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Mark Jesson

About Me



I'm a freelance cellist from Brighton & Hove. Classically trained from the age of 7 and a music graduate of the University of Surrey I'm a frequent player with the Sussex Symphony Orchestra and the Musicians Of All Saints and in pit bands for opera/theatre companies.

I joined Jane Bartholomew 's band in 2005 and played on her debut album Morning Songs in 2006. New 7" Fiery Son will be released on Random Acts Of Vinyl soon.

I've been a member of the band Palm Springs since 2007 following work on the final sessions of LP No Hurt Like A Broken Heart. New album The Hope That Kills You to be released soon. Other session work includes Tandy Hard 's Hurricane EP, new tracks for Kah , The Dials ' new record Companions of The Rosy Hours and music for BBC Radio 4's 30-part series “Cosmic Quest.”

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/04/2008
Band Website: Contact me on 07845 280801
Band Members:
Influences: Rostropovich, Du Pré, Isserlis, Elliott Smith, Mark Oliver Everett, Michel Gondry
Sounds Like: Jane Bartholomew - Morning Songs
Palm Springs - No Hurt Like A Broken Heart
Sound clip credits: Tandy Hard excerpts from the EP Hurricane and are 1. "When I'm Called Home" 2. "There'll Be A Lot Of Smoke" and 3. "Stockholm." All songs by Willis (c) Drift Records 2008. Jane Bartholomew excerpts from the album Morning Songs and are 1. "Happy" 2. "Joan & May" 3. "In Your Hands" 4. "Seventeen" and 5. "High & Low." All songs by Jane Bartholomew. Stephen Burch plays guitar and Willis plays drums on "Seventeen." Mixed and mastered by Simon Janes @ Homesick Studios. (c) Black Eye Recordings 2007. Palm Springs excerpt taken from the album No Hurt Like A Broken Heart from the song "The Broken." written by DC Cane & J Russo. Kah sings backing vocals and Paul Pascoe plays additional electric guitar. Mixed and mastered by Palm Springs and Paul Pascoe @ Church Road Studios. (c) Random Acts Of Vinyl 2006 " Cosmic Quest " music composed by Matt Silver . (c) BBC 2008. Kah excerpt from an unmastered, unreleased track "Forth" by Rebecca Le Marchand (c) Joy Lane Music 2008.

The video for "I Start Fires" by Palm Springs
Directed by Rupert Noble

Playing "Sense Of Wonder" Live with Palm Springs
Directed by Steven Watson

Playing "Joan & May" live with Jane Bartholomew and Ashley Coulson as part of the Woodland Recordings week of free music at the Oxfam shop in Brighton. May 2007.
Filmed by Stephen Burch of Woodland Recordings

Playing "Your Ghost" live with Jane Bartholomew (and Stephen, Sophie, Ashley and Laurence) at the Woodland Recordings night, Marlborough Theatre, Brighton. Some time in 2007.
Filmed by Stephen Burch of Woodland Recordings
Record Label: Various
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Setlist - Jane Bartholomew (Sanctuary Cella 07/08/08)

w/ Jane, Bobby (drums), Mark (cello), Sophie (violin)1. Your Ghost2. Borrow Me A Car3. How Am I4. In Your Hands5. It's Not Gonna Get Better6. Fiery Son---7. Seventeen8. High & Low (Solo)
Posted by on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:30:00 GMT