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Mark Plati

About Me

Producer, Mixer, Musician, Cyclist, Daddy.Past and present clients include: David Bowie, The Cure, Shawn Colvin, Prince, Brazilian Girls, Natalie Imbruglia, Earl Slick, IVY, Heather Eatman, Anik Jean, Louise Attaque, Eden Ants, Dave Navarro, Les Rita Mitsouko, Hooverphonic, Michael Stipe, Alisha's Attic, Junior Vasquez, Arthur Baker, Alain Bashung, New Order, Suzanne Vega, Marc Cohn, Ruth Ruth, Duncan Sheik, Robbie Williams, Riuichi Sakamoto, and Quincy Jones among others.Artists of note: David Bowie (six albums & three tours; producer, engineer, mixer, or musician, sometimes all), Shawn Colvin (she won Grammies for Record of the Year & Song of the Year 1997; engineer), Louise Attaque (they won the Les Victoires' Award for Rock Album of the Year 2006; producer, mixer & musician)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/1/2006
Band Website: mark-plati.com
Band Members: A different circus every week
Influences: Things that have warped my fragile little mind since about 1966:Beatles, Duke Ellington, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Chic, Cream, Byrds, Herbie Hancock, Jefferson Airplane, The Who, The Police, James Brown, Sly Stone, Dylan, Three Dog Night, Sinatra, T-Rex, Allman Bros., Earth Wind & Fire, The Clash, Elvis Costello, Taj Majal, Tom Petty, Ravel, James Jamerson, Pino Palladino, Jack Casady, Anthony Jackson, John Paul Jones, Chris Squire, Bruce Thomas, Tony Levin, Jack Bruce, Graham Maby, McCartney, Jaco, Bootsy, Hendrix, Page, Santana, Terry Kath, Keith Richards, Joe Pass, Arif Mardin, Tom Dowd, Bob Clearmountain, George Martin, Ludwig, Fender, Gibson, Music Man, Rickenbacker, Ampeg, Emagic, Wurlitzer, MIDI, '60's sports cars, Summer of Love, Vietnam, Watergate, Woodstock, Cold War, 2000 Election, 9/11, Iraq, Steinbeck, Kerouac, Scorsese, Coppola, Tim Burton, Bugs Bunny, Monty Python, Espresso, Margaritas, Panama Gold, Schwinn, Specialized, Trek, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, NYC FM Radio 1972-80, girls.
Sounds Like: Whatever we decide.
Record Label: None
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Bashung goes to Number 1 in France, Intervurts Union played on Radio One in the UK

... and I can't complain about any of that ... !
Posted by Mark Plati on Sun, 25 May 2008 09:37:00 PST

Website back up: mark-plati.com

My website is finally back up. My domain had expired late in the summer & I hadn't even realized it was up for renewal. Just got around to setting it right and all. I'm now at a new domain, mark-plati...
Posted by Mark Plati on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:00:00 PST

Anik is Number 1 ! ! !

Anik Jean's first single 'Oh Mon Cheri' went to Number 1 on the Top 100, as well as Number 1 Pop Rock, in Montreal/Quebec. The song was in the top 5 of the Top 100 for 10 weeks. Congratulations, Anik!...
Posted by Mark Plati on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:28:00 PST

Claire

That's Claire in my profile picture. She's two months old. The picture was taken by my elder daughter Alice, now 14 - she's getting very handy with a camera. Brother Max was busying himself with the C...
Posted by Mark Plati on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:49:00 PST

FAQ

I get questions, so here are answers.WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH 1966?It's the first year that I can recall anything meaningful. Lucky for me, my initial musical awareness arrived during one of the most crea...
Posted by Mark Plati on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:01:00 PST

Big ol' update.

Posted a bunch of newer songs, all of it mixed at my l'il hole-in-the-wall East Village studio, Alice's Restaurant. Been away for a while this year, but worked on some great stuff - new albums by Les ...
Posted by Mark Plati on Tue, 23 May 2006 10:00:00 PST