Hi, I'm markd. I am a primarily self taught didjeridu and percussion player whose created a didj style unlike anything heard elsewhere in the world. I'm a musical alchemist experimenting with the old and the new, the primitive and the modern, the primal and the technological. I merge primordial soundscapes and beats from the didjeridu and various ethnocentric percussion instruments with live sampling, digital processors, haunting vocal harmonies, and transcendent lyrics. The meat of my performances are completely improvisational and off the cuff - layer upon layer of my musical birthday cake being created as you listen. That being said . . . .I hit the Philadelphia music scene some three years ago to a very warm welcome and massive support. In my first 6 months in Philly, I played with the likes of Jersey's own BOHEMIAN SUNRISE at the North Star Bar, Philly's World Music Masters ANIMUS at Plush, and KATIE BARBATO at the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Since then, I have graced the WORLD CAFE LIVE main stage numerous times as well as the stage upstairs. Most recently, being a finalist in CREAM! The Best of Philly Rising Annual Competition. I have joined Dialects, Yellowbrain, the Bruce Torres Band, Fusion Riots, The Fantastic Nothing, the Jug Band, and a vast number of notorious Philly music geniuses at venues such as Abilene, the Pontiac Grille, Lickety Split's, Fergies Pub, the AquaLounge, the Fringe Festival late night Caberet, and many other music friendly venues. Most recently, I have played solo and joined friends at the Ab n' Jax Festival and the Endless Summer Jam in New Joizy and the Dancing Wu Li Festival in Moorestown, PA. I recently recorded with the amazing DAVE CAHILL and appear on his most recent record "The Huddled Masses"My purpose is as follows:I want to share positivity, love, and enlightening lyrics in conjunction with experimental, forward thinking, envelope pushing beats, sounds, and music with the masses. I want to make your booty shake, your heart break, and your soul quake! I want people who hear my music to dance in unimaginable ecstacy while their souls take off on a journey of beautiful, awakened joy! Is that too much to ask?In the end, I hope my music will make you smile and maybe think a little bit about the state of your existence.thanks
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markd
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