Mark Hill and Pete Devereux were the original duo to use the UK garage moniker Artful Dodger back in the 1990s, but after a split in 2001, they’re now back together as Original Dodger.

Hailing from Southampton, the duo, as the Artful Dodger, were at the forefront of the UK garage scene in the late 90s, and were responsible for bringing garage music into the mainstream with timeless hits under their belts such as ‘Re-Rewind’, ‘Movin’ Too Fast’, ‘Please Don’t Turn Me On’ and ‘Woman Trouble’, as well as pumping out some bangers with Romina Johnson and other notable artists. They also helped propel Craig David to superstardom

With artists like The Streets, and Jack Garratt, not to mention Craig David, naming them as influences, the duo’s impact was undeniably massive on the UK scene.

Pete left the 'Artful Dodger' just after the release of the album ‘Never Mind The Stragglers’ and Mark admitted that he was burnt out and wanted to focus on producing for other people.

Pete Devereux since leaving the 'Artful Dodger' got involved in various projects, most notably DEVolution, along side Tom Devos. While Mark Hill has done the same, as well as doing his own projects under the name Artful.

After both Pete Devereux and Mark Hill departed the 'Artful Dodger', MC Alistair and Dave Low, who had been brought in to help them once they had blown up, were able to keep using the name. They have continued to tour and play around the UK under the 'Artful Dodger' name for over the last 20 years, but unfortunately they have not managed to have many notable hits since then.

Anyway, Mark and Pete are back, though they still can’t use the name 'Artful Dodger' due to a legal dispute with the pair currently using it, so they have instead settled on the moniker of ‘Original Dodger'. The pair have been working on a new record with the likes of Nadia Rose, P Money, Donae’o, Shakka, Big Narstie, Avelino and President T called ‘Soundtrack’ that’s set to be released this summer, 2017. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.