Mr. M

Music has always been very important to me. I enjoy listening to many different genres depending on my mood. Throughout my musical career I have been in several bands both original and cover…“Frosted Kidneys” (Covers - Nektar)“Harvest” (Covers - Neil Young, Steve Miller)"Nothin Fancy" (Covers - Southern Rock)“Back Seat Romeo” (Original – SouthSide Johnny style)“Portrait” (Covers – Rush, Journey).“Fugitive” (Original – Rushish).“Hypnotic Eye” (Original – Progressive).“DJAM” (Covers/Wedding - Madonna, Jackson Five)“Law Of The Jungle” (Original – Funk style)“Second Coming” (Original – Led Zeppelin style).“Bermuda Triangle” (Original – Led Zeppelin style).“Resurrection” (Cover, 60’s, 70’s).“Root 80” (Cover, 80’s)I have a lot of fun playing in front of a live audience and I will try my best to share the fun. See you at the show!My equipment: I currently use 4 synths on stage; A Yamaha Motif ES6 keyboard which has 3 Plug In Boards (PLG150AN Analog Modeling, PLG100VH Vocal Harmony and PLG150DX FM Synthesis) and a Moog Memorymoog (LAMM). I love Analog!!! My amplifier is a Roland KC-550. Also have a Roland AX-7 Keytar!!! That's right, a keytar bitches lol.Some stuff about MarkLIKES: MexicoDISLIKES: Mean peopleFAVORITE FOOD: Veal ParmesanLEAST FAVORITE FOOD: escargot.FAVORITE BEVERAGE: Snapple Iced Tea.LEAST FAVORITE BEVERAGE: DiSaronno on the RocksFAVORITE T.V. SHOW: SeinfeldLEAST FAVORITE T.V SHOW: Everybody Loves RaymondFAVORITE MOVIE: The Fifth Element (Big badda boom)FAVORITE ACTOR: Arnold SchwarzeneggerFAVORITE BAND: Led ZeppelinKEYBOARD INFLUENCES: Jon Lord (DEEP PURPLE), Rick Wakeman (YES), Roddy Bottom (FAITH NO MORE), Keith Emerson (ELP)FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST: MadonnaFAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC: ProgressiveLEAST FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC: CountryBEST THING ABOUT BEING IN Root 80: Playing great music with great musicians