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Mark Prigoff

 
Mark Prigoff

Smooth jazz, soundtracks and original compositions.

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Picture for song 'Somos Novios (It's Impossible)' by artist 'Mark Prigoff'

Somos Novios (It's Impossible)

Somos Novios (It's Impossible) - Duet with Mark Prigoff, Andrea Bocelli and Christina Aguilera
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Picture for song '6-String Poet' by artist 'Mark Prigoff'

6-String Poet

My extended version of David Benoit's song from his Inner Motion CD. All instruments are performed and recorded on the Technics PR-305 Digital Ensemble. I let my digital piano trigger an external Yamaha MU-50 tone generator for just the rhythm track
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Picture for song 'You Must Believe In Spring' by artist 'Mark Prigoff'

You Must Believe In Spring

From the Film: The Young Girls Of Rochefort (1968), France.
Mark Prigoff (of Digital Jazz Productions) has been a keyboardist for over 50 years. Mark has performed from as early as six years old and continued to do so throughout his musical career. Mark admits to both the advantages and disadvantages of being able to play just about anything he hears without sheet music. "I started playing whatever I heard when I was four years old and it's a gift which most sight-readers would love to be able to do. The downside is that reading the bass clef has always been difficult for me, but if I can read or hear the melody, I can usually fill-in the chords on my own, and there are plenty of PVC or PVG arrangements out there, especially when it comes to 'pop' music." Mark joined the school band and orchestra (in elementary school) as a drummer and percussionist (which was much easier to sight-read) and then continued to take drum lessons in addition to his keyboard studies. "Having a good sense of drumming and percussion really comes in handy, especially with undertanding timing and rhythm tracks for a digital or MIDI recorded sequence." "Our school system provided an excellent experience for me in all phases of music. I participated in many talent concerts as a keyboardist, performed with the school band, orchestra and marching bands, and by high school, we had many exchange concerts with regional schools and those in Don Mills (near Toronto, Canada), Montreal, and various schools in New York and New Jersey. Our high school marhcing band performed at West Point Academy and participated in the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC. By that time, I had already studied piano and music theory with the late Claire Cochi at her music school in Tenafly, NJ, and then later went to Interlochen (the National Music Camp) in Ann Arbor, Michigan to study orchestral percussion, piano, and other related musical disciplines." In later years, Mark performed with the jazz-fusion group, High Tide, in NYC and did accompaniments for various vocalists and instrumental artists on the rise. After teaching piano and organ at Frank & Camille's Keyboard Centers, Mark became a National Finalist in the 1988 Yamaha National Electone Keyboard Festival and performed an original composition and drum solo, "HX-Excitement" on the HX1 Electone Keyboard Instrument at the La Mirada Civic Center in California. It was quite an experience for him as he had only spent just under five months learning to play the organ for this event. "I was shocked that they selected me to come to the finals... a little nerve-racking, but also some great fun for me." Then, three of his students followed in his footsteps to the finals during the next four years. Today, after performing locally for many years, Mark now concentrates on recording in his home studio and listening to as much music as he can. "The more music you listen to, the broader your musical vocabulary becomes."
Have you performed in front of an audience?
Occasionally I do play out with friends or as a fill-in artist, but I prefer to record in the comfort zone of my home, or my recording studio.
Your musical influences
I have been infuenced by a great many artists from many diverse genres... To name a few, David Benoit, Bob James, David Foster, Earl Klugh, Ivan Lins, Dori Caymmi, Chick Corea, Oscar Peterson, Ramsey Lewis, Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Chris Botti, Andrea Bocelli, and so many more!
What equipment do you use?
My main keyboard is the Technics PR-305 Digital Ensemble which has built-in rhythm and accompaniment tracks, a 16 channel MIDI sequencer, and on-the-fly recording either with or without rhythm patterns. My "micro setup" on the keyboard includes a Roland MC-50 MIDI sequencer, a Yamaha MOTIF-RACK ES, a Korg TR-RACK, Roland SoundCanvas, Yamaha MU-50 and MU-100, a Samson S-MIX, Panasonic CD player, SONY MiniDisc recorder, SONY RCD-W500C Compact Disc Recorder. My full MIDI studio includes a variety of other sound modules (Roland, Yamaha, Ensonic, Korg), Roland MC-50 & MC-500 sequencers, the R5 and Boss DR-660 drum units, Yamaha RX5 drum machine and tone module, BBE signal processing, Alessis Studio 32, 16-channel mixer with the Alessis "Wedge" stereo reverb, a Yamaha SPX-90 reverb/sampler, Rolls 10-channel submixer, several patchbays, computers and a custom-designed multimedia amplification system and HD Home Theatre. I also have several live mic setups and a Samson wireless system.
Anything else?
You can visit my website at: http://markprigoff.com ... I have listed the CD music, DVD movies, and sheet music in my collection which has greatly influenced my piano playing over the years. You can also read about my Popular Piano program which I am currently developing and hopefully will bring to the retail market.
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