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Marky Machinegun.

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I'm a smartass. But at least I'm smart. I tend to alienate myself from others. I destroy things that I love to prove points I believe. I spend too much time in thought. . . . trial and rebirth through fire and flame. . . . Otherwise, I'm honest, helpful, responsible, loyal, intelligent, passionate, caring, and occasionally witty. I work full time (nights), live with a couple friends/housemates and write and record music in my spare time. I have dedicated guitar and vocals (as well as some drums and bass) to Drinking Mercury*, vocals to K-Mass* aka Kindergarten Massacre*, and drums to Mommy Sez No, Dogsnack, Fist Missile Band*, Effluvium, and The Sushi Mcdonalds*. Bands with a * indicate audio samples available. I would love to record your band.

My Interests

Music. Work. Drums. Expensive trees. Guitar. Fishing. Friends. Skating. Conversation. Smoking. Enjoying altered perceptions. Thinking. Self-improvement. Life.

I'd like to meet:

Musicians. Dreamers. Writers. Philosophers. Jokesters. Stoners. Anyone with something important to say, really. Existensialists. Geniuses. Someone who makes me believe in love again. Inventors. Creators. Magicians. Prophets. Shamen. Ghosts. God. and fellow drummers: I'd like to meet my next recording project or band.

Music:

MUSIC IS MY LIFE!!! ROCK ROCK ROCK!, METAL, alternative, 90s grunge forever, industrial, metalcore, grind/brutal death, some jungle/dnb, hardcore, LOVE jazz, especially live jazz, select pop, J-rock/J-pop, only the most talented hip-hop. Screaming! GUITAR SOLOS! DRUM SOLOS!! I do not endorse or approve of most country music. I love Bile, MELVINS, Killswitch Engage (with Jesse!!), Smashing Pumpkins, FAITH NO MORE, Violent Femmes, Atmosphere, PUSA, My Ruin, Hoods, Lamb of God, ATPH, Weezer, Korn, Dope, Prodigy, Meshuggah, DEFTONES!, APC, EYE KANDY (RIP), DKD, Pixies, Down, Overcast, Remembering Never, xBISHOPx, Orgy, As I Lay Dying, Nirvana, BLS, Maroon 5, Alice In Chains, HASTE, American Head Charge, Children of Bodom, can't get enough MANIC EUPHORIA, Mudvayne, Dimmu Borgir, JOHN MAYER, Aftershock, SoaD, Megadeth, Tool (even if overrated), MSI, fucking CAKE, Dave Matthews Band, Bloodhound Gang, Nothingface, Motograter, Ozzy and Black Sabbath, PINK FLOYD, Incubus, Cannibal Corpse, Six Feet Under, Paramore, Green Day, Slipknot, NIN, DK, Fantomas, UMPHREY'S MCGEE, Chevelle, SMB, Pantera, Marilyn Manson (PoaAF era!), Sepultura, SEEMLESS, Led Zeppelin, Bloodbath, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Snoop Dogg, A7X, N.E.R.D., Mr. Bungle, Torture Killer, Mortician, FURY OF 1000 SUNS, Noni, Effluvium, Fixtion, the Sushi Mcdonalds, Possum Willy, Arsenic Addiction, Baby Guts, Atomic Annie, It's The Dickens, Kindergarten Massacre, Mommy Sez No, Fist Missile, K-Mass, Drinking Mercury, any and all talented local bands, general audio production, recording, mixing and engineering, STEREO MIXES! 2.1 RULES!!

Movies:

Anything from/with Kevin Spacey, Stanley Kubrick, Kevin Smith, Quentin Tarentino. Favs: "The Ugly". "Seven". "Little Big Man". "Shaun of the Dead". "Ghostbusters". "The Crow". "A Clockwork Orange". "American Psycho". "Go". "ATHF Colon". Select anime and animation. Horror, psychodrama, comedy, suspense. Infatuated with zombie movies. I don't really like watching porn. Rather make it. I love music DVDs and TV DVDs. CKY. Recently seen: "I Am Legend", "Walk Hard".

