Michiel Thomassen (born March 12, 1979), known professionally as Mike Mago, is a Dutch DJ and music producer.[1]

Mike Mago
Background information
Birth nameMichiel Thomassen
Born (1979-03-12) March 12, 1979 (age 45)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Genres
Occupations
  • DJ
  • record producer
Years active2009–present
Labels
Websitewww.mikemago.nl

Career

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In 2010, Mago founded independent dance label BMKLTSCH RCRDS in his hometown of Utrecht,[2] releasing EPs from electronic artists such as Mason.[3]

In 2014, Mago collaborated with the Canadian electropop act Dragonette on the joint single "Outlines" under Spinnin' Records.[4] The song peaked at 26th on the Dutch charts & 18th in Belgium.[5] The song also reached number two on the UK Dance Chart.[6] He has also released a few solo singles, including "The Show", "Man Hands", and "Hey!".[7]

In 2015, Mago performed live at Ministry of Sound in January and Creamfields in August.[8][9][10] He returned to Spinnin' Records in August with the single "Deeper Love".[11] Mago currently lives in Amsterdam.[12]

Discography

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Charting singles

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Year Title Peak chart positions Album
NED
Single
Top 100

[13]
NED
Dutch
Top 40

[14]
BEL (Fl)
[15]
BEL (Wa)
[16]
CAN
[17]
IRL
[18]
UK
[19]
2013 "The Show" [A] [B] Non-album singles
2014 "Man Hands" [C]
"Outlines"
(with Dragonette)
26 20 18 [D] 47 77 8
2015 "Deeper Love" [E]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

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  • 2010: Ready for the Action [Subdrive]
  • 2010: Don't Give A [Subdrive]
  • 2011: Bloem [BMKLTSCH RCRDS]
  • 2011: Plant [BMKLTSCH RCRDS]
  • 2012: The Power [BMKLTSCH RCRDS]
  • 2012: The Soul [BMKLTSCH RCRDS]
  • 2012: Galactic [BMKLTSCH RCRDS]
  • 2013: Hold On [Blood Music]
  • 2013: The Beat [Blood Music]
  • 2013: The Show [Spinnin Deep (Spinnin)]
  • 2014: Man Hands [Spinnin Deep (Spinnin)]
  • 2014: Outlines (with Dragonette) [Spinnin Records]
  • 2015: What a Love [BMKLTSCH RCRDS]
  • 2015: Meant to Be (with Rogerseventytwo) [BMKLTSCH RCRDS]
  • 2015: Deeper Love [Spinnin Records]
  • 2016: Daylight (with KC Lights) [Spinnin Records]
  • 2016: Higher (with Leon Lour) [Spinnin Deep (Spinnin)]
  • 2016: Secret Stash (with Dragonette) [Hexagon (Spinnin)]
  • 2016: Wasted So Much Of My Life [BMKLTSCH RCRDS]
  • 2017: One In A Trillion (with DiRTY RADiO) [Spinnin Records]
  • 2017: Remedy (with Tom Ferry, ILY) [BMKLTSCH RCRDS]
  • 2018: Always On My Mind (with Dog Collective) [Spinnin Records]

Remixes

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  • 2009: DJ Rockid – Badmen (Mike Mago Remix) [Foktop!]
  • 2009: Future Flash – Old School (Mike Mago Remix) [Idiot House Records]
  • 2011: DJ Kypski – Satisfaction (Mike Mago Remix) [BMKLTSCH RCRDS]
  • 2011: Electrophants – Sledgehammer (Mike Mago Remix) [BMKLTSCH RCRDS]
  • 2011: Starski – Sunstruck (Mike Mago & Bart B More Remix) [BMKLTSCH]
  • 2011: No Body – We Speak American (Mike Mago remix) [BMKLTSCH RCRDS]
  • 2011: Bart B More, Rubix – Ari (Mike Mago Remix) [BMKLTSCH RCRDS]
  • 2011: Rob Threezy, Lazy Ants – Chi To Rome (Mike Mago Remix) [BMKLTSCH RCRDS]
  • 2012: Disco Of Doom – Conkers (Mike Mago Remix) [Discobelle Records]
  • 2012: Hidden Cat, RipTide – Space (Mike Mago Remix) [BMKLTSCH RCRDS]
  • 2013: Ben Mono, Lars Moston – Unison (Mike Mago Remix) [Tracy Recordings]
  • 2013: The Kite String Tangle – Commotion (Mike Mago Remix) [October Records]
  • 2013: Magic Eye – Inside My Love (Mike Mago Remix) [Strictly Rhythm]
  • 2013: A.N.D.Y., Nyemiah Supreme – Pump It Up (Mike Mago Remix) [Smile]
  • 2013: Hateless – It Must Be Love (Mike Mago Remix) [d:vision]
  • 2014: Wilkinson – Dirty Love (Mike Mago Remix) [Virgin EMI]
  • 2015: AviciiThe Nights (Mike Mago Remix) [PRMD]
  • 2015: Kraak & SmaakMountain Top (Mike Mago Remix) [Spinnin' Remixes]
  • 2015: Feiertag, David Dam – Damn You (Mike Mago Remix) [BMKLTSCH]
  • 2015: Tai, Mike Mago, Watermat, Becky Hill – All My Love (Remix) [Spinnin' Remixes]

References

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Notes

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  • A ^ "The Show" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 35 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[15]
  • B ^ "The Show" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 12 on the Dance chart.[16]
  • C ^ "Man Hands" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 43 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[15]
  • D ^ "Outlines" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 3 on the Walloon Ultratip chart.[16]
  • E ^ "Deeper Love" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 22 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[15]

Sources

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  1. ^ "MIKE MAGO: Information". The DJ List.
  2. ^ "Bmkltsch Rcrds". LinkedIn. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ^ "BMKLTSCH Releases". BMKLTSCH RCRDS. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Mike Mago 'I had to cancel gigs because I had no money to travel'". Skiddle. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Mike Mago & Dragonette – Outlines". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  6. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Hit-dj Mike Mago gelooft niet in albums uitbrengen" (in Dutch). The Post Online. 12 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Creamfields 2015 line-up announced". The Telegraph. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  9. ^ Nissim, Mayer (5 January 2015). "Ministry of Sound announces Saturday lineups for early 2015". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Mike Mago On Tours, Parties and Outlines". Ministry of Sound. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original on 24 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Deeper Love (Original Mix) [Spinnin Records]". Beatport Top Tracker.
  12. ^ "Mike Mago – About". Facebook. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Discografie Mike Mago". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Mike Mago | Top 40-artiesten". Dutch Top 40.
  15. ^ a b c d "Discografie Mike Mago". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  16. ^ a b c "Discographie Mike Mago". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  17. ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: The Week of May 2, 2015". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  18. ^ "Discography Mike Mago". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  19. ^ "MIKE MAGO & DRAGONETTE | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
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