Mike Mareen
Mike Mareen is a dance-music act. Key releases appeared on Night 'N' Day Records, Galaxis Records, Night 'N Day Records. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 7 tracks are part of the rotation.
About
- Aliases: No Name (7), Optimal (2)
- Key labels: Night 'N' Day Records, Night 'N Day Records, Zyx Records, Galaxis Records (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
Mike Mareen was born on November, 9th 1949 in Berlin and grew up in Lüneburg, Germany. First, he was a drummer, but later he was the singer of the group Cemetery Institution (non-disco) and performed in Hamburg´s legendary Star Club, where The Beatles performed in their early days.
Notable tracks
Chart-tagged and most-played productions by Mike Mareen in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
- Love Spy (Salutation-Mix) (1987) 19 plays Galaxis Records
- Cecilia (1983) 13 plays Night 'N' Day Records
- Here I Am (1985) 17 plays Night 'N' Day Records
- Dancing In The Dark (Galactica Remix) (1985) 8 plays Night 'N Day Records
- Agent Of Liberty (1986) 5 plays Zyx Records
- Lady Ecstasy (1988) 4 plays Night 'N' Day Records
- Dancing In The Dark (Flemming Dalum Remix) (2025) 5 plays Vintage Pleasure Boutique Records
Tracks & releases
All 7 Mike Mareen tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1983 - 2025).
| Track | Year | BPM | Label | Country | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecilia | 1983 | 137.12 | Night 'N' Day Records | Germany | 13 |
| Dancing In The Dark (Galactica Remix) | 1985 | 125.33 | Night 'N Day Records | Germany | 8 |
| Here I Am | 1985 | 120.91 | Night 'N' Day Records | Germany | 17 |
| Agent Of Liberty | 1986 | 127.99 | Zyx Records | Germany | 5 |
| Love Spy (Salutation-Mix) | 1987 | 126.17 | Galaxis Records | Germany | 19 |
| Lady Ecstasy | 1988 | 129.34 | Night 'N' Day Records | Germany | 4 |
| Dancing In The Dark (Flemming Dalum Remix) | 2025 | 125.01 | Vintage Pleasure Boutique Records | Poland | 5 |
Other tracks under this name
These 5 tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database share the artist name but could not be verified as this act (they may belong to a different artist with the same name):
| Track | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Piece To Mankind | 1985 | Night 'N Day Records |
| Africa | 1987 | Zyx Records |
| Don't Talk To The Snake | 1987 | Night 'N Day Records |
| Let's Start Now | 1987 | Zyx Records |
| Stand Up | 1988 | Zyx Records |
Catalog by decade
Of these, 6 from the 80s golden era (1982 - 1988) anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.
BPM profile
5 of 7 tracks fall inside the mix-friendly 119 - 129 BPM band, with Here I Am (120.9 BPM) at the slow end and Cecilia (137.1 BPM) at the fast end. That places them within reach of the station's ±3 BPM beat-matching window, so they mix together comfortably in the non-stop mix.
Airplay
Plays per week across the Mike Mareen catalog (last 8 weeks):
Most-played tracks:
- Love Spy (Salutation-Mix) 19 plays 1987
- Here I Am 17 plays 1985
- Cecilia 13 plays 1983
- Dancing In The Dark (Galactica Remix) 8 plays 1985
- Agent Of Liberty 5 plays 1986
Play counts are generated live from the MixPerfect Radio airplay log and update continuously.
Mixed with on MixPerfect Radio
The tracks most often mixed directly before or after Mike Mareen's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (71 plays). Every transition is beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window and is always 32 beats. The element badge marks transitions that also satisfy the engine's rule of no overlapping bass / melody / vocals.
- Mod N.4 - Ahi Maria before 2x · after 1x 123.1 BPM 1993 element ✓
- Bobby 'O' - I'm So Hot For You before 1x · after 1x 122.4 BPM 1982 element ✓
- Radiorama - Aliens 2 (The Nightmare) before 1x · after 1x 121.7 BPM 1993 element ✓
- Double Helix - Every Holiday before 1x · after 1x 129.1 BPM 1985 element ✓
- Capricorn - I Need Love before 1x 118.8 BPM 1982 element ✓
- Fockewulf 190 - Gitano before 1x 120.0 BPM 1984 element ✓
- Stylóo - Pretty Face before 1x 119.4 BPM 1983 element ✓
- Akirè - Last Train before 1x 120.3 BPM 1989 element ✓
- Moses - We Just before 1x 121.5 BPM 1985 element ✓
- David Lang - Tomboy before 1x 121.7 BPM 1987 element ✓
Small sample - observed connections from the airplay log, not recommendations. A partner can be another track by this same artist: those were mixed consecutively on air. If no element data is recorded for a transition it is counted as BPM-only.
Genres & labels
Genres in the database:
Dominant labels:
- Night 'N' Day Records (3 tracks)
- Night 'N Day Records (1 track)
- Zyx Records (1 track)
- Galaxis Records (1 track)
Frequently asked questions
Similar artists
Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with Mike Mareen.
Sources
Factual information on this page was researched using the following sources:
The biographical text on this page is an original summary based on independently selected factual information; no source text has been reproduced. Release data (year, label, catalog number) comes from the MixPerfect Radio catalog. Facts may contain errors - see the legal information page for the full disclaimer.