I am also planning on using this site as my personal site as well, so I will try to include some of that info here...
DETAILS:
BIRTH DATE: November 4, 1979
STATUS: Taken...actually Stolen by an exotic woman of Italian Decent.
ORIENTATION: An activity Boy Scouts do in the woods...Oh, you meant sexual orientation...i see... I'm straight as they come.
HOMETOWN: New Brunswick, NJ
BODY TYPE: I'm a big guy. Not obese in any way, just bear-like in the sense that i could crush a salmon with the palm of my hand. Tall though...6'5".
ETHNICITY: Cracker Ass Cracker
RELIGION: Christian - Other
ZODIAC: Killer/Scorpio
SMOKE: To Much
DRINK: Not Enough
TOKE: Never have, never will
CHILDREN: Send 'em my way... I seriously can't wait to be a father, it's gonna be the coolest/biggest life changing experience ever.
EDUCATION: College Graduate (Rutgers University)
OCCUPATION: Sales Consultant for a High End Custom Home Theater Business... a.k.a. I'm a Salesman....
GENERAL INTERESTS:
I love music... what more can I say, It's one of the only things I think about first thing in the morning, and fall asleep to at night... Hmmm, what else... I guess if I had to pick other interests, they would include, watchin movies (love a good movie), 2 channel stereo, tryin to get back into vinyl as soon as I have the loot to buy a bad ass turntable, ummm, I'll have to get back to you on anything else...
Influences
Ok, so I figure I'll list the music, movies, tv, and other jazz I do here....
But before that I will state that three men stick out in my life as the greatest influences. That would be Mr. Victor Lemonte Wooten, Mr. Les Claypool, and My Brother, Jason Wallace. These three have helped me become who I am today either musically, or morally.
MUSIC:
Primus (first and foremost), The Victor Wooten Band, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Frog Brigade, Les Claypool, Mino Cinelu, Marcus Miller, Otiel Burbridge, Steve Bailey, Ben Folds, Bjork, Mars Volta, Radiohead, Muse, The Beatles, Billy Martin, all of MMW, Ryan Martini, Meshuggah, Megadeth, Pantera, etc.
MOVIES:
Donnie Friggin Darko, Braveheart, The Big Lebowski, The Machinist, Saw I, Saw II, Saw III, Cube, Hypercube, Cube Zero, Go, Run Lola Run, Spanglish, Momento, Requim For A Dream, Anything with Farley or Ed O'Neil...
TELEVISION:
This is easy...
Deal or no Deal
Married With Children
Lost
One other guilty pleasure involving two sarcastic woman that shall remain nameless.
BOOKS:
I can't read...(That means Bass Player Magazine is my favorite book...)
HEROES:
I said my major influences before, but I have to include my whole family, they are awesome. They got me to this point and helped shape my life.
NETWORKING:
Music...Performance...Bass... Those words are music to my ears.
Sounds Like
First I'll list my equipment...
EQUIPMENT:
BASS: Stambaugh Custom Marc Wallace Signature 4 String.
CAB: nada
PRE: nada
POWER: nada
EFFECTS: Booss RC-50XL Loop Station
CABLES: Monster Studio Pro 1000 Cables
As for the Music...
SOUNDS LIKE:
I play some progressive, some funk, some melodic, i dunno whatever you want to call it. I am greatly influenced by Claypool and Wooten, so you know its percussive. I love slappin and tappin, just somethin so appealing to me about hitting your instrument rather than playing it...
"your simply the greatest... no question... i love your style... smooth and yet it still reaks of funk like the dirty socks in my hamper!"
-J Dizz-
"...i loved playin bass before but after listenin to your music its a passion."
-Terrell
"...Wow, you're an insperation to bassists everywhere, you have a
real talent..."
-Dave
"...First of all my ears wanna say thank you for the beautiful
music you just allowed them to hear..."
-Jeff
"...As i said once before, this man reminds me of the talent of
Victor Wooten...TALENT!, no gimicks...love the bassology..."
-Anonymous
"...DUDE, YOUR LEGEND!!!...I havent heard music this good in
a while... Just seriously... wow... ur impossibly good."
-Jess
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If you need a recording engineer in NJ, you must check out the man the myth the legend, mr. mozart himself...
Ok, so I love music; I can't deny it. I play the bass guitar and I love every dang minute of it. I started playing 6 years ago on my 22nd birthday and it has changed my life forever. I am a child of the percussive art so I am extremely influenced by Les Claypool and Victor Wooten. However, as of late, I have been getting into a lot of different music and am beginning to pull roots from some greats such as Billy Martin, Mino Cinelu, of course Jaco himself, Michael Manring, and a slew of others...
As for the past, I was in a band for three years and it was a great time, but since then I have moved on and been doing solo work for the last two years. As of late, I have been performing in a 7 piece funk project called Taboo Love, which has been a good time. I am currently working on my sophmore solo effort which hopefully will be out in the spring.
Ok, so I guess I should say more about me... Let's see, well, I just turned 27, I went to Red Bank Regional High School, got accepted at Yale University, went there, left there, went to Rutgers, did track and field, was a big east champion, graduated, got a job teaching in Kenilworth, helped start a band, made an album, got good at slappin the old thump stick, took a trip to Sandwich Illinois, ate a sandwich, quit my job, quit the band, put out a cd and started a new job as a sales consultant for a high end custom home theater company. As of late, most of my time has been working, sleeping, and playin music . So, all I got are me, my love, my family, my friends, and my bass. What more could anyone ask for...
So, I put an album out in March of '06 and it went over pretty well. Just to give you the low down on the album, it is entitled, "Four Years Later...A Week In The Mind Of Marc Wallace". The title is such because the album was somewhat of a chance for me to display where my head was at after four years of playing. In addition, I stuck to my original idea, and all of the songs were written day by day, over the course of one week...except for Paganini and The Beckoning, although they were rerecorded, but they were kept by popular demand. The album is fairly eclectic, because I kind of just spouted out what was in my head at that time. There are still about a 100 copies of the disc left, if anyone is interested. I have currently been in the works of writing new material and trying to come into my own style if you will... This time around I would like to record with live musicians and try to take my time and structure the songs the way I would like to... So, needless to say, stay tuned for the sophomore effort. The new material definetly has a lot more rhythm to it while still retaining some of my original flavor...
Heyyyy whats up? So I have 2 weeks and counting... till the end of this little big town contest im in to be able to open up for them on their tour! If you have any free time to vote Id really appreciate it. I moved the demand it thingy under my music player so its a little easier to find on my page! Thankkk you
thats awesome!! clearly theyre not as cool as dbhs class of '05 though hahah. graduated college??? im on a 24 year plan hahah. i havent been back to school in almost 2 years... im gonna go back in the fall though or else my parents will kick my ass out haha. hows the band doing?? so im thinking on the border is in order sometime soon
I'm upstairs cooking dinner listening to you play. It brings a tear to my eye to hear how amazing you are. I fall in love with you all over again...and again...
Marc! hey man, i finally got a bass! it's an epiphone 4 sting. beginner pack sorta deal, but i've been poppin nd slappin my fingers off since i got it. anyways, hope all is well! happy holidays
Salut Marc! I jumping in with a big Hello for you! Brilliant stuff to be found here, that's really cool, like your stylel! Send you good feelings and energy and greetings from Hamburg, Silva
