Mark Deep

Mark Deep, alias Massimo D'Ambra, was born near Naples in March 1973. At the age of 12 he discovers the world of music. The passion is strong and he immediately starts to take his first piano lessons. At the age of 16 he creates his first Progressive-Rock band called “Wirus”, which soon becomes popular in various contexts until it is produced by an Italian music company. In 1990, Massimo is 17 and he produces, arranges and records his first album: “Wirus – 1902” (Discostar – Genova – Italy). Later on the band splits, while Massimo starts approaching the world of Jazz and Funk, forming different bands, where his personal style is always a guarantee for success. Together with his experiences live, he keeps on studying piano, harmonics and arrangement, though his passion for sinth, sequencers and samplers soon leads him to the Dance Music scene. In 1993, together with Valeria and Sabrina Guida (two among the best Italian vocalists), he forms a Dance-Based trio, which plays in top Italian clubs generating great interest on the part of both the public and the insiders. Apart from being a musician, his talent as arranger and programmer, make Massimo one of the most sought-after session musicians of Italian Pop, Rock and Dance. When he collaborates with numerous artists, Massimo always contributes with his fluid, fresh and effective touch. Towards the end of the ’90s, he is contacted by an important company producing jingles for radio and television. This leads to a countless production of jingles that are, still today, among the most broadcast ones by Italian networks. In 2000, he sets up the “MDA Recording Studio”, his “lair”, where he continues his well-established career as artistic producer and arranger while improving his talent as sound engineer. After many artistic collaborations and several years spent “in the backstage”, he decides to break cover under the name of Mark Deep, who stands for his alter ego and the artistic identity representing Massimo’s music talent. Mark then composes and produces “Inside My Brain”, his début album that focuses on and gives birth to a Tech-Style which gives full voice to this evolution.