Mark Austin Band

Bio:

Look for THE MARK AUSTIN BAND again in 09 !!!!!!!!! We'll be out and about !!!!!!!!!!!!

Mark is currently working with Elvis T. Busboy at www.elvistbusboy.com

also check out Common Ground at www.spiritfest.com

We're the ones we're waiting for, let's show up and make a positive difference

Don't Be Scared by the Mark Austin Band

This video footage above is of the Mark Austin Band live from the Curtain Club playing "Don't Be Scared"

'cosmic trigger' CD Reviews

The Mark Austin Band are dynamic and their freshmen release is out of this world! (Review by Laura Turner Lynch for Kweevak.com)

Claude Gagne at K.L.O.D. Music eZine and online radio says "elements are weaved expertly to create hauntingly interesting music, that is deserving of the term original" click here for his review It's great! Later that year he inducted us into his Indie Hall of Fame

"Lyrically this album is great and the complex music arrangements have accolades all their own" says smother music eZine at www.smother.net

thingsmale.net boasts "all I can say is tremendous"...."My personal favorite, Don't be Scared (or as I like to subtitle, oh yeah our bassist rocks)..."

"What a band. What a voice!" say's Bass Inside Magazine this is a meet-the-band video done by the bro-in-law, doc type, very real

and this is a Mark Austin interview from the enlightened years with music from the band interwoven

interview with Mark

check out other videos here

and you can check out the songs page here

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..> ..> MARK AUSTIN BAND: Moongliding on Mars seasoned musicians create depth from the Spirit and for the Soul when a mix of brilliant instrumentals spice soulful content filled lyrics and heartfelt vocals

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..> ..> MARK AUSTIN BAND: Cosmic Trigger Combines thought provoking vocals, mind altering guitar, and mantra like bass lines, harmonizing to the tune of transcendent horns, a clairvoyant drum beat, and astral percussion.  "CD of the Year 2004" at kweevak.com

get Moongliding on Mars from emusic here

get Cosmic Trigger from emusic here

or MSN here for cosmic trigger

Member Since:

March 26, 2005

Members:

The Mark Austin Band consists of Mark Austin on bass and vocals, Scott Weltner on drums, Larry Spencer on trumpet, Keith Adkins on trombone, Lee Schloss on sax, Lewis Hutcheson on guitar and vocals, and Daniel Cisneros on percussion.

Mark Austin – bass, vocals, bandleader: recipient of Buddy Magazine’s “Texas Tornado” award. Mark has played with or opened for such acts as Jerry LaCroix, Delbert McClinton, Ronnie Milsap, Marie Osmond, and The Oak Ridge Boys.

Scott Weltner – drums: credits include Patti Labelle, Philip Bailey, Gloria Estefan, Larry Carlton, Grover Washington, Jr., Teena Marie, Chuck Rainey, Robby Kreiger, Buddy Miles, and Cinderella.

Larry Spencer – trumpet and horn section leader: credits include Buddy Rich Big Band, Woody Herman Orchestra, Henry Mancini, Nelson Riddle, Andy Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, Mel Torme, Natalie Cole, Ray Charles, Reba McIntyre, and Frank Sinatra.

Keith Adkins – trombone: credits include Count Basie Orchestra, Joe Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Cab Calloway, Tony Williams, Ben Vereen, Louis Bellson, Henry Mancini, Nelson Riddle, and Tony Bennett.

Lee Schloss – sax: recipient of numerous awards from The Royal Conservatory of Music Brussels Belgium. credits include the Antwerp Opera Orchestra, Don Carlos, Aurthor Conley, The Temptations, and Natalie Cole.

Lewis Hutcheson – guitar: credits include Donald Byrd, Mary Wells, and Hollywood Heroes.

Daniel Cisneros – percussion: credits include Miguelito Valdez, Celio Gonzales, and Celia Cruz.

Influences:

What the bleep do we know?

Sounds Like:

Sting, Tower of Power, Donald Fagen

Record Label:

Celestial Studios