Mr. Man aka Black Jack

Black Jack, better known by his DJ pseudonym – Mr. Man and now under the dub step genre as – Submorphosis, has been in and around the dance music scene since the mid 1990's. His influences came from Detroit, citing Juan Atkins, Rhythm is Rhythm, Eddie Flashin Fowlkes and Jeff Mills as creators of his electronic techno style. A regular at Scotland's finest club nights Pure, Slam, Test and Subculture, these nights became pivotal points in his early days as DJ, opening the flood gates to an abundance of top acts from around the globe.
Fast forward 17 years and Black Jack is a regular at the Detroit Electronic Music Festival and in September 2009 had his first transatlantic vinyl release on Derrick Thompson's label Soiree Records International. In LA he has releases out on Lucas Rodenbush's label Scenic Music.
On his home ground, he is releasing on Feelharmonic Records, Red Robot Records, Murge Recordings, Cougar Trax and Rhythmic Science (alongside Mark Archer, Derek Carr and Mark Ambrose).
His busy release schedule, has seen his tracks remixed by Drivetrain, Pure Science, Atesh K, Hughes Gibouley, Chris Baumann, Aubrey, Lucas Rodenbush, Thomas Barnett, Dave-G, Jules Wells, Jace Syntax, 2lite and Sean Deason.
His DJ career has seen him play in the best underground clubs in Scotland, including the Pelican, Soundhaus, Club 69, Glasgow School of Art, and Carlton Studios, along with other international gigs. He has been a resident at club nights Syntax, Pigeon Project, Meautronix, Science Friction and Funion and has played alongside Blake Baxter, Richard Grey, Nathan Coles, Laid Back Luke, Funk D'void, Pure Science, Tama Sumo, Thomas Barnett, Claus Bachor, Tim Baker, Deepak Sharma, HD Substance, Detroit Techno Militia and Derrick Thompson, to name but a few. Black Jack describes his own unique style as a mixture of tribal acid house and techno, with soul and atmosphere.
With over 20 releases under his belt by 2012, including his fourth EP out on Soiree, he is an artist on the way up.