Mark Minelli

Summer time in Chicago is something to behold. In the July of 2002 Mark Minelli was coming to this realization for the first time. After the proverbial "forty days and forty nights¨ here was his holy land, and something marvelous had begun.
After spending the last eighteen years in Fairfield, OH (just north of Cincinnati) Mark was slightly overwhelmed by the grandeur of the Windy City. However, it would be here that he would continue to chase his ever elusive dream of being a professional musician. In Ohio the seeds had been planted in his soul. There had been garage bands and "History of Music: 1966-74" lessons with his father; basement gigs and bedroom albums. But, never had things been as possible as they were that first summer in Chicago, IL.
By the following year Mark and, his older brother, Bobby had made a name for themselves as a slightly rambunctious acoustic duo in the bar circuit on the north side of the city. But, all-nighters and local celebrity was growing old. Eventually, Bobby split off to form the band RoaR and ultimately the Gentlemen's Club. That's when Mark's solo career took flight.
They say "when it rains, it pours," and if that's the case, storm clouds are rolling in for Mark Minelli. His career has snowballed to include festival appearances, shows with national acts, and relationships that will take him far and wide. His new album "¡Grenade, Grenade! (Everybody Get Down)" promises to be his best to date. From crowd pleasing tracks like "lovin' disease" to hip shaking beats like "john" the album will move you and make you move. Mark Minelli's passion and love for the art of music will make him impossible to miss in the coming years.
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"You're f***ing awesome brother! Wasn't he f***ing awesome?!"- Robin Williams (Town Hall Chicago 05/04/08)
"Mark is a new breed of folk singer, infusing his acoustic stylings at times with Spanish and Classical rhythms while maintaining the realism associated with music."-Visions and Revisions
"There are a lot of musicians trying to make a name for themselves in Chicago, but it's safe to say that few are as passionate as singer-songwriter Mark Minelli. Just take a listen to his music - which is acoustic-yet-lively, rooted in folk-yet-unconventional - and you'll know he's one worth discovering."-Windy City Rock and Chicago Rock Examiner
"Marks live performances represent his audience with friends and fans alike, chattering, drinking and enjoying an evening of music without the thoughts of the everyday work week."- www.musicouch.com
"On the show-off side, Michael Linsmeier and Marc Petrocci, slumming from the Milwaukee Ballet, darted about and launched themselves and each other into space in various ways as Mark Minelli played guitar and sang his own enigmatic song at center stage." - Tom Strini, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel