Surviving in the music industry: Mark Pritchard aka Harmonic313 shares 18 years of experience

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Responsible for many classics, Mark has gained respect and admiration from a committed fan-base, critics as well as fellow musicians. 
Very early in his career he found like-minded people in Tom Middleton and Richard James (Aphex Twin). With Tom he went on to set up the seminal Evolution label dedicated to the pioneering of Techno and Electronica. This combination produced some amazing music but was fiercely non-commercial in its approach, which ultimately led to it's demise. An acclaimed compilation of the label was released on Warp. 
Concentrating on his own music Mark embarked on the Global Communication project, along with Tom Middleton- making deep, ambient music, and winning massive critical acclaim: 'best ambient album of the decade' The Guardian. Separately Mark worked on his Reload project for Creation, a highly experimental work of Techno/ Ambient/Soundtrack. The follow up to this album was a release on Warp. And another label with Tom named 'Universal Language' with the same ideals and pioneering attitude of Evolution. The two became known for no-messing heavy beats and bass lines combined with an inimitable funkiness. They also incorporated elements of hip-hop and electro giving them a distinctive and instantly recognizable sound. Shortly after came the classic chameleon Link 12'' for Good Looking records which became an anthem at Speed (LTJ Bukem and Fabios club night).
As their reputation grew they picked up remix work together, producing amazing reinterpretations of Lamb, Azymuth and Warp 69. Meanwhile, Mark developed his own midtempo sound, which can be heard on his remixes for Orb /Stereopeople /Cosmos/ KRS-1/ Tribe Called Quest, which have all become underground classics. 
Given a chance to fully explore his love of Hip Hop and easy listening, he has produced his Harmonic 33 EP on Alphabet Zoo records, an offshoot of Droppin Science records. The natural progression for Mark was to record an album for Far Out Recordings of futuristic techno funk, tinged with Electro, hip hop and Latin: “Trouble Man”. Whatever the genre, his work has been characterised by his ability to of giving the music more room to get funky, and producing deeply emotional, and twisted sounds - guaranteed to get your groove on! 
Mark is currently working on a Detroit inspired album for Warp Records under the name Harmonic 313 and a Follow up Album to A collection of Short stories under the name Reload, also for Warp. 
He is also working on a new project with Steve Spacek.