Pynner
Mark Pynn adopted the artist name 'Pynner' at the age of seventeen when he began selling cassettes of his music to his peers at school. The tapes contained a psychedelic mixture of drums and a toy keyboard played through borrowed guitar pedals, all recorded on an analogue four-track Portastudio. As a teen Mark studied drums and guitar, then at the age of twenty he earned a diploma for Audio Engineering. Using sample-based software, online he shared several Pynner remixes of classic songs, the most popular being of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Youngs 'Woodstock'. Pynner has also enjoyed a DJ career spinning house and techno music at small parties with DJ partner Chevy.
While it was his dream to produce a concept album from the start, it wouldnt be until the age of thirty that his debut album '2081' would start to come into realization. While drumming for Kill Matilda in Montreal, Mark purchased Pro Tools, and this final addition to his studio allowed him to finally create the sounds he would need to make '2081'. The first song produced with his new studio would end up being the eleventh track on the album, 'The Prophecy'. Over the course of eight years, pieces of '2081' were recorded in Quebec, Ontario, and BC, respectively. In order to produce the theatrical skits on the album, Mark borrowed help from his friends and family members as performing voice actors. '2081' was finally released in February of 2019.
Currently Mark lives on Vancouver Island where he studies psychology and linguistics at The University Of Victoria and works on a fruit farm.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Pynner is originally from Hamilton, ON, but currently resides in Victoria, BC. As a drummer he has performed with several bands, including the touring punk act Kill Matilda. His music is heavily influenced by the sounds of Pink Floyd, Daft Punk, The Beastie Boys, and many more.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Live performances of "2081" are in the plans for 2012.
Your musical influences
Dust Brothers, Chemical Brothers, Mr. Oizo, Daft Punk, Beastie Boys, Pink Floyd, Orbital, Led Zeppelin, Joe Walsh, Underworld, Air, Beck, Allman Brothers, Beck, Mirwais, Radiohead
What equipment do you use?
macBook Pro, Pro Tools 9, Korg Keyboard, Roland SP505
Anything else?
'2081' is the debut album from solo-artist / producer Pynner, released in February of 2019. The album truly caters to the "shuffle generation" as it seamlessly spans the genres of electronic, rock, and hip-hop. It is a science-fiction concept album about a dystopian society in which corporate greed has lead the world into a series of tragic disasters. It contemplates some of the worlds current social and economic issues.
