Into Each Life – the video

In the beginning of 2019, Lara Hope agreed to do a duet with me – a cover of an old Ella Fitzgerald/Ink Spots tune.  Rather than doing a note-for-note cover (what’s the point?), I decided to swap genders on the track – she was a trooper and took it on. Later on, Neil Alexander came to my place and gave me WAY better piano for it than my ham-handed parts.

So when it came time to make a video for it, I asked – and they both stepped up – along with Sam Newsome and Don Valentine, who did mime horns.

It was a LOT of work… but plenty of fun, and I’m glad to say that it was all done with social distancing.

With cameos by Lara Hope, Neil Alexander and Erik Lawrence, Let It Go is available now at Bandcamp, and will be available on all major platforms over the next week.

Enjoy.

The Bandcamp DISCOGRAPHY sale!

 

In light of the difficult times artists are facing right now, the very kind folks at Bandcamp are suspending all their fees for sales – for 24 hours – from midnight to midnight (Pacific) today.

I have three albums up there, plus an album of remasters/extra cuts… PLUS I’ve set up a full discography price of 16 bucks for the lot! You can find it all here:

https://markmarshall.bandcamp.com/

Thanks, and much love to all.

 

 

My Yearly New Year’s Ode

 

In the last remaining hours
of another year
about to end

I just had to take a moment
and thank you
for being my friend

The world was better ’cause you were here
and the moments we shared
were dear to me

And I can’t wait to spend another year
with you.

And many more. 🙂

Something I did for the Geezüs Butlers

I did the audio mixes and video editing on these, for my dear friends in the Geezüs Butlers band.

Once upon a time…

Once upon a time, two universes collided… Sal Caltabiano was the first person ever to invite me into a studio to create and co-create… me at the ripe old age of 15, when he was in his early twenties. It was the first time I ever got to multitrack. For years, he and I sweated and wrote and charted pan schemes on paper before recording… played and sang and recorded and recorded and fought and recorded – on each other’s stuff, and on stuff for others. It was a very intense time of creation, and we made wonderful music together. Shortly thereafter, we parted ways. We were able to reconnect over the past 15 years, and when we did, we were just love brothers from afar.
I just got word that he passed, and I’m just devastated – we had always talked about seeing each other again.
Godspeed, my brother. I love you, and wish you safe travels.
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