Mark Allender
Experimental string and percussion music.
5
songs
97
plays
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This is my favorite piece I have ever recorded. Stark, austere. Title is pronounced 'open parenthesis.'
Battery Battery
This is the weirdest thing I have ever done. The title 'Battery' refers the 'physical assault' definition of the word.
An Awakening of Sorts An Awakening of Sorts
My name is Mark Allender and I am a string player , composer, and percussionist. My primary love is bowed strings and I like to use them in a variety of contexts. On a secondary level, I am very interested in the relationship between art and language and much of my work explores this subject.Band/artist history
I have been playing double bass since I was nine years old, which is interesting because I was also the shortest kid in school. By age 18, I had developed a passionate, obsessive love for the sound of a bow on a string, prompted primarily by David Cross's work with King Crimson. From that point forward, I primarily played my bass with a bow in every band I played in.
In the summer of 1994, I had the pleasure of playing in an experimental trio called PUNT which opened up a whole new world for me in terms of what was possible. AFter PUNT, I joined a local inter-cultural ensemble called Pointless Orchestra and played with them for eleven years.Have you performed in front of an audience?I have generally not played live as a solo artist, but have been a member of many bands over the years.
Your musical influences
Godspeed You Black Emperor, My Invisible, Ethel, Steve ReichWhat equipment do you use?
double bass, cello, violin w/ Fishman pickups.
Kent, OH
USA
ID
689704
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