Marco Beelen, known professionally as Marco Bailey, was born on July 20, 1970, in Belgium and is a techno producer and DJ. He started his career at age 18 playing funk and rap records before transitioning to psychedelic trance. In 1995, he released "Sniff (Cokeman)", a notable trance anthem. In 1999, Marco Bailey founded Session Recordings, followed by MB Elektronics in 2002 and Materia in 2017. He has performed at major festivals such as Nature One, Tomorrowland, and I Love Techno in Ghent. Notable releases include Planet Goa (1995), Rudeboy (2004), and Dragon Man (2011). In 2017, he released Temper, followed by Surreal Stage (2021) and Nocturno (2023).