Making waves in the West Coast's Underground music culture is internationally acclaimed'Mars' (A.K.A. Michael Adam RobbinS) of Frequency 8. Mars has helped create roots for a new sound, Cybertrance, first in Germany, secondly in San Francisco, and the world.

Beginning with an ideal of furthering consciousness through trance music, Mars, with friend and partner Mystre (A.K.A. Eric Newman), created Frequency 8 (F-8) or Fate. Initially the movement began as a production company, which created and promoted events focused entirely on this then new sound 'Cybertrance'. The next step was to establish a home base and outlet for Trance music to reach the public, especially in San Francisco, where house music dominated the scene. F-8 fostered Cybertrance in a tightly knit rave community. Growing stronger, popularity and a steadily growing following lifted it up into the massive scene where it became and currently is the most prominent sound in the Bay Area. Mars opened Frequency 8 the record store and it became the first electronica shop dedicated to the Cybertrance movement in America. Since the initial opening in San Francisco, F-8 has spread to Seattle, and Los Angeles.
Mars established Frequency 8 Records, LLC in 1998, continuing his vision of creating mental imagery through sound - which is Cybertrance. With its first release in 1999, Frequency 8 Records quickly established itself as a globally recognized label. Distributed world wide by Intergroove U.K., the label showcases Mars collaborating with international recording artists such as Commander Tom, Oliver Lieb, Nostrum, Captain Tinrib, Nuclear Hyde and Steve Baltes. "Save the Rave," Frequency 8's first release, has sold thousands of copies and was voted "Number One Song of 1999" on 'Subsonic', an electronic music radio show aired by Northern California's largest alternative radio station, LIVE 105. Mars' first solo release 'Peaceful Warrior', was the second most requested song of 2000, holding the number one spot for 14 weeks in a row. Mars is also the first US artist to appear on Noom Records, one of Germany's most respected international trance labels. Combining forces with Commander Tom, Noom's label A & R and one of Europe's top producers, 'Eye Bee M' b/w 'Trip to Mars', was released as a collector's edition, celebrating Noom's 30th release. The pair also produced the soundtrack for 'Fighter's Mega Mix', a Sega Video game, bringing them worldwide attention.

Mars continues to be one of the West Coast's most sought after Trance artists. He frequently appears at massive events such as Insomniac's 'Electric Daisy Carnival', where he followed a performance by world-renown producer, BT. Performing at Coolworld's event 'Cyberfest 2000', he played along side artists such as Carl Cox and over 30,000 people were in attendance. Recently, he performed at the largest event in US rave history, 'Together as One', where he performed along with artists such as Paul Oakenfold, for a crowd of over 45,000 people at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, New Year's Eve 2001.
Mars' accomplishments are celebrated not only by his fans but by the media as well. In 1999, URB Magazine recognized Mars as one of 'The Next 100?', an annual article that features up and coming talent in electronica. Interviews with Mars have been broadcast on NPR, MTV and New Media News; published in XLR8R, Billboard Magazine, Millennium, Lotus Magazine, SF Chronicle Newspaper, and the Bay Area Guardian; and featured online on Time Magazine Digital, Hotwired, and Billboard Online. Major radio station such as San Francisco's LIVE 105 and WILD 107 have conducted interviews with Mars, where their electronica shows consistently see Frequency 8 Record releases at the top of their charts; continuing his vision of consciousness through music.