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Mark

markemoon

About Me

I'm the arty farty type. My brain never stops. Like a bouncy ball goin off at a million tangents... I've seen pretty much every band that's influenced me over the years, and I have an endless thirst for good music. I've played drums since I was 12 but nowhere to practice right now... so I play a lot of 12 string guitar. Play bass, piano a bit.. owt really. I love melody. I seem to write a song a day that then floats off forever. I need to be more focussed!I studied Fine Art at Newcastle and although I don't paint n draw as much as I did I have the intention and unfulfilled ideas! I like photography, composition, light, colour.I work as a designer coming up with concepts and ideas for companies to reject cos they don't have the guts or vision! Mostly branding/logos/brochures/adverts... from concept through to finished artwork, be it writing a strapline, directing a photoshoot or setting artwork on the Mac that kind of thing. I like my job. Every day is different. I like being silly n having a laugh and the best thing above all is being with my 2 kids doin what we do. Isobel and Louis I love you x-

My Interests

Music Music Music... I listen to lots.. I make up my own stuff...guitar, drums, singin... I like wandering around cities and exploring and going to museums n galleries n stuff. I like pizza and Nandos! But above all are me kids Isobel n Louis.

I'd like to meet:

Pete Townshend

Music:

SO MUCH!!!...Echo & the Bunnymen, Charlatans ,The Who, Ian McNabb, Icicle Works, Zombies, The Byrds, Gram Parsons, Flying Burrito Brothers, Small Faces, The Doors, Love, Badfinger, BIG STAR, Billy Childish, Dylan, Beatles, The Meters, Bee Gees, Brian Auger, Dodgy, Faces, Gene Clarke, Josh Rouse, Ivor Cutler, LCD Soundsystem, Lionheart Brothers, Alfa 9, The Love Affair, The Creation, M Ward, Marah, NORTHERN SOUL, Midlake, Smokey Robinson, The Specials, Modern Lovers, Mr Bloe, Ron Sexsmith, Gina Villalobos, Thad Cockrell, Emmylou ( I met here and I had garlic bread!), Beatles, Hollies, Pete Townshend, Stooges, Television, Sufjan Stevens, Triffids, Velvet Underground, West Coast Pop Art EXperimental Band, Glide, Mac, Pete WYLIE, Kathleen Edwards, Wilco, Pepe Deluxe, Chatham County Line, Ryan Adams, Neal Casal, Alfie, Syd Barrett, Terry Hall, Dexys, Redlands Palamino Company, Earlies, Boo Radleys/Brave Captain, Graham Coxon, Triffids and local bands The Travelling Band and Beep Seals on and on and on...

Movies:

Nuts In May by Mike Leigh is one of my faves...I like Shane Meadows films and Paddy Considine is fantastic...24/7... Dead Mans Shoes...Room For Romeo Brass etc... Being John Malkovich, David Lynch stuff, Quadraphenia... I like Laurel n Hardy and 3 Stooges. I've got kids so I see lots of kids films :-)

Television:

I dont really watch a lot of telly... music programmes, documentaries, travel, Vic n Bob, Corrie, My Name is Earl is my fave...

Books:

Books on music and Biogs.. I read alot of magz. I don't care what.. I'll read owt me!