Marc M. Cogman - ProfilesArchive

About Me

After ten years fronting rock bands in Boston and Los Angeles, Marc M. Cogman dissolved the critically acclaimed five-piece The Neon Calm and began his first solo venture in the fall of 2006. Searching for a more organic sound, he wrote all the songs on solo acoustic guitar or solo piano and tried them out live in that form during his 4 month residency at The Mint in Los Angeles.After choosing the best of the best, he recruited a multifaceted group of local musicians and friends to help him realize the songs in larger form. By February of 2007, Cogman's little experiment had worked, and the fruit of his labor was his 10-song debut solo record, Welcome to the Danger Show.Always a competant songwriter and talented lyricist, Cogman has taken his talent to a whole new level with Welcome to the Danger Show. Behind his acoustic guitar and a score of instruments, varying from song to song, Cogman sings in his raspy baritone about his year of danger, from the end of a long term relationship, his decision to go solo as an artist, and an illicit affair with an unavailable woman. Through these personal experience Cogman muses on what it means to gamble with your emotions, and examines the very nature of risk itself.The sonic landscape of Welcome to the Danger Show utlizes what Cogman calls "the truly American sound". Folky tunes like "Run Like Hell", "We", and "Incurable Blues" showcase Cogman's affinity with Bob Dylan, complete with snarling B3 organ, honky-tonk piano, harmonica, and lap steel guitar. Meanwhile, the indie-rocker isn't completely gone on the edgy anthem "Lonely, Lonely" and the break-up rock-ballad "I Can't Fix It". Rounding out the record are perhaps the most potent songs, where Cogman shows restraint in his sparest orchestrations. The heart-breaking "Complete" is dominated by a single vocal track and a Wurlitzer piano, while "Chiaroscuro" features finger-style guitar and two violins.The violins also appear on the stellar "Foreign Movie" and the sad, beautiful "Porcelain". After the foot-stomping blues-rock of "Incurable Blues" has lifted the listener at track 9, Cogman gets behind the piano for "This Won't Last" on the final track 10, just to remind everyone that all is never well for long.From start to finish, Marc M. Cogman's Welcome to the Danger Show is a unique glimpse of an experienced artist who's finally found his perfect voice. Buy your copy and hear this brilliant young indie artist who won't be indie for long.
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Member Since: 01/03/2006
Band Website: www.marcmcogman.com
Band Members: Marc M. Cogman
with:
Giulio Carmassi, Frogs, Steve McDonald, & the drummer.

Management:
Adham Hunt
Instinct Artist Management
[email protected]

Booking:
Marty Diamond
Paradigm Agency

Influences: Elliott Smith, Portland, OR, pedal-steel guitars, David Bazan, cellos, self-deprecation, The National, Pete Yorn, Brooklyn, NY, Baby Roxi, photographers and models, Dave Delhomme, poetry in Los Angeles, violins, Kelli Noftle, fraternal twins, open tuning to beat writer's block, bowed vibraphone, Jeff Tweedy, Johnny Cash, impossible dreams, Ben Gibbard, Boston, MA, Giulio Carmassi, Bob Dylan, Conor Oberst, Coner Oberst doing Bob Dylan, Steve McDonald, bathroom acoustics, drunken handclaps, upright pianos, sleigh bells, Before Sunrise, shitty Halloween nights.And that's just the first album.
Sounds Like: Poetry + Guitar + Baritone rasp
Record Label: Time Act Music / Vagrant Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Beneath a Balcony - FAQ

Hello: I know what youre all probably thinking. Where the @#$% is the album, youre thinking. You thought it was coming early 2009. Well so did I. But you should know by now, the...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:44:00 GMT

SXSW DIARY!

I've just returned from an incredible 5 days in Austin for SXSW. This is my second time down at the gargantuan music festival, and it was even better than last time.My show at the PureVolume.com Hous...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:39:00 GMT

IGS Benefit at the W Hotel & SXSW in Austin with PureVolume.com

Hello everyone:I wanted to fill you in on two great events taking place in the month of March. First, support a good cause by coming out for the International Green Shield's Whenever/Wherever Charity...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:22:00 GMT

A message re: Feb. 17th @ Hotel Cafe

I wanted to say thank you to everyone who has come out on those Sunday nights (some of you many times over) and paid your ten bucks to see me sing. I appreciate it. I know how busy life can get and ...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:54:00 GMT

The top secret ambitious plan&.REVEALED!!!

Hello there: Back in October, as I finally got into the studio to start working the first new material since Welcome to the Danger Show, I hinted that I had a rather ambitious plan for the next album....
Posted by on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:24:00 GMT

Final Show of 2008 - Don’t Miss It...

Come out for a fun end-of-2008 show down at the Mint. I've been hard at work on a new album, so I'm going to play a nice broken-down show to let you hear some of the brand new songs, plus some c...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:15:00 GMT

Album 2, for real this time

Hello everyone. It's been a crazy few months. I know the band and I have been a bit under the radar since our last show in July. There's been a lot of ups and downs in my personal li...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:49:00 GMT

Album 2....

We're inching forward.... I can't say when we'll actually begin recording the second LP, but I can tell you that I've got a ton of cool new demos for great new songs. We're on the hunt for a producer...
Posted by on Sat, 24 May 2008 15:53:00 GMT

NEW MUSIC VIDEO

With the aid of a talented crew of indie filmmakers, we’ve completed the first video off Welcome to the Danger Show. The video is for "I Can’t Fix It" and you can watch it here.www.youtube...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:42:00 GMT

Important Announcement

My drummer, Brian Moskin has made the decision to quit the band and move back to his home state of Florida. While this is a tough loss on a musical and personal level, we wish him the best in his new ...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:38:00 GMT