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Mark Anthony Jones

Music is what feelings sound like

About Me

The name MARK ANTHONY JONES means many things to many people...To friends that grew up with him he was the kinda eccentric kid That had an "unnatural Passion" for music as a child...To his teachers he was the kid that came to school to entertain everyone...To his peers and other musicians he's the guy that REALLY lives what he writes about, to the point where sometimes its hard to cope with life when not on a stage... But the truth is MARK ANTHONY JONES is simply a musician..one that wakes up , eats and sleeps to create new sounds... this passion has taken him all around the globe twice from the White House in Washington DC to Africa..Asia & all points in between ... He has also Written, Produced, and or Performed for a who's who of popular recording artist including: Nikka Costa, George Benson, Roy Ayers, Janet Jackson, Sade, D'angelo, The Roots, Little Louie Vega, Lucy Woodward, The Winans, Vitamin C, Vernon Reid, Monday Michiru, Santana, Groove Collective, Joan Osbourne, Alana Davis, Jodie Watley, Nuyorican soul, Angie Stone, Jocelyn Brown, Maxwell, Donnie, Naked music, Pucho and his Latin Soul Brothers, Bernard "pretty" purdie, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Savage Rose, Dj Jazzy Jeff, Toshi Kubota, music for many episodes of the hit television series "SEX IN THE CITY" and the list goes On and On... In 2005 Mark made his acting debut in London Starring as Soul Singer Marvin Gaye in a Musical simply titled "Marvin" Written and Directed By Mr. August Darnell Songwriter,Composer, & Bandleader of Kid Creole & the coconuts . Currently Mark is hard at work on his Debut album "Confused on earth".

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/27/2006
Band Website: MarkAnthonyJones.com
Band Members: Mark Anthony Jones...Lyrics, Arrangements, Production, Bass, Drums, Guitars, Keyboards, & Vocals.
Influences: Sensitive people, Hurt People, Underprivaleged people, Women, Idealism, Ignorant people in society, Nature, Racism, Love, Beautiful chords and Instruments, 1970's movies and Television, 1970's recordings, Books, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Sly Stone, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, The Staples Singers, Curtis Mayfield, Joni Mitchell, Jackson 5, Roy Ayers, Stax, Motown, Otis Redding, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, Rufus feat: Chaka Kahn, Kid Creole & the coconuts, T.rex, The Doors, Steely Dan, Betty Davis, Shuggie Otis, Led Zeppelin, Beck, Beastie Boys, Jamiroquai, Omar, Funky Drums, & any artist doing something fresh thats pleasing to my ears !
Sounds Like: A man in love with music...
Record Label: Aquarian Outcast Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Funky M.A.J Interview...

Taki76 Talks 1 on 1 with M.A.J !   http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&f riendID=23169034&blogID=294459757  ...
Posted by Mark Anthony Jones on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:17:00 PST

Myspace vs M.A.J.com

Hello everyone.. Im leaving This little message to simply urge you to check out www.MarkAnthonyJones.com If you are interested in finding out more about me and my music..thoughts..feelings..likes...
Posted by Mark Anthony Jones on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:45:00 PST

Why The Music Biz Sucks !

 As a musician and music lover it pains me to see the tragedy that the music industry has become. It deeply pains and saddens me that an industry that is supposed to promote one of the great arts...
Posted by Mark Anthony Jones on Mon, 28 May 2007 07:01:00 PST