Acid House Producer + DJ (San Diego)
Resident DJ - House Music Fridays at AC Lounge
@coolcontestrecords (Long Beach, CA)
@pistonrecordings (Setúbal, Portugal)
@callsandputs (San Antonio, TX)
@reflectionsFM (Los Angeles, CA)

“Driving through the hills of Wayanad, curating sounds that feel like the journey.”

𖦹 life is the dancer and you are the dance 𖦹

My name is Toby Hilden. I used to listen to this music at all night parties, now... it powers me through my long runs over the hilly streets of San Francisco.

To create these runner's mixtapes, I draw on musical influences deeply rooted in the progressive house music scene of Salt Lake City and San Diego circa 1992. I make my mixes for like minded soles who are motivated by the smooth beats of house, the pulse of electronic dance music... and like me, who are amused by 80's dancehall and nerd core.

Run Happy.

In a pinch, if forced to employ adjectives to describe the Mark E. Quark style, one would come up with words like “groovy, laid back and nasty” house music. But putting grammar aside, it’s reasonable to just say that Quark has internalized influences from DJ Harvey, Idjut Boys, Jeno, and Andrew Weatherall, mashed them up, and given life to a signature style and a creature which is totally unique. This creature is currently brought to life for public consumption  at Moonshake in San Diego.

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