The release of Mark Knight's remix of "My Feelings For You" marks a bit of a full circle moment for the Toolroom Records boss, but perhaps not in the way you'd expect.
Part of Vicious Records' 30th anniversary celebrations, Knight received the opportunity to put his own spin on the 2010 Avicii classic.
Though it was released at a formative time in his career, Avicii's "My Feelings For You" went on to become a wildly influential record. Knight, who was acquainted with the young star at the time, saw potential in him, but wasn't quite sold on the DJ's demo submissions.
Speaking with EDM.com, Knight recalls he had an opportunity to sign "My Feelings For You," and says not seizing on it was a "huge A&R faux pas."
"The first time I met him [Avicii] in person was actually at one of the first gigs he ever played, maybe in The Netherlands but I’m not 100% on that," Knight remembers. "I remember there being a lot of hype before he came on—he was this really young kid super-producer turned DJ, but to be completely honest that first set of his I saw wasn’t great. He was such a nice guy and clearly had a huge amount of talent, but just didn’t have the DJ experience. He certainly turned it around quickly though and the next time I saw him he was the full package."