Mark McCabe
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Mark McCabe is a station manager, music producer and a radio DJ from Ireland
. Mark has mixed the opening sequence for events such as the Special Olympics
in 2003, the 2005 and 2007 Saint Patrick's Festivals
Skyfest
and released the second biggest-selling record in Ireland (Maniac 2000).
During the 1990s, McCabe presented the drivetime
show on a pirate radio
station in Dublin. Due to Ireland's rather liberal treatment of pirate stations at the time, he became one of the most influential radio DJs in the late 1990s. He was signed with New York tribal house legends Twisted Records. He recently admitted publicly his regret over Maniac 2000, and has since released another album, Music From The Fourth Place, which he himself describes as being "as far from Maniac as possible". His music successes includes two Meteor Music awards
, two top 10 singles and the second-biggest selling record in Ireland (Maniac 2000), which spent 10 weeks at number one.
He was part-responsible for the set up of the RTÉ
digital audio broadcasting
network.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. Mark has mixed the opening sequence for events such as the Special Olympics
Special Olympics
Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and competitions to more than 3.1 million athletes in 175 countries....
in 2003, the 2005 and 2007 Saint Patrick's Festivals
Saint Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick's Day is a religious holiday celebrated internationally on 17 March. It commemorates Saint Patrick , the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of :Ireland, and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. It is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion , the Eastern...
Skyfest
Skyfest
Skyfest is an annual fireworks display, accompanied by background music compiled by Mark McCabe, which takes place in Ireland. It forms the centrepiece of the annual St. Patrick's Festival in the country and is usually held on the Saturday before or after Saint Patrick's Day, a national holiday in...
and released the second biggest-selling record in Ireland (Maniac 2000).
During the 1990s, McCabe presented the drivetime
DriveTime
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show on a pirate radio
Pirate radio
Pirate radio is illegal or unregulated radio transmission. The term is most commonly used to describe illegal broadcasting for entertainment or political purposes, but is also sometimes used for illegal two-way radio operation...
station in Dublin. Due to Ireland's rather liberal treatment of pirate stations at the time, he became one of the most influential radio DJs in the late 1990s. He was signed with New York tribal house legends Twisted Records. He recently admitted publicly his regret over Maniac 2000, and has since released another album, Music From The Fourth Place, which he himself describes as being "as far from Maniac as possible". His music successes includes two Meteor Music awards
Meteor Music Awards
The Meteor Ireland Music Awards are a group of music awards in Ireland...
, two top 10 singles and the second-biggest selling record in Ireland (Maniac 2000), which spent 10 weeks at number one.
He was part-responsible for the set up of the RTÉ
RTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
digital audio broadcasting
Digital audio broadcasting
Digital Audio Broadcasting is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in Europe. As of 2006, approximately 1,000 stations worldwide broadcast in the DAB format....
network.