Mark Leslie Hill, known professionally as Artful Mark, is a British recording artist, songwriter, and record producer from Wales. [1] He began his career in 1997 as half of the duo Artful Dodger and co-wrote and produced songs on Craig David's multi-platinum album "Born to Do It." [2] Throughout his career, Mark has received numerous awards including a number one album and Ivor Novello awards, and has sold over 10 million records worldwide. [3]

1. Artist Research
Artful Mark
http://artful.dj/welcome#

2. Artful Mark
Artful Mark, born Mark Leslie
Hill, 22 December 1972 Wales.
A British recording
artist, songwriter, and record
producer. Mark began his fame
as being one of the half of the
Artful Dodger team and also
being a co-writer and producer
of Craig David’s multi platinum
album (Born to Do It) from the
time he had started releasing
music in 1997. Mark has been
awarded for numerous awards
such as : a number one album
, Ivor Novello awards and over
10 million record worldwide
sales .

3. Early Life
• Mark began playing a guitar when he
was eight years old. He would play
along to the radio and deeply engage
himself in songs by different genre artist
such as Stevie wonder and George
Benson. Throughout his early life and
teen years mark played the drums in a
bass band, rock bands and orchestras
and then later decided to study to
become an architect. He was persuaded
to go Southampton uni study music. He
joint a band as a percussionist, and
decided to go into business with the
bass player by setting up a studio, in the
trading period of the studio, he met the
future other half of Artful Dodger, Pete
Deveruex. The two dying out regularly
was how they met Craig David

4. Career
• Being part of the artful dodger he recorded a
song with Craig David on the vocals, where
the Dreem team (fellow garage pioneers)
who supported the track allowing it to get a
good hype from the underground young
audience and public demand who signed it
up straight away .Later on Relentless Records
hooked up onto the buzz and put a big effort
into pushing the track Re-Rewind. It was a big
and exciting moment for label of artful
dodger and Craig David as the track hit
number two in the UK charts 1999. The track
went from underground to mainstream being
played in clubs, on the radio and on the TV
worldwide to this day. The Artful Dodger gain
more strength and power after there success
of re-rewind. 2001 was a big year for mark
being an award winning, chart topper
producer and song writer. He also spent brief
time under the universal records .mark took a
break from music till 2011, mark came back
as Artful releasing his own label (Workhouse
Records). Mark also hosts a radio dance show
on voice FM for 2hours on a Friday 6pm-8pm

5. Album single cover

6. Official Artful Mark website
http://artful.dj/welcome#

7. The artful network