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Alternative & Alt Power Pop Music artist from St. Louis, MO. 100+ songs free to stream or download (MP3/WAV). Add to your playlist now.

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Brian Andrew Marek

A fixture on the St. Louis music scene for years, singer/songwriter Brian Andrew Marek is a man obsessed with sound and soul.

118 songs
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Picture for song 'Big City Dreams' by artist 'Brian Andrew Marek'

Big City Dreams Big City Dreams

Acoustic Rock

Picture for song 'Building Up Steam' by artist 'Brian Andrew Marek'

Building Up Steam Building Up Steam

Acoustic Rock

Picture for song 'A Thousand Roads' by artist 'Brian Andrew Marek'

A Thousand Roads A Thousand Roads

Acoustic Rock

Picture for song 'I Just Stare in Wonder' by artist 'Brian Andrew Marek'

I Just Stare in Wonder I Just Stare in Wonder

Acoustic Rock

Picture for song 'Randall Random' by artist 'Brian Andrew Marek'

Randall Random Randall Random

Acoustic Rock

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A fixture on the St. Louis music scene for years with the late, lamented and as a host with (as well as its predecessor, the Noiseday Hootenanny), singer/songwriter Brian Andrew Marek is a man obsessed with sound and soul. showcases a wide range of his talents, as he handles all instrumentation (drums, bass, guitars, keyboards and several more exotic devices), vocals, songwriting, arrangement, engineering, mixing and production. A highly personal song cycle, finds Marek reclaiming the musical subtlety and dynamics that were lost amidst the din of Rocket Park's notoriously raucous performances., concocts amusingly-named side projects that few will ever hear (a small sampling: Tulip Sniper, Mr. Body Massage Machine, , Ethel the Tuba's Marihuana Brass, Gamera's Girlfriend, The Light Means Your Death) and, with , runs .
Band/artist history
I was born, I listened to music, I made music, I still make music, here I am, take me as I am. Damn.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
I mostly play with my band , in which I play drums and sing lead. I also hit the occasional open mic night (where I'm as likely to accompany someone else as perform solo) and do a bona fide solo gig once in a blue moon (or two).
Your musical influences
10CC, Daevid Allen, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, Aphrodite's Child, The Attack, Kevin Ayers, The Band, Lou Barlow, Syd Barrett, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Black Flag, Black Sabbath, The Bonzo Dog Band, David Bowie, Brave Belt, Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds, The Creation, Deep Purple, Pete Dello, Nick Drake, Bob Dylan, Electric Light Orchestra, Brian Eno, Jason Falkner, Family, The Flaming Lips, Full Dimensional, The Godz (the ones on ESP, not the hard rock band on Casablanca), Grand Funk Railroad, The Grateful Dead, The Guess Who, Hotlegs, Husker Du, The Idle Race, Jackson Heights, Robert Johnson, King Crimson, The Kinks, Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66, The Move, Nirvana, Phil Ochs, Opal, Pink Floyd, Plasticland, The Polyphonic Spree, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Ramases, Lou Reed, The Rolling Stones, Roxy Music, Sebadoh, The Sex Clark Five, The Soft Machine, Alexander "Skip" Spence, Stereolab, Traffic, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Uriah Heep, Vanilla Fudge, The Velvet Monkeys, The Velvet Underground, Tom Waits, Brian Wilson, Robert Wyatt, Yes, Neil Young (especially with Crazy Horse) and a few billion others
What equipment do you use?
Old, funky things with lots of soul.
St. Louis, MO  USA
ID 207877
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die trompeten gefallen sehr - schoener Style
I am just buzzing around on the acoustic charts and I like what I found of yours!
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