Sharkey initially became known as an
MC at "hardcore
rave" events in Britain in 1993. In 1995, he moved into music production, teaming up with
DJ Hixxy to release the track "
Toy Town", which proved one of the most significant signature tunes of the UK's
happy hardcore style in the 1990s. This led both Sharkey and Hixxy to being signed by the UK-based dance music label
React Music, and the pair released
Bonkers, the first in a series of albums which has become the best-selling hardcore compilation series of all time. "Revolutions", a release on React, reached 53 in the UK charts, and Sharkey consequently released the album
Hard Life in 1998. Sharkey also produced mixes for
Bonkers 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and
17. Volumes
4 and
5 achieved silver sales status in the UK with
Bonkers 3 reaching gold status. In 2001, Sharkey made his first appearance on the
Eurodance compilation
Dancemania series, at
Speed 6, along with Hixxy. ==Retirement==