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Mark D. Conklin

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About Me

Mark D. Conklin is a performing songwriter, guitarist and producer with over twenty years of professional experience who currently splits his time between New York and Nashville.
In the last few years he has had nearly 30 independent cuts including the title track of Shannon Curfman’s "Fast Lane Addiction" CD which reached the Top Ten on Billboard’s Blues Chart. He has four songs placed on C.C. Colletti’s (Meatloaf backing singer and opening act) upcoming debut CD due out in 2008. He has had songs recorded by several up and coming country artists including Cooper Boone’s "Made in America" which was featured by TV star John Ratzenberger of "Cheers" fame on his tour of the same name. His song "How Do I Say Goodbye" is featured in the recently released independent film Karaoke King.
Mark has co-written with some of Music Row and the Big Apple’s finest songwriters including, Pat Alger, Bonnie Baker, Jim McCormick, Glen Burtnik, Anthony Krizan, Kirsti Manna, Jon Henderson and Lisa McCallum to name a few.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/15/2006
Band Website: markdconklin.com
Influences: Elvis was first. Then John, Paul, George and sometimes Ringo. Then I learned to play guitar and of course got a case of the white boy blues so Clapton, Stevie Ray and Jimi came along. Then found myself in a funk and soul band so Prince, P-Funk, Sly and the Family Stone naturally. And for the songwriter in me Rodney Crowell, Radney Foster, Gary Burr, Bary Dean, Dave Berg, Hugh Prestwood, Skip Ewing, James Taylor, Jim Croce and so on and so on and so on.
Sounds Like: Not bad for a white guy from Jersey.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Country Pop and Jazz? (Five new songs!!!)

Hey... When you get a chance take a listen to some or all of the five new songs I recently posted.  There's country, pop and even a jazz song...so there's a little something for everybody! Thank...
Posted by Mark D. Conklin on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:42:00 PST

Women Who ROCK! (Six New Songs)

Over the last year or two I've had the great fortune of having some unbelievably talented women from all over the country record songs that I've written or co-written.  I thought I would post som...
Posted by Mark D. Conklin on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:56:00 PST

Norah Jones, Airplanes and the Universe

So I was in Nashville this past week&writing songs&meeting&visiting&you know the usual.  My last appointment was Friday morning with my friend Jon Henderson who writes at Murrah Music.  He w...
Posted by Mark D. Conklin on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:59:00 PST

New Pop Song....Paige Williams!!!

Hello myspace friends, When you can please check out the new pop song I put up when you can called "First Last Kiss".  I co-wrote it with my friend Anthony Krizan (Spin Doctors, Lenny Kravitz) an...
Posted by Mark D. Conklin on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:29:00 PST

I Blog Because I Can...

I don't have anything to say really...I've just never posted a blog before.  Of anykind.  Anywhere.  I just felt like I should.  The whole world's doing it.  And after all...I...
Posted by Mark D. Conklin on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 03:22:00 PST