Television:

ADULT SWIM. ATHF, Venture Bros, Sealab 2021, Family Guy, Futurama. Metalocalypse. Squidbillies, 12 Oz Mouse, Awesome Show. Frisky Dingo. Simpsons. Conan O'Brien. Scrubs. Malcolm In The Middle. I mostly like TV shows on DVD. Ranma 1/2 (65). Hellsing (x). Berserk (x). Bleach (75). Death Note (19). Trigun (x). Fullmetal Alchemist (6). Naruto (early). Agent Aika (early). DBZ (ha). Cowboy Bebop. Shinchan. And none of that "giant robots" crap, thanks. Actually, I don't really watch TV for more than an hour at a time unless I'm at work or entertaining guests. Oh, and here's where it's only fair to add GOD BLESS YOUTUBE! I LOOOOVE MY YOUTUBE! ^.^ I like video games, but I suck at most of the new-fangled ones. Though I wish I had a 360/PS3. Not a big fan of the Wii, but I LOVE my Nintendo DS. Resident Evil saga owns my life. I like my PS2. It plays DVDs. I'm currently engaged in: Guitar Hero 3 (PS2), and Pokemon Pearl (DS).

Books:

Pillars of the Earth (Follett), House of Leaves (Danielewski), Red Dragon (Harris), The Zombie Survival Guide (Brooks), Have A Nice Day (Foley), Cell (King). Currently: World War Z (Brooks). Graphic novels. JtHM, anything Jhonen Vasquez, the Maxx, Gen 13. Guitar and Drum magazines. Kierkegarrd. Descartes. Anything informative about a topic i'm interested in, really. Oh, and CD booklets.

Heroes:

dead by suicide or overdose.

My Blog

FRIDAY NITE JAM SESSIONS!

I have moved the studio gear (computer, Pro Tools, instruments, mics, etc) into a rehearsal space at City Sound NE. That's downtown Minneapolis. Squid Door studio (pics in my pic section).I hold jam...
Posted by Marky Machinegun. on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:47:00 PST

maybe i won’t hurt in the morning.

break my heart and say goodbye.you know no boundaries.with friends like these, who needs enemies?come together only to fall apart,as you burn your own bridges.there’s blood on your hands.with fr...
Posted by Marky Machinegun. on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:58:00 PST

Pro Tools Recording Studio

I built a recording studio. The "band room" is now totally clean, everything is set up and in it’s place, and I finally threw down the cash for a Pro Tools rig. Bought a mixer and monitors, go...
Posted by Marky Machinegun. on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:07:00 PST

ghosts or just energy?

ghosts or just energy?liars and brokers, the needyrun me through your gauntletsrun me through your ringers,take the rings from my fingersghosts or just energy?rulers and owners, the vile armadarun me ...
Posted by Marky Machinegun. on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:42:00 PST

worlds.

i dreamand you're thereworlds apart togethersimple as it seemsand daydreaminghighor heightand either which waywe floatgravitationalthrough fieldsunitingworlds apart togetherto tell this storyof what i...
Posted by Marky Machinegun. on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:48:00 PST

work, sleep, drums.

tends to be my life as of late.i thought i'd toot my own horn and explain my kit as it is set up in Mommy Sez No.Pearl Exports, Tama steel piccolo snare. Evans g2 clear heads.13, 16, 22. 14x4 on the...
Posted by Marky Machinegun. on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:33:00 PST

the intensity of dynamics.

it's all been added and equaled.and it's all been shaken up.so you can blame this instability on the intensity of dynamics.the ups and the downs.there is no real plane to traverse.i've cut and dried i...
Posted by Marky Machinegun. on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 04:04:00 PST

miles to the gallon

can't get far on itchy wrists and leaky valves,pulsing veins and gasoline.fluid check. stop on red.lock, stock, ignition.stop on red.itchy wrists and pulsing veins,lock, stock, ignition, liftoff.flui...
Posted by Marky Machinegun. on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:28:00 PST

critique

i put it all on the line.i put it all out therefor you.rejection and criticismand excuses, excuses.my emotions aren't enoughalone.i put it out thereon the lineand nothing is enough.so excuses, excuses...
Posted by Marky Machinegun. on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:01:00 PST

inspired.

i layso monolithicin this vast empire of emptinesswhere once there was prosperitynow nothing.these mighty wallsonce so openheld in their arms a better timewhere dreams were realand where lovers collap...
Posted by Marky Machinegun. on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:05:00 PST