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Mark

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About Me


I'm from a little town called Northwich in Cheshire (where salt was invented!!).
At the moment I'm in Leeds studying Music and Maths, I'm about to do my final year which is bad because I don't want a proper job... ever. I'm hoping that being a musician will save me from having a real job eventually. I play Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Drums and Electric Guitar (in that order). I play bass in a band called Otter's Pocket , we're a 3 piece funk/rock band and are unashamedly loud, funky and in the pocket (you can quote me on that one). I write and record music myself when I get the chance, listen to some on my music site.

My Interests

I can be summed up simply by my like of music, beer, food, friends and tea. If a day involves all of those it's generally a good day!

I'd like to meet:

Howard Moon, we could discuss the delights of jazz fusion and slap bass ("come on you slags!").

John Bonham so we could have a big fat jam, the big question is who would play guitar?

My Music


Otter's Pocket


Latest Batuk Brasil Samba Band action!


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Music:

I'm into loads of different types of music from Jazz and Funk, to Rock and Metal, to Debussy and Stravinsky. Some of my favourite bands/artists are Led Zeppelin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jimi Hendrix, Jamiroquai, Rage Against the Machine, Miles Davis, Bob Marley and the Wailers, James Brown...
At the moment I'm listenin to Bonobo, Mr. Scruff, Quantic, The Quantic Soul Orchestra, Cinematic Orchestra, Jaga Jazzist, Skalpel, Four Tet, Jeff Buckley, Nick Drake, Sigur Ros, the new chili's album...

Movies:

Wayne's World is an all time favourite. The Matrix, The Godfathers, LOTR?, Twelve Monkeys, Pulp Fiction, Koyaanisqatsi (blew my mind), Spinal Tap, Amelie was good, Scarface... to name a few but there must be many more.

Television:

It's all about Lost at the moment! I'm in the middle of series two right now. I'm a massive fan of The Mighty Boosh aswell, TOP SHOP! Seinfeld (comedy and bass riffs, a classic combination!).
Also Malcolm in the Middle, Simpsons, Family Guy, Scrubs, Futurama, American Dad, Invasion, PLANET EARTH, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Alan Partridge, Big Train, Prison Break, Curb Your Enthusiasm ....

Books:

I'm not much of a book person. The last book i read was the hobbit.

Heroes:

Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Jaco Pastorius, Marcus Miller, Neil Fairclough, Bob Marley, John Bonham, Flea, John Coltrane, my Dad, Howard Moon...