"Like Water":
Ed Huelke - Trumpet
Crystal Bowersox - Guitar
"If This Was A Movie":
Crystal Bowersox - Bass (on guitar)
"Every Once In A While"
Mark Brink - Piano and Vocal
"Half of Me"
Ed Huelke - Trumpet
Influences
Lyrics:
The Saddest Song
That I Never Wrote
I had thought
I'd write about you
But I didn't need to find
The perfect rhyme or reason
for things that came true
So The Saddest Song
That I Never Wrote
Had no beginning,
but happ'ly ends
For we both understood
What we loved
and what was good
Was the loyalty
of True Friends.
Lyrics:
If This Was A Movie
Then this would be
My favorite part
It's where the guy
Sits down on the curb
And tells the girl
What he honestly feels
In the depth of his heart
And as he's wondering if she'll stay
To hear the things he'll say
About a love he's afraid he might miss
She throws her arms 'round his neck
And quiets his doubts
With a kiss
And then the music swells
And the credits roll
And the moon slips away while they kiss
As a singer/songwriter I listen for the music that comes in, then pick up a guitar and/or pen and try to find the best way to send it back out to you.
I'm not really sure where the music comes from,
but I do know I'm not supposed to keep it.
I'm a big fan of strong melodic lines and selective lyric choices. In fact, some of the songs I have written just have one verse. And for whatever reason, my brain writes in patterns so I play finger-style. That still mystifies me.
In college, where I studied music, someone asked me if I played guitar. I said, "No, why?" They handed me one and said, "Because we're leaving in a few weeks to do a two month USO tour of the Orient and I told them we had a guy who played guitar really well - that's going to be you!"
After college came four years on the road as a featured vocal soloist and musician with big band legend, Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians.
Originally from Oklahoma, it was an honor to play the title role of Will Rogers in a Chicago production of "The Will Rogers Follies", for which I was nominated for a Jeff Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
Other credits include close to a hundred performances as a featured vocal soloist in Pops Concerts with major symphony orchestras all across America with world renowned maestros Joel Levine and Richard Hayman.
But the small backroom at Uncommon Ground at the corner of Clark and Grace in Chicago is my other "living" room where I leave the tux, the orchestra, the scripts and scores behind and try to 'live outloud' and share what I truly hear in my heart. Chicago has an amazing wealth of talented singer/songwriters and performers -- and loyal listeners who love LIVE MUSIC!
Please go out and support Live Music in your community - and explore the pages of my Friends list.
Mark, Found you through the Oklahoma connection. You write really nice songs from the heart. Very clean picking-maybe someday we will cross paths. Maybe will see you at Winfield some year. All the best@ Vince
Hey Mark, thanks for doing the detective work, had a wonderful time working w/ Heather. If you have nothing to do, check out the loneliest monk next week.
a few things: 1) i hope you had the best birthday ever. 2) i tried to change my myspace background to the one you sent me but for some reason it would fit right so i had to go with plan B...thanx anyway:) 3) thanx for your text the other night, if i wasn't on a sky trip and i was playing a show i would have love to see you!
Mark--thank you always taking time to comment with such thoughtful words. Did you hear GOODBYEHOME is going to see Crystal on Aug 22? Should be a great road trip!
I thought your name sounded familiar when I met you in real life earlier tonight. Small world, I guess. Anyways, thanks again for coming out. I hope we cross paths again soon.
mark...i will definitely keep the demos posted somewhere...you are right, the full band album is going to sound COMPLETELY different and it's nice to hang on to the rough demos and be able to come back to those if neccessary...
hey mark! i will actually be recording this summer in chicago...but that might run a pretty tight schedule...i'll have to feel it out. it would be awesome if my job gave me the whole summer off, wouldn't it?!! ah, well. i can dream. hope all is well with you!! peace, ~k
Hi Mark, just got back from a 10-day absence and enjoyed your video about the movie.....it's such a treat! Sending warm wishes for a blessed and happy time your way, my friend. Peace and love, Joy
How nice to hear from you again, thank you for your nice comment on my "Where Ever You Are". It's a very special Song for me. It is dedicated to my beloved little sister, that left us much to early together with husband and 3 children in a accident some years ago..Sorry for writing this on your page...it's the first time !!! / Yngve
Funny - I RARELY check this page anymore. So, I'm commenting back now.
"A Chance To Breathe" REALLY did sound good that night. The laughing in between made it funnier...and more authentic. It was great seeing you on March 10th as well.
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