Mark Lemhouse

Mark Lemhouse is an American Musician and Graphic Designer.

Music career

Getting his professional start in Memphis, Tennessee playing in Blues, Rockabilly, and American Roots bands, he released two solo albums on the Yellow Dog Records label. His debut album, Big Lonesome Radio was nominated for two Blues Music Awards for "Best New Artist" and "Acoustic Album of The Year." ^[1] His song "Edwin's Lament" was used in the Oscar winning film, Hustle and Flow. The follow-up album, The Great American Yard Sale, was decidedly much more eclectic than the first, with songs covering subjects from David Bowie to astronauts. In 2007, Lemhouse produced the album Bluefinger for Alternative Rock legend, Black Francis (AKA Frank Black) of The Pixies.^[2] Upon the albums release, the song "Threshold Apprehension" which Lemhouse also provided backing vocals to, was picked by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the Best 100 Songs of the year.^[3]

Career in Graphic Design

In the fall of 2007, Lemhouse entered school to pursue a degree in Visual Communications (Graphic Design). Upon finishing school he started 'Lemhouse Design.' Among the clients he has worked with, his one-time musical collaborator, Black Francis is one as well. Since 2007, Lemhouse has designed the albums 7fngrs, Nonstoperotik, the interactive media projects "Live at the Hotel Utah" and "Live in Nijmegen". The most recent being the 60 page box set/book, The Golem.^[4]

References

1. ^ http://www.blues.org/#ref=bluesmusicawards_pastyears, 8-17-10
2. ^ http://www.billboard.com/album/blackfrancis/bluefinger/947024#/album/black-francis/bluefinger/947024
3. ^ http://www.popcrunch.com/rolling-stone-magazine-the-100-best-songs-of-2007/
4. ^ http://www.cccvc.com/blog/?p=100

External links

• www.marklemhouse.com
• www.lemhousedesign.com

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