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Mark
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Biography
Current Projects Recent releases include a second CD entitled 'Head Room'. This is a collection of mostly instrumental pieces which feature his eclectic style of composition and guitar playing. For more information, see the Latest CD page. Have a listen to music samples here and order the CD here. Although the album is a solo work, Mark regularly performs this (and other) material with a live band. See the Gigs / News page for further info. Background
A move to London brought about a collaboration with fellow musician David Hammond and the release of an album of 'New Age music with depth' entitled 'Openings'. This album was featured on radio in the USA. His growing interest in jazz took him into studying jazz-fusion guitar and he also did a course in jazz theory, composition and arranging at the City Lit in London. This led to a position as the guitarist in a jazz big band featuring all original compositions and arrangements. He composed two pieces which were performed by this band. At this time, he also played in a smaller jazz combo. Later on when back in Dublin, Mark undertook a further course of study in jazz at the Newpark School of Music, a course which was run under the auspices of the Guildhall School of Music in London.
Around the same time, Mark played lead guitar in a Steely Dan tribute band. This band played gigs in and around Dublin for a number of years. Concurrently, Mark began work on his next recording project 'Head Room'. Future Plans These include continuing to give live performances of the material from 'Head Room' as well as writing and performing more music for release on CD and other formats. Mark is also interested in writing music for film. More info and news etc. can be found at Mark DuBerry's Blog.
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Mark
DuBerry is a guitarist and songwriter / composer from Dublin, Ireland.
He plays and writes music which is a hybrid of electronic-ambient,
progressive rock, classical and jazz-fusion. He has always been
drawn to music which combines and blends different genres as he
finds this sort of fusion the most exciting and creative. Artists
like Yes, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Weather Report, The
Yellowjackets, David Sylvian, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Brian Eno
and Pete Namlook are among his main influences. So he has
given his particular style of music the name 'Electronic ambient
rock with a jazz flavour'.
Mark
was a classical guitarist during the early phase of his career.
He performed in various concert and other venues throughout Dublin
while at the same time developing a keen interest in progressive
rock and other more experimental music. He pursued his interest
in writing by studying composition with the composer James
Wilson. He played in different band projects including
a national tour with a multi-media theatre production. Around this
time he composed and recorded the music for a rock musical. 
After
the course, Mark continued to compose and produced his first CD
entitled 'Escalate', a compilation of pieces written and recorded
over a ten-year period. The track 'Freefall' won an award of merit
in the Unisong International Song Contest in 1998.
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