Mild mannered Mark Jane discovered music late in his youth. His early tamperings with the recorder in the school choir were short lived. The instrument did not inspire him and evening rehearsals clashed with " The Muppet Show ". All was quiet until the day his father bought an electronis keyboard into the house.
Years of hidden desire to make music were unleashed on this machine. A world of sound was investigated, and no musical style could hide from Marks scrutiny - Lionel Richie, Bach Star Wars and Queen all would be synthesized without mercy. And then a revelation, a flash of inspiration during his daily paper round - why not learn the guitar !
It suddenly became clear that the guitar was his real musical destination. Within a year he was playing live gigs in school bands.
EXPERIENCE
1988-1989 - Gandalfs Posse - Keyboards and Guitar.
1989- 1990 - Maniac Deathcow - Guitar.
1990-1992 - Stuff'n'Nonsense - Guitar.
1992 - Panasonic Audio Rock School - Finalist in National Music Competition..
1992-1993 - The Sausage Men - Keyboards, Guitar, Bass.
1993-1995 - The Bedsharks - Guitar
1995 - Axe Attack - Guitar.
SOUNDTRACK EXPERIENCE
2000 - Roman and Gaul Festival - Musical Direction,
National Park Festival, SDIG événements, Parc Naturel du Vexin.
1999 - The Comedy Of Errors - Musical Direction, Théâtre
Nesle, Acta Fabula International Group.
1996 - Pile-up On The Road To Oz - Composer of soundtrack, Guitar/Keyboards/Bass,
The Chapel Theatre York/Edinbrough Fringe Festival 1996, Hardline Productions.
1996 - The Lift - Composer of soundtrack, Guitar/Keyboards, Short film,
Betley Productions.
RECORDING EXPERIENCE
1992 - Stuff'n'Nonsense - Demo tape.
1993 - The Sausage Men - Demo Album - Zywieca
1995 - The Bedsharks - Demo tape - False Comfort
1995-2000 - Solo Recordings - Various demos including - In-self, Gust,
Beeb-bop.
PLAYS
Guitar (electric and acoustic)
Bass
Keyboards
School bands were transformed into local bands. He recorded music in local studios. His group were finalists in the National Panasonic Rock School competition, with a song he wrote. He toured the region. At university new groups were formed, new studio recordings made and new tours played.
More recently his musical skills have been used to write
soundtracks for theatrical and film productions. Mark has a heavy blues/rock
foundation to his music, but often with modern funk/pop influences. He currently
records and experiments at home. He is on the look out for new stages to play
on and soundtracks to write. If you think you could use his skills contact
Mark now ! ! !
