Veteran producer Mark Venneri has been in the music industry for over 27 years. As Madoka, he continues to release new music while leading Metamotional Music and Private Reality Records.

In his teenage years, Mark experimented with electronic music using cheap cassette decks, toy keyboards, and second-hand audio mixers. He was drawn deeper into the underground electronic music scene after attending 1992’s Happiness Rave in Philadelphia. Since that experience, he has been shaping his musical vision and has been considered an innovator throughout his career and describes his complex and layered music as his Saturated Sound. 

Mark began his career as a DJ in the mid-1990s, performing under the name DJ Relate in Philadelphia and the Midwest. He promoted and played events with a local DJ collective and hosted the college radio show Grooveshop from 1996 to 1998.

In 1998, he released his first self-produced vinyl 12″ Confessions of a DJ EP as Grooveshop, then, in 2000, he moved to New York City to further develop his music under the new artist name Madoka. 

In 2001, Madoka distributed his My City EP demo to industry leaders and received positive feedback, which led to his first major record deal for “Dive” on London’s Plastic Fantastic Records.

Mark’s music continued to evolve, and in 2002, he secured an exclusive vinyl production and distribution deal with 3 Beat Label Management in the UK for his Private Reality imprint. In October 2004, Mark followed up with a digital record label called Metamotional Music. At that time, he also reignited his passion for performing and played global events in destinations such as Tokyo, Amsterdam, Turkey, Bulgaria, Vienna, New York, and Jacksonville Beach. Additionally, he began sharing his storytelling style known as his Saturated Sound, and has recorded over 50 promotional DJ mixes since that time.

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“Here is a man who most certainly has his finger on the pulse of what is cool at the moment.”

Simon Jones, Progressive-Sounds

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Under the Madoka name, a stream of singles and remixes were released on various record labels, including Private Reality and Metamotional. Additionally, “Slightly Forward” was released as Akodama in 2003 on SAW Recordings (US). Madoka’s music was featured on media outlets such as Kiss FM (UK), BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix (UK), and Sasha & Digweed’s Delta Heavy Tour (US). His works also appeared on popular DJ compilations such as Trendroid’s Transport 6 (2002, US), Andy Jarrod’s Vapourized Volume 3 (2002, AU), Kazell’s Driven (2003, AU), Steve Gerrard’s Thinking Out Loud (2004, UK), Max Graham’s Shine (2004, US), and Ben Watts’ critically acclaimed Buzzin’ Fly Volume III (2006, UK). He released his first full-length album A Cure for Loneliness (2007, US) on Metamotional Music and began releasing his music from his new online record store Metashop.

A refined sound emerged as Madoka delivered his second full-length album Speak for Yourself (2017, US). Following that record, the Future Unwritten EP, “Wandering for Years,” and “People Who Love You” singles were released.

Remastered versions of classic tracks are planned for release in 2026, in addition to exciting new original Madoka material.

REVISED: OCTOBER, 2025

Complete Discography
(1997 to Today)

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