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Mark De Anda

About Me

**After a 5 year stint in Austin which culminated in recording my first studio album, I've changed directions and am now to spend the next 6 years in the Navy as a SEAL. In the meantime I'll continue to write songs and keep my chops up, and I hope you enjoy what I've recorded thus far. Check out this video for an improvisation on Santana's "Europa".

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 27/08/2005
Band Members: Mark De Anda's band is a loose coalition of players including*Jeff Linderman - Drums - An Austin veteran who's first band was fronted by Bob Schnieder *Chris Maresh - Bass - Jazz virtuoso, bassist for Eric Johnson and Monte Montgomery *David Moss - Cello - Blue grass circuit jazz cellist, and all around cool guy
Influences: The Beatles - Bob Dylan - Django Reinhardt - Frank Zappa - Nirvana - Frank Sinatra - Rancid - Stevie Ray Vaughan - Mahavishu Orchestra - ELO - Jimi Hendrix - Chicago - And far too many other artists to mention...
Sounds Like: A cross between The Beatles and Nirvana as interpreted by jazz musicians.
Record Label: none

My Blog

Don’t Read My Blog

I haven't written any kind of blog or journal entries in almost a year, 340 days to be exact. I never read other people's blogs because they're usually long and self indulgent and I rarely write them...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:20:00 GMT

Bonae Artes

It was the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle who once said that "The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance." Any passionate purveyor of the a...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:47:00 GMT

Hooray Beer

So there I was in the bathroom reading a book on neuro-plasticity and how methodical self disciplinary thinking can help to reverse obsessive compulsive disorder (whereas I personally believe it can a...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:19:00 GMT

Subject

Yesterday I went over to Jacob's house to do monitor mixes, it was fun to go back and listen to all the stuff we recorded, it was also encouraging because it sounds great. Last night I had some bizarr...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:14:00 GMT

Tu Musica

It rained today, I like to think that every time it rains that the affected area gains a new lease and begins a new cycle. Perhaps I'd like to think this about myself as well, any reasons a good reaso...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 23:50:00 GMT

Studio Blog

Since Monday I've been in Pedernales Recording studio for 12 hours every day working on my first full length album Soggy Cigarettes. Jacob Sciba is producing the record and it should be finished by th...
Posted by on Thu, 31 May 2007 15:31:00 GMT

Unbelievable Day

Let me tell you how I met Jimmy Vaughan, ended up on the news and marched in a protest all in one day. I woke up at 6:45 AM, like every other day since the past month. I was dreaming of Duke Ellington...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:51:00 GMT

Temporary Life

There's a single question that looms deep within me, trampling anything beautiful into meaningless pulp. Like a juggernaut ripping through the most delicate thoughts, it humbles any notion or feeling ...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:24:00 GMT

Apartment Gig

Last week we had a gig here at our apartment complex, downstairs in the courtyard. We live in the Metropolis, which is an artist and musicians haven, so we can get away with such shenanigans. Any...
Posted by on Wed, 10 May 2006 20:20:00 GMT

First Blog

Howdy folks, this is the first blog for The Devil's Hotrod Myspace. I decided that we should start making blog entries after shows and such to let you know how it went. Our last show (and first with n...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Mar 2006 12:42:00 GMT