Massive Ego formed in 1995 with original band members Marc Massive and Andy Thirlwall. Today Massive Ego comprises of lead vocalist Marc Massive, Olly and Steady on keyboards. Over the years there have been several line-up changes for the band however the consistent factor in the band is front man Marc. Who over the last decade has modelled for Dolce and Gabbana, Paul Smith, appeared in various pop videos for the likes of Elton John, Take That, Holly Johnson, advertising campaigns for Levis and Nikos with model agency Storm, to name but a few.

Over years Marc has graced many magazine covers and has been the

subject to press interest largely due to the various outrageous androgynous looks he fashions for the Massive Ego image.

Created as guises to hide behind but mostly worn to shock and to attract attention.

Influenced by pop idols of the 80's, Marc's imagination and visual creativity has been a major factor in the bands popularity.

He also spent time working as a dancer for Boy George and

his project "Jesus Loves You" and MC Kinky of "Everything Starts With An E" fame, giving him a taster of things to come.

The bands music to date has mostly been dance cover versions, despite the fact the band can compose and have a back catalogue of original material to prove so. The collection of covers has opened doors for the band that were ultimately closed before, as they were regarded in some close quarters as too avant-garde for the times.

Massive Ego found a niche within the gay community who welcomed the bands fresh approach and take on dance music. Their distinctive High Energy / Trance sound largely pioneered by producer Ross Alexander and ex-PWL producer Barry Stone have seen the band participate in UK club tours and annual performances at the biggest Pride events and at celebrity parties.

Massive Ego supported Sigue Sigue Sputnik on tour, performed at Steve Strange's (Visage) book launch in London and were watched at The Salon on Channel 5.

Massive Ego's studio schedule in 2004 saw a controversial re-working of the Adventures hit "Broken Land" which features vocalist The Infidel (better known for her 90's rave 'ecstacy' anthem 'Everything Start's With An E') and another duet recording with Dusty O, a cover of the Bobby O classic "A Whisper To A Scream" and a storming version of Cerrones "Supernature". If that wasn't enough! 2004 saw new keyboardist and love interest Olly join the Massive line up.

  Olly Frost, an established performance artist in his own right, joined

the bands extensive tour, and together they performed the length and breadth of the UK, including dates in Manchester, Leeds, Blackpool, Nottingham, Brighton and London's Finsbury Park in front of over 10,000 people. A promo video for Planet Earth was shot in 2004 and was released in the USA on two DVD music compilations CLUB VISION and CLUB VIDEO. To round of an eventful year a Massive Ego Ltd Edition Ep was released featuring 9 12" mixes as a thank you to the die hard fans that have stuck by us from day one.

 2004 saw Marc Massive establish himself as an underground DJ in London. His first residency was and still is his own Friday night club called Pop Cell where the best of the 80's, electro and NRG can be heard. Andy Bell (Erasure) amongst others has been a regular sighting. Marc also DJ'd in the VIP Lounge at Church in The Cafe De Paris, The Black Cap, 2 Too Much, The Green, Cuckoo Couture & Stonewalls. Back in the recording studio the band recorded a new track 'Never Felt As Good' with their producer Ross Alexander, and this time more than ever taking the sound into elektro territory.

The following year saw Marc & Olly venturing into bigger club/art event curating, with the ACT ART 3- Public Disordar event, which was a highly successful art/club night featuring over 60 artists from the world of film, performance, live art, sculpture & photography. Later in the year the band received very sad & un-expected news that their fabulous band member & good friend Steady had passed away, this really dented the band's confidence and it also nearly marked the end for Massive Ego ( please see Steady's tribute page, you can find the link from the photos page). It wasn't till 2006 that they felt ready to return & being a highly visual band & something Steady would have loved ,Massive Ego were soon to be back in front of the camera, filming a visual feast of a promo for the track 'Supernature' in 2006, as well as back into the recording studio to record a new track 'Sweet Harmony'. The 'Supernature' promo went on to be screened in clubs/bars & malls right across America through Club Vision.

In May there was another very popular ACT ART event entitled…ACT ART 4- Memoirs Of A Merkin, which repeated the winning formula of a one night only art/club event, gaining the curators Marc & Olly and the event acres of press & interviews & much public interest. To mark the bands 10th year in existence, Klone Records decided it was time for an official debut album release, featuring many previously un-released original tracks, proving if it needed to be proved that they were more than just a covers band, the band set to work compiling the album called 'Nite Klub Skewl', and over seeing the very important accompanying artwork/booklet. This enhanced CD featuring the two previous videos for 'Planet Earth' & 'Supernature' is now ready for un-leashing upon the world, with it's release date scheduled for Monday 29th January 2007, and with ACT ART 5 in the pipeline, a promotional tour which see's ex-member Trixi returning to the fold, and new recording projects with several producers lined up, it looks like it’s going to be a very Massive New Year ahead....

Steady

Marc Massive

 Olly