Mark Mitten - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Mark's a singer-songwriter, best described as "contemporary western." (Picture an acoustic guitar and a campfire, with a little harmonica thrown in here and there.) Mark has been playing smaller events, such as coffee shops, western restaurants, acoustic societies, weddings (for a couple close friends), churches, the Commodore in Nashville, and for a couple years there was the "lunchtime entertainment" at a cattle drive fundraiser at the M Lazy C ranch in CO.For the past decade, he has been involved with what's called "therapeutic horseback riding." This is where people with disabilities are given a chance to ride. He has been employed at three different major therapeutic centers as barn/facilities managers, which he still is today. There were also times inbetween where he worked for an equine vet, and also transported horses across country for a short stint.Currently, Mark simply plays solo acoustic sets on occasion, reflecting a love for the western subculture and the concept of art...it's more a form of expression and identity, than an all out pursuit (for now!) He loves his music and is proud of it. If you like horses, the cowboy subculture, and the freedom and goodness of life...we're sure you'll like it, too.Mark is also an actor in Denver-area independent films. Currently, he has secured the lead roles in several different films. In two short films by different filmmakers, he will be portraying emotional/relational storylines. And in a feature-length western film, he is "Charles" the main character, around whom the story revolves. These projects are still in production, being filmed currently, to be released later this year. For more info, check his CASA-Film site.......http://casa-films.ning.com/profile/MarkJeremyMitt en.....

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 27/05/2007
Band Website: http://www.wildoatsrecords.com/MittenPhotoLink.html
Band Members: Mark - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica. Terry Fast - rhythm guitar for some live sets, come & listen!
Influences: My influences range quite a bit across the spectrum of genres. But a few key artists are: Ian Tyson, Tom Petty, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Johnny Cash (all the American albums), Bruce Springsteen (his more indie sounding albums, like "Ghost of Tom Joad"), Nick Drake.
Sounds Like: ...acoustic, mellow, but strongly written songs from the heart. The lyrics often focus on horses, cattle, Colorado ranching communities and history, and other working cowboy themes.
Record Label: High Country Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Stories Behind the Music: Rodeo Arena

There is an old horseback riding arena off of Templeton Gap Road, on the north-east outskirts of Colorado Springs...almost in Black Forest. I used to live in the Forest, and drove by this arena frequ...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:51:00 GMT

New artistic dabbling: independent film actor

www.FilmForgeStudios.comCurrently untitled ["G-Project"]Pursuing another form of artistic expression, Mark is currently involved in an independent film. He has taken the lead role of a fictional char...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:44:00 GMT

Stories behind the Music: West to the M Lazy C

West to the M Lazy C is a song that describes the drive from Colorado Springs up into the Rocky Mountains along Highway 24. The ranch is a couple hours’ drive away, past small mountain tow...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:43:00 GMT

Stories behind the music: La Junta Storms

La Junta Storms is all about the deadly blizzard that came thruogh southeastern Colorado just recently. It came in December 28, 2006, raging for a couple days before tapering off on New Year&rsq...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:19:00 GMT

Mill Creek - CD

Mark's new self-released album, entitled "Mill Creek - A Collection of Western Songs" is available right here. Buy it now for just $10...just send me a message through MySpace.com/MarkMitten. I'...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:32:00 GMT

Therapeutic horseback riding

Therapeutic riding is where people with disabilities get to ride horses. In some cases, certified therapists from local hospitals combine horseback riding and therapy, in what is called "hippot...
Posted by on Wed, 30 May 2007 15:19:00 GMT

Christian faith

Mark is a Christian, and has been all his life. His educational background reflects his deep conviction in how important it is to know what you believe and why. (He's got a BA in Bible/The...
Posted by on Wed, 30 May 2007 05:43:00 GMT

Music artist info

Mark's music is best described as "contemporary western." For most of his life, he's lived in Colorado, and many of his songs are about horses and the Rocky Mountains. More recently...
Posted by on Tue, 29 May 2007 22:29:00 GMT

Wild Oats Records featured artist

See the Wild Oats Records website for some more on Mark... http://www.wildoatsrecords.com/MittenPhotoLink.html
Posted by on Tue, 29 May 2007 22:21:00 GMT