My Mom and Dad did.

I play solo, mostly. I play in Western Massachusetts, Boston, NYC, Portland Maine and various other places.

Opens doors to areas that one might not be able to travel to.

No.

Press
"Mark Schwaber the songwriter is back on the scene, armed with his stellar new record Two Years and Thirty Minutes (released in July on Pigeon Records). The record showcases Schwaber's wide range of talents, from his understatedly brilliant guitar playing (check out the quirky turnaround after the first chorus of "Watergun") to his knack for creating beautiful arrangements (dive into the lovely layers of "Hell is Here" and "Dignity in Death") to his seemingly endless supply of hooks (just try to get the vocal lines on "Let Down" or the guitar line on "Ghosting" out of your head). The mood on Two Years... shifts from straight-up rock to sparse, nylon-string dirges, but the unmistakable constant is Schwaber's superb songwriting. There are 11 songs in this collection, and only two of them break the three-minute mark. Chalk that brevity up to the fact that Schwaber has mastered one of the most important principles of songwriting: Don't overdo it. He never forces lyrics. If he's said everything he needs to say in a single verse, he brings the song in for a gorgeous, graceful landing, as he does on "Crash Your Ride." If he's written a wonderfully funny and catchy verse, he simply repeats it, as he does on "On Your Way." It's a compelling approach -- compelling the listener to revisit the songs again and again and again."
Greg Saulmon www.masslive.com - 2004

"At once stark and luxuriant, the music never overwhelms with angst but instead works a more subtle seduction; it's music for tender ears and tired hearts, a sadcore aficianado's dream come true"
Valley Advocate - 1997

"...an endearing postcard from a faraway place."
The Noise - 2000

"...emotionally charged and showing superior musicianship the quintet never delivered the expected climax. Instead they left their audience to suffer...gratefully"
Greenfield Recorder - 1997


Bio


After a 3 year hiatus from the band Hospital, singer/songwriter Mark Schwaber returns with a half hour of eleven pop statements. The record is
entitled "two years and thirty minutes". It is being released on Pigeon Records, home to such great acts as Spouse, Mike Flood,Lo Fine, Bully Club, Extendo Ride and many more. Recorded over
2 years at Plummer's Mines Studios (engineered by Karl Ourand of Bloodbath/Pushbutton Warfare), Slaughterhouse Studios (engineered by Mark Alan Miller) and Woodmont Studios (engineered by Bruce Tull of the Scud Mountain Boys and Lo Fine) this collection of short and direct songs is sad, sweet, stressful and silly. In the past 15 years Mark has toured/performed along side such acts as Sebadoh, Folk Implosion, Jawbox, Papas Fritas,
Lois Moffeo and hundreds of others. Mark is currently a member of 2 great Western Mass bands...Lo Fine (www.lofine.com) and Spouse
(www.spousemusic.com)

Contact

Pigeon Records
PO Box 3723
Portland, ME 04104

markschwaber@hotmail.com
www.pigeonrecords.com

Elliott Smith, The Commodores, Van Halen, Bad Brains, Miles Davis, John Lennon.

My favorite city is Easthampton, MA

I use some guitars and some drums and some bass' and some keyboards.

I'd like to thank the academy.