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Mark Of The Müze

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Member Since: 10/7/2004
Band Website: markofthemuze.org
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The Mark Of The Müze (lance grider and kin) is a revolving ensemble that makes delicately woven ambient acoustic music. The slow-motion sound is vaguely Icelandic with its roots in Portland. The warm tone of instrumentation and vocals evoke romanticism and inner stillness.

The music is recorded in a home-made basement studio in Portland. Recordings are often generated while musing in a candle-lit room under a romantic spell into the wee hours of the night.

The new album, ‘Ocelli’ (Under the Underground), is comprised of vocals, guitar, violin, cello, piano, horns, keyboards, harp, acoustic and electro beats. The record and live performances feature arrangements by artists from the Oregon Symphony, Oregon Ballet Theater Orchestra, Portland Opera, Chamber Music Society, March Forth Marching Band, Stalking Jane, Vagabond Opera and others. Mark Of The Muze performs as a revolving ensemble or solo.

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The Mark Of The Müze revolving ensemble:
Kelly Jeppesen (of the Oregon Symphony & Oregon Ballet Theater Orchestra): violin
Damien Genardi (BLACKLIST): co-composition, lead piano, keyboards, operatones & beats on 'Delirium', 'Where Are You Now' and 'Something is Near'
(Click here to view Blacklist's page)
Luke Solman (of March Forth Marching Band): muted trumpet and horny sounds
Jonathan Howett (Stalking Jane): live beats
Terra Cress Peach (Chamber Music Society): violin
Lesley Kernochan (Vagabond Opera, March Forth): saw nectar
LuLu Sharpe (MOTM): cello
Lance Grider: lead vocals, guitars, piano, harp, keyboards, twinkle box, lyrics, composition
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email: [email protected]
website: www.markofthemuze.org
myspace: www.myspace.com/markofthemuze
new cd for sale at: www.cdbaby.com/cd/markofthemuze ............................................................ ..........................................................

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My Blog

Reviews and whatnot...

Reviews & Comments..."That voice! Oh my word, that voice!!! I am chilled by the haunting beauty that drips from this music&so delicate and soaked in such rich depth. They mesmerize something wicked wi...
Posted by Mark Of The Müze on Sun, 06 May 2007 04:14:00 PST

Wine n Dine with Lance Grider and kin (MOTM) - Thursday, April 12th at Wine Do

Come wine n dine thyselves with ambient acoustic music...Mark Of The Müze (lance grider and kin) perform at Wine Down9 pm sharpThursday - April 12thaddress: 126 NE 28th Ave (next to Beaulahland)zero d...
Posted by Mark Of The Müze on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:01:00 PST

List of Venues & Events Played...

Some Venues & Events Played/Playing:Someday Lounge (Portland)The Knitting Factory (Los Angeles)Wonder Ballroom (Portland)Burning Man Center Stage (Black Rock City)Emrg+N+See Music Festival (West Coast...
Posted by Mark Of The Müze on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:46:00 PST

Mark Of The Müze performs w/Kaitlyn ni Donovan (of Isolade) & Luke in PDX on Thurs - March 29th

Come sink your heart into warm muzik...Then dance and awaken your winter bones into Spring happy...A spring set of ambient / acoustic music by...Mark Of The M..ze (lance grider and kin)Kaitlyn ni Dono...
Posted by Mark Of The Müze on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:41:00 PST

What's in a name?

What's in a name?Note regarding the name Mark Of The M..ze and the Symbol (heart, horns and halo)...The heart, horns and halo symbol is an iconic archetypal representation of the human effort to Mytho...
Posted by Mark Of The Müze on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:59:00 PST

Wine, warm friends and woo...

...Join us for a wine-infused Romantic Set to warm our hearts against Jack Frost...at one of Portland's finest intimate wine holes:Màrk Of The Muze (lance grider and kin) performat Wine Down126 N.E. 2...
Posted by Mark Of The Müze on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 12:43:00 PST

Mark Of The Muze (lance grider and kin) performs at Someday Lounge...

Mark Of The Muze (lance grider) performs with Dorien, Adam Hurst and dj MeerA First Thursday evening saturated in mesmerizing and haunting music that evokes romanticism, madness and rapture..Thursday ...
Posted by Mark Of The Müze on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:33:00 PST

reviews and whatnot...

From the Listening Audience..."That voice! Oh my word, that voice!!! I am chilled by the haunting beauty that drips from this music. So delicate, so touching and soaked in such rich depth. Lance mesme...
Posted by Mark Of The Müze on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 01:13:00 PST

Our show this Saturday...

Mark Of The Muze performs this Saturday - Oct. 21st at a new venue called The CathedralThe event is called 'Diversion'We perform at around 9:30 pmhere's all the info: http://www.pdxdiversion.org/..">...
Posted by Mark Of The Müze on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:20:00 PST

Live on-air radio performance this Saturday Night...

Live on-air radio performance this Saturday Night....Saturday at around 10:30 pmin Portland, tune in to 96.7 FM ...or tune in worldwide at www.praradio.com xo
Posted by Mark Of The Müze on Sun, 11 Dec 2005 01:31:00 PST