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Mark Greaney

About Me


Mark Greaney comes from a place called Meadow of the Bull in Dublin City, Ireland. He formed a band when he was 16, it was called JJ72. He wrote the songs, sang and played guitars and pianos, not all at once. This band released hit singles from two albums between 2000-2003, the albums went on to sell in excess of 650,000 copies. During these years JJ72 toured many beautiful and not so beautiful places around the world. JJ72 toured alone and sometimes with others, such as Coldplay and U2. The band split in 2006 and Mark decided that it was time to embark upon the second leg of his journey as a musician and songwriter, he picked up his violin and then remembered why he had put it down in the first place, so he spent some time making plans about making plans and then wrote some new songs on his dusty piano. He wrote, and continues to write, songs about the golden apples of the sun and the silver apples of the moon......and dust, and house spiders. He will record his debut solo album this year and will play his new songs and some of his older songs live.

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Member Since: 2/8/2007
Band Members: Mark W. Greaney
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Astoria

Hello everyone, Long time no update! I'll be playing a few JJ72 songs this Wednesday evening at the last ever show at The Astoria in London. The venue is being torn down very soon, to make way for a...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:40:00 GMT

FINALLY, I GET TO SHARE A STAGE WITH BILLY CORGAN

For anyone who knows anything at all about me, they will understand that at this very moment I am ecstatic. Concerto for Constantine, the band which I formed with my two pals, Gav and Binzer, has bee...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:44:00 GMT

SOLO EXPLOITS

Hi boys and girls, I have, as many of you now know, joined a new band called Concerto for Constantine. It is all going rockingly (that's swimming that rocks). My original plan was to complete record...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:01:00 GMT

I AM IN A NEW BAND

Concerto For Constantine
Posted by on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:17:00 GMT

PHARMACY

Do have a listen to a band called Pharmacy if you get a moment or two or three. This is not philanthropic whimsy, it's just that they have soul. Soul is good. MG
Posted by on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:51:00 GMT

THIS IS THE WEDDING OF 2007.

I had better make this brief as I don't have much time remaining on this coin junkie computer.  I'm in Newcastle, post show.  There are some fierce Chesney Hawkes type hits being played in t...
Posted by on Sat, 19 May 2007 15:14:00 GMT

"ALL MOANDAY, TEARSDAY, WAILSDAY, THUMPSDAY, FRIGHTDAY, SHATTERDAY TILL THE FEAR OF THE LAW"

Monday, Monday, Monday. If someone had told me when I was 12 that at some point in the future I would be relishing the prospect of a Monday, I would have thrown my cheese and chutney sandwiches at th...
Posted by on Thu, 10 May 2007 18:37:00 GMT

WHAT THE????????

According to a listener poll held by BBC 6 Music, the worst lyrics of all time include Des'ree, Razorlight and Snap. Snap for Christ's sake??!! Am I to take this as the ultimate rebuff? Did I reall...
Posted by on Sat, 05 May 2007 19:12:00 GMT

I AM THE OPENING MONKEY FOR SIMPLE KID

Howdy, hi, yo. The shows listed are all with Simple Kid. I don't know what time I will saunter on stage each night, I'll let you know when I know. Also, some more dates may be added, taking in my h...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:11:00 GMT