Paris Blohm & Mako - You Were Here ft. Angel Taylor (Original Mix)[FREE DOWNLOAD] by Paris Blohm". SoundCloud.
  29. ↑ "Beam (Dannic Mix) - Single by Mako on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  30. ↑ "The Truthseekers - Single by Mako on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  31. ↑ "Old Soul - Single by Mako, DLR & Fields on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  32. ↑ "Our Story (Radio Edit) - Single by Mako on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  33. ↑ "Sunburst (Radio Edit) - Single by Mako on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  34. ↑ "Ghosts (Radio Edit) - Single by Mako on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  35. ↑ "Inner Revolution / Borrowed Love - Single by Mako, Villem & Mcleod on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  36. ↑ "Mako feat. Madison Beer - I Won't Let You Walk Away". EDMTunes.
  37. ↑ "Not Alone - Single by Mako & Paris & Simo on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  38. ↑ "Smoke Filled Room - Single by Mako on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  39. ↑ "Into the Sunset - Single by Mako on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  40. ↑ "Can't Stop This Feeling (feat. Mako & Angel Taylor) [Electro Radio] - Single by Greg Cerrone on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  41. ↑ "So Fly (feat. Mako) - Single by Jeff K on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  42. ↑ "Children of the Wild (feat. Mako) - Single by Steve Angello on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  43. ↑ "Max Elto - Shadow Of The Sun (Mako Remix) [Out Now] by Mako". SoundCloud.

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