Mark DeCerbo & Four Eyes

Mark DeCerbo has been a powerful force in the San Diego music scene since the early 80s with his band Four Eyes. He has been described as being part of that elite fraternity of popmeisters whose ranks include Paul McCartney, Cliff Richard, Eric Carmen, Nick Lowe and Glenn Tilbrook. They dont just write songs, they craft them. (Thomas K. Arnold, San Diego Magazine). After a stint with MCA Records Mark recorded his debut solo album, Babys Not in the Mood for Bizarre/Straight Records in 1990. The album, featuring Mike Kenneally (Frank Zappa), Pat Mastelotto (XTC, Mister Mister), and Burleigh Drummond (Ambrosia), was described as a Dont miss in Billboard magazine and won kudos from critics. "You could hang Christmas bulbs with the hooks in DeCerbos tunes. (John DAgostino, LA Times). Mark has worked in the studio with the likes of Earle Mankey, legendary for his work with The Beach Boys, 20/20, Sparks, and Concrete Blonde, to name just a few, Paul Fox (XTC, Boy George producer), Jack Mack's Heart Attack Horns, Greg Kihn, J. T. Lewis (Sting, Lou Reed, Stanley Jordan), Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa) and others. In the live arena, Mark has performed solo or with his band Four Eyes, opening for such artists as Nick Lowe, Paul Carrack, John Hiatt, The Romantics, Marshall Crenshaw John Mayall, Huey Lewis and the News, Squeeze, Roseanne Cash, the Everley Brothers, Billy Swan, Tower of Power, Livingston Taylor, NRBQ and Sonia Dada. Mark's song, Contagious is featured in CBS Movie of the Week Mike Hammer: Come Die with Me. Fueling Four Eyes' resurgence in 2009 is a compilation of songs from their expansive catalogue now available on the San Diego-based label, Blindspot Records, called "Four Eyes Anthology 1977-1990 featuring Mark DeCerbo" as well as new songs on four other compilations including Ringo Starr and Neil Diamond tribute albums. Another recent album by Mark DeCerbo & Four Eyes, "Sweet On The Vine," was released August 2005 on Zip Records. Four Eyes performed at the International Pop Overthrow 2004, '05, '06, '07, '08 in Los Angeles and will again in 2009 in San Diego. They were nominated in the Best Pop Band category for the San Diego Music Awards.