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Mark DeNardo

MONKEY TOWN !

About Me


Mark DeNardo’s was born an Italian/Puerto-Rican Catholic boy in Bethlehem, PA, hometown of John Coltrane, the same day Jacques Cousteau. He studied violin as boy; bass guitar as a youth and guitar as a man. The most recent instrument he has studied is the Game Boy. Discovering Little Sound DJ, a program designed to work with the 1989 Nintendo videogame system sound card, DeNardo began weaving his 8-bit blues and folktronic tales of robots, heroes and days.
He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.
“This twenty-something Puerto Rican artist…is the Velvet Underground of the 21st century, the next step in the evolution of rock and roll.”
Malcolm McClaren, Wired Magazine, November 2003
“…elegant folkie creations…”
Theresa Duncan, Artforum, May 2004
“…blends Game Boy with acoustic guitar and sleepy, wistful singing in brief, twittery pop confections; alongside the shiny video game noises…”
Ann Sterzinger, Chicago Reader, July 2, 2004
“Mark DeNardo fits the classic geeky musician mold…plays a heady mix of chip music, guitar and vocals…”
Adrienne Day, ReadyMade Magazine, Sep/October 2004
“It’s not your typical approach to making electronic music,” says DeNardo.
“The reason why I personally wanted to use it and master it was because I already played like 10 instruments and I just wanted to have another one that was unique, and gain mastery over it and incorporate it into arrangements. And I could just stick it in my back pocket and go to a gig with it and an acoustic guitar and play some songs.”
interview by Steve Appleford, LA City Beat, August 11, 2005
“Dreamy and Fantastical,”
Raina Lee, 1-UP Megazine, Dec 2006

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/20/2004
Band Website: markdenardo.com
Band Members:

Mark DeNardo perform live with: Guitar, PSP, Game Boy, Samplers

Influences:

Mark DeNardo's influence:
The Gorgon, Beowulf, werewolves, mummies, karate, blood, and oranges, ROBOTRON 4040, Appalacian Mountains and the Mississippi Delta.
Sounds Like: SUN WU-KUNG SINGING mountain songs.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Drummer; Jaki Leibezeit, Mo Tucker, Arthur Russell

Mark DeNardo is seeking a Brooklyn drummer for an 8-bit blues/indie rock band to play Brooklyn shows and tour the USA. Compensation is based on budget/licensing/revenue from new and completed project....
Posted by Mark DeNardo on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:56:00 PST

barbarians and wizards

once upon a time there was a werewolf made wolves with other wolves. once upon a time the was a monkey that liked the smell of seaweed in the holy see. we have travelled many miles to get to this othe...
Posted by Mark DeNardo on Tue, 01 May 2007 07:43:00 PST

showtime


Posted by Mark DeNardo on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:36:00 PST

hats of hats

once upon a time the was a wizard named saul and a lizard named paul that ran a used donut and udon shop in the village hall. a buffalo came by one day to sell 25 donuts. paul was there to buy th...
Posted by Mark DeNardo on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:05:00 PST

new story, same story

everyone puts so much time into their myspace design. it's like what pete seeger calls "little boxes," i rock the classic, 'course if it was truly classic, there would be no ads save for the hill...
Posted by Mark DeNardo on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:05:00 PST

i'm looking for my drummer...is it you? i hope so.

if you are a girl or boy that plays drums, likes my music, and has a 2 band maximum policy, please contact me via myspace and we can take it from there. freaks only. i'm looking for someone who likes ...
Posted by Mark DeNardo on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:28:00 PST

lion tiger bear

i wrote a new microcuentos on 8 bit peoples with some tracks to go along with it. the story is called lion tiger bear. checkit: http://www.8bitpeoples.com xo Mark DeNardo...
Posted by Mark DeNardo on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:20:00 PST

italian musicologists love me part 2

> > > YESSS I received your message.> Thank you very very much , you are very kind!> So i wait for some other informations.....if you want you could tell me> something about the technical part.but don...
Posted by Mark DeNardo on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 09:06:00 PST

italians musicologists love me

it's been A WHILE...i missed you. thanks to everyone who came to the secret HESS IS MORE show...promise to post shows on this site more often. here's part one of a two part response to an italian grad...
Posted by Mark DeNardo on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 09:00:00 PST

the giant and the oranges

Once upon a time there was a giant who liked to fish for oranges. Oranges in the forest that granted wishes and kept themselves in the long dark hours dancing and singing witches sabbaths and the gian...
Posted by Mark DeNardo on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:37:00 PST