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Mark Dunn

About Me

Mark plays upright and electric bass. He started piano at age 3 and proceeded to different wind and string instruments before settling on bass at age 16. He does most of his composing at the piano in his studio. Mark uses Markbass amps, GK cabs and basses made by other people.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/10/2007
Band Website: not yet
Band Members: Various and sundry groups with Sean Bray, Mike McLellan, Paul Pacanowski, Chris Gale, Mike Malone, Ron Davidson, Richard Whiteman, Tessah Dunn, Lara Solnicki, Ted Warren, Joel Haynes, John Pelosi, Mark McCarron, Barry Romberg, Jay Boehmer, Kevin Vienneau, Chris Plock, Mike Monis, Chris Crossan.
Influences: Father God, Darlene Dunn, Jaco, Marcus, Mike Rutherford, David Hungate, Lee Sklar, Tony Levin, Geddy Lee, James Jamerson, Bootsy, Louis Johnson, Jeff Berlin, Abe Laboriel, Niels Pedersen, Steve Wallace, Joel Quarrington, Gary Peacock, Sam Jones, Paul Chambers, Ray Brown, Eddie Gomez, Jimmy Garrison, Tommy Potter, Ron Carter, Scott La Faro, Doug Watkins, Dave Holland, Marc Johnson, John Coltrane, Bird, Bottesini, Bach.
Sounds Like: a bass
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Building the Bass

Well, the bass is finally finished, and it feels great!!! The neck is perfect, maple on maple, the boys at the Twelfth Fret did a beautiful job assembling it. I'm quite pleased with the finish on the...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:33:00 GMT

Building a bass

Hello friends:Well, I'm down to my last 2 varnish coats for the project bass I'm putting together. I must say, it's been a lot of fun, a little frustration, and all around great experience. The chan...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:13:00 GMT

Joe Zawinul

It's a sad day for me today. Joe Zawinul, one of my biggest influences passed away. Granted, I didn't know alot of his playing with Cannonball, so I can't really comment on anything pre-70's, exce...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:51:00 GMT

building a bass

good morning fellow spacers.  I'm still waiting for my bass gear to arrive.  Apparently there's a holdup with the bass body in the U.S.  Otherwise, it's almost ready to go. The 75 Jazz ...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 06:12:00 GMT

Orford Arts School - Joel Quarrington

I just returned from Orford Arts School in Quebec where I had the privilege of attending master classes and studying with double bassist Joel Quarrington. For those bassists who have never heard Joel...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:59:00 GMT

Building a Bass

This is my blog for the day. This may be of interest to my fellow low-end dwellers out there. I'm putting together a Fender bass and would appreciate any input on any stage of the assembly process.I...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:05:00 GMT