Last night was the stuff of dreams. F**k it — it was a dream come true. Getting to perform a retrospective set like that, with
@DuaLipa ,
@GhostfaceKillah , the
@Daptonerecords fam — Tommy Brenneck, Binky Griptite, Dave Guy, Neal Sugarman, Victor Axelrod, Ian “Chief”, Nick Movshon, and Eric Hagstrom — Zalon, Ade. I hope we did Amy proud…
So many people helped pull off this fever dream. The brilliant
@imogene (creative director) +
@aclark_4 +
@kingsburyeyes vibes were off the chart, our unflappable miracle worker Sam Kruger (tour manager & so much more), Tyler Reymore (dream achiever), Riccardo Damien (music wizard), William Bowerman for tying the arrangement together
@wfblive , and the legend
@adamblackstone for the Uptown “hits”.
@nickycbell for the superb fit,
@terrencefoconnor for his amazing taste and direction,
@sharon.june and
@SammieLeeJayne — Dua’s choreographer — our incredible horn section, Serge Pizzorno
@the_s.l.p . for the chauffeur cameo (!), and the whole
@brits team who pulled this off for ITV.
Thank you to
@skepta for presenting the award.
And to three people whose names I meant to say from that stage but the lights and the emotion got the better of me — Barbara Charone, Guy Moot, Mike Smith & Peter Edge. You were so instrumental in my career and I’m so grateful.
Love Mark
