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Mark Bacino 
Mark Bacino performing at The Living Room, NYC 2009Background information Birth name Mark Vincent Bacino Origin New York, NY, United States Genres pop music Occupations musician, singer-songwriter, producer Instruments vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums Years active 1998 – present Labels Parasol Records, Nippon Crown, DreamCrush Music Mark Bacino is an American singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist.
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Overview
Born and raised in New York, Bacino is a graduate of St. John's University. While attending college, Bacino played in various bands and formed a production partnership with a friend (engineer, Anthony Erice)[1] producing/recording local talent in their home-spun, basement studio.[2]
Eventually Bacino set out as a solo artist with three self-released efforts to his credit, the last of which, 1997's "Pop Job" EP, earned him a deal with American independent record label Parasol Records. In late 1998 Parasol issued Bacino's official debut, "Pop Job…the long player!", augmenting the original EP with 8 new Bacino penned/recorded power pop tracks.[3] In the years to follow Bacino promoted the release with his live band, becoming a regular at downtown NYC clubs such as "The Living Room" and sharing bills with the likes of such artists as The Little Willies (featuring Norah Jones) and Madeleine Peyroux.[4]
Early 2003 brought additional live performances and the US/Japanese release of Bacino's second album, "The Million Dollar Milkshake" (Parasol/Nippon Crown); This effort found Bacino marrying varied arrangements to his formally guitar-centric sound.[5] Bacino also took to the television airwaves in '03 to promote "Milkshake" via a comedic commercial spot which faithfully mirrored country singer Slim Whitman’s infamous TV ad from the early 1980s.[6]
In 2004, a partnership (now amicably dissolved) with JDMI Management (Tony Visconti/Hugh Padgham) encouraged Bacino to once again revisit the role of producer. With the formation of "The Queens English", a new production company/studio, Bacino found himself producing various artists and collaborating with fellow writer/producers Peter Zizzo (Avril Lavigne/Vanessa Carlton) and Marc Swersky (Hilary Duff) .[7]
As a producer, Bacino continues to remain active composing for television and film in addition to his work for other artists.[8]
In the spring of 2010, Bacino's third album, "Queens English", was released on the (part-Bacino owned/Redeye distributed) DreamCrush Music label.[9] Described by All Music Guide as an album that "proves it's possible to introduce actual maturity into pop with no adverse effects", "Queens English" marks Bacino's move away from the carefree, bubblegum leanings of his previous efforts toward a more personal and reflective pop sound.[10]
Bacino currently resides in New York with his wife and son.
Notes
- ^ see Erice bio at - http://www.anthonyerice.com
- ^ cited in bio on Bacino's official site - http://www.popjob.com/copy.bio.html
- ^ see official Parasol Records site - http://www.parasol.com/catalog/catalog.asp?zoomtitle=20827&thepage=/catalog/catalog.asp
- ^ see official Living Room site - http://www.livingroomny.com/artist/mark-bacino
- ^ see official Parasol Records site - http://www.parasol.com/catalog/catalog.asp?zoomtitle=63854&thepage=/catalog/catalog.asp
- ^ see official Mark Bacino YouTube channel - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPAoyohVIPA
- ^ see official Queens English site - http://www.thequeensenglish.com
- ^ see Bacino's official discography page - http://www.thequeensenglish.com/MBDiscography2.htm
- ^ see official DreamCrush Music site - http://www.dreamcrushmusic.com
- ^ citing All Music Guide "Queens English" album review - http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1767035
Discography
- 1998 Pop Job...the long player!
- 2003 The Million Dollar Milkshake
- 2010 Queens English
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