ATLAS // POMSKI
Original electronic music written and produced by Mark.
Meet the founders
Two different worlds.One idea.
A teacher and international DJ.
A songwriter, producer and technologist.
Fluent Frequencies happened when those worlds collided.
The teacher
Ben
English teacher. International DJ. Co-founder.
10+ years teaching · TEFL certified · DJ Sandy · UK → Thailand → Cambodia
A British TEFL-certified teacher with more than ten years in the classroom, in private lessons and online — and a DJ whose other life was never a hobby.
Ben has worked with learners from Europe and Asia, from kindergarten through vocational college. He completed a 120-hour on-site TEFL qualification in Chiang Mai, and he teaches in northern Thailand today.
Music has always been a serious part of his life. He co-founded Leeds Met’s first DJ Society, performs as DJ Sandy, and has DJed internationally — including the Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan in February 2020, and Nestival at Nest Beach Club on Koh Rong, Cambodia.
When you connect with the music, you connect with the language.
- Leeds MetCo-founder of the first DJ Society
- Koh Phangan · 2020Full Moon Party
- Koh Rong · CambodiaNestival
- Northern Thailand · todayTeaching English
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He began playing Mark’s music with his international English students. They connected with the songs, and they wanted to understand the English inside them. That experience helped inspire Fluent Frequencies.
The producer
Mark
Songwriter. Producer. Technologist. Dance music obsessive.
Electro since childhood · Soul Food Radio · ATLAS // POMSKI
Mark is the songwriter and producer behind the original music at the heart of Fluent Frequencies. He also designed and built the digital platform around it, bringing together music production, product design and technology to create a learning experience where the music comes first.
Electronic music has been part of his life since childhood. His route into it began with electro and breakdancing at eight years old, before DJing through the 1990s and at university, including sets at Oliver’s and The Hangar and warm-ups for DJs including Tony De Vit and Boy George.
That connection to dance music never really went away. He later founded and ran Soul Food Radio, an independent internet radio station that reached more than 100,000 listeners, and today writes and produces electronic music as ATLAS // POMSKI.
Turning a song into something people want to play.
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For Fluent Frequencies, he writes and produces the songs and shapes the musical direction.
He builds the technology that turns those songs into interactive experiences.
Two lives. One timeline.
How two independent paths met
Mark · Age 8
First breakdance crew in Dorset
Breakdancing against neighbouring villages and youth clubs, immersed in the electro and boogaloo sounds coming out of the United States — and learning his first backspin.
Mark · Mid-1990s
Started DJing
The decks became another part of a lifelong relationship with dance music and club culture.
Mark · University
Oliver’s and The Hangar
Club sets through university, including warm-up sets for Tony De Vit and Boy George.
Ben · University
Co-founded Leeds Met’s first DJ Society
Ben helped build a university community around DJ culture, electronic music and life behind the decks.
Mark · Soul Food Radio
Founded and ran an internet radio station
Built Soul Food Radio to an audience of more than 100,000 listeners.
Ben · DJ Sandy
DJing became international
Performing as DJ Sandy, Ben took his life behind the decks beyond the UK and into Southeast Asia.
Ben · Thailand
Qualified as an English teacher
While living in Thailand, Ben completed his 120-hour on-site TEFL qualification in Chiang Mai and began building a teaching career alongside music.
Ben · Teaching + Music
English started meeting music
Ben began experimenting with songs and music in his English teaching, using music from other artists to help learners engage with meaning, language and confidence — before he discovered Mark’s music.
Ben · Koh Phangan · 2020
Full Moon Party
DJ Sandy played at the Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan, Thailand, in February 2020.
Ben · Nestival
Nestival
Ben also played at Nestival at Nest Beach Club on Koh Rong, Cambodia.
Mark · Songwriting
Lyrics, then production
Mark started writing lyrics more than a decade ago and gradually moved deeper into music production.
Mark · AI-vocal-shaped production
The songs, fully alive
New technology finally made it possible to bring the songs fully to life — human-written, producer-led, with AI-vocal-shaped performances.
Mark · ATLAS // POMSKI
Original electronic music
Mark began releasing the music that would eventually find its way to Ben.
SoundCloud · The Crossover
Ben discovered Mark’s music
Already experimenting with music in his English teaching, Ben found Mark’s songs on SoundCloud and began using them with his students.
Fluent Frequencies
Two paths became one
A teacher and international DJ. A songwriter, producer and technologist. One shared idea about what music could do for language learning.
Beyond Fluent Frequencies
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Two musical lives behind the platform.
DJ SANDY
Listen to sets from Ben’s years behind the decks.
The connection
Then Ben found Mark’s music.
He started playing it to his English students.
They wanted to understand the words.
Fluent Frequencies started there.
From listening → to understanding → to speaking.
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