Mark Marshall on AirPlay Direct

"Regardless of what form of media you're talking about, Mark Marshall has been involved in it. In a career that spans over 20 years, he has worked in both the performance and production aspects of recorded and live music, video, radio, interactive, print and internet media projects. He is, for all intents and purposes, a media 'renaissance man'. Among his talents are those of narrator, vocalist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, photographer, multimedia / print /audio / video / radio producer and designer. He has used these talents in a wide range of both commercial projects and artistic endeavors."

So begins his standard "industry" bio.... but it only hints at the whole story.

Mark Marshall was born in New York City. A gentle kid, he was harshly ostracized at school for being different, and spent most of his youth alone, often disappearing from school for a month at a time, while he wandered the streets of the northeast Bronx. It was during this time that he started experimenting with recording multiple parts on a reel-to-reel recorder his dad had brought home.

Fast forward through over 20 years - throughout this entire period, he played and sang on other people's music sessions and live gigs - and he recorded, and recorded...and recorded.

After moving to a third floor loft in Rockland County, New York in 2005, a waking dream opened a door for Mark. He describes it as "incredibly moving.... I woke up with the most profound sense of loss I had ever experienced. I wept for nearly an entire day." But out of that dream came the beginning of his public recording and performing career. "The dream itself ...it was a dumb romantic dream. But because of that sense of loss... I knew there was something bigger there...." It was during that following day that the first of many new compositions, and a new vision, would begin to take shape.

The result of this journey, and that dream, is his first release - New Eye. Nineteen songs that run the gamut from Rock to Power Pop to long-form instrumental - all composed, arranged, performed and recorded by Mark.

Mark continues to work in the studio, and looks forward to recording more, and possibly contributing to a film as well. After completing a short film to accompany "Angelina", one of the vocal tracks from the album, he says "I loved doing that video...and I'm in the process of scripting some more videos for the album - and I'd love to do some music for film. I also have a whole bunch of long-form instrumentals that people have been telling me I should release on an album for years now. But I don't know...I'm not married to anything...it's about being open to whatever comes next. It's about the journey."

A journey that has been described, at least by one interviewer, as "Exquisite".

More information on Mark Marshall is available at www.markmarshall.com

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Mark Marshall is a product of his environment and yet he is the master of what comprises that environment. His 2007 CD New Eye is certainly a whirl-wind of 70's-90's music influences that are somehow distinctive rather than cover.

Rather than going track by track to discuss the music I want to share with you the song The Flame. A sneaky little tune smack-dab in the middle of the CD, this instrumental is powerful... emotive...gripping...a life-expressing and changing kind of song. It begins with a simple piano theme that is encased in a synthesized-string cocoon. There is loss, hope, pain and beauty within this song. I can not express in strong enough terms how stirring The Flame is. The kind of song that is just looking for a documentary to star in, you know?

I could write more about each song, about the bizarre and often insane life that Mark Marshall has survived but that would make me one of ninety-billion music biz folks who are chattering about Mark Marshall. I would rather you just listen to The Flame. You'll immediately know Mark Marshall....at least one side of this complex and very talented musician.

Mary Palmer - High Plains Public Radio (NPR)

"it's a voice that makes ya wanna take off yer clothes!"
Skys - Awesomeradio.net

Mark Marshall's twenty year career has spanned music, video, and print. As a self-described renaissance man, his music has layers of life experience all wrapped up in one-- which has cultivated into his debut album, New Eye. It's a record that thrives on a unique variety of rock, pop, electronica, and much more.

Marshall first entices listeners with his own version of the classic Creedence Clearwater Revival tune "Travelin Band," and from then on he descends into songs reminiscent of rock from the 80s and early 90s. What's interesting about New Eye is that Marshall isn't limited to just one genre here; he lays down a cover song in the beginning, but once his original tracks start rolling, that's when the show really begins. The original "Angelina" has the potential to be his signature song, while the last half of the album is filled with imaginative instrumental opuses (the spacey "Satellite Suite," the funkadellic "Man Walking," and the sweet and simple "New Heart" ) with the kind of power to mesmerize the listener.

Overall, Mark Marshall's New Eye is exciting as much as it is compelling. It's a stellar debut, and it's not to be missed.

Caroline Leonardo, Evolution of Media

"Truly...TRULY a talented individual. I am thoroughly impressed by this CD....A major talent that the world needs to hear about.

Everything - I mean everything you hear on this...IS Mark Marshall. Man - what a great album. I'm thrilled to be adding this to our rotation. I've actually had a tough time here...we have a rule of thumb at the station on how many songs we can put in from a particular artist...There are nineteen songs on this CD - I would probably play at least 17 of 'em on our station - and actually, I'd play the other two, too.

Honestly - this is an excellently produced piece of artistry. After listening to the whole album, there is a certain cohesiveness to all of this music. This is an OUTSTANDING album - I'm not easily impressed...maybe one out of 40 or 50 albums we get are worthy of putting into rotation. There's just too much great material here - This is a kickass album."
Scott "Z-Man" Z. - The Artist First Radio Network