Essex-based producer Mark Brandon, better known as Model Man, channels the utopian spirit of the UK’s ’90s rave culture into vivid and uplifting dance music. Growing up in a strict Christian household, Brandon was classically trained as a pianist before shrugging off the inflexible boundaries of his upbringing to embrace the liberated ethos of electronic music.
The producer’s self-titled debut album, released in 2021, found Brandon bringing these two worlds together, tempering the raw energy of the dancefloor with a shrewd and sophisticated musicality. On his forthcoming album, I Feel You he lifts this concept to new heights, imbuing a diaristic collage of synths, beats and samples with unfiltered emotion. We visited Model Man in his home studio in Essex to find out more about how the album was made.
