If you had asked me, when I was 16 years old, what I'd want to be doing when I'm 40, I would have said, "make records, and play rock and roll." I've had the wonderful, good fortune of being in a great American rock band for the last 20 years, and music has been my occupation. It is a dream that came true. My bandmates are my brothers, and our crew and staff are our family, and I love them all. I sincerely hope there is another Hootie album in the future. I honestly feel like our best material is still out there.
In the meantime, we will be touring again this summer, and I am releasing my second solo CD. It's called END OF THE FRONT. The reason I do these things is because I am a songwriter, and when the good stuff piles up, I have to get it out there. It never feels right to just leave it sitting there in my studio. If you like it, please spread the word. If you don't, spread the word anyway. Someone else just might.
One of the songs on END OF THE FRONT, "A Fork in the Road", is the title cut for a film to be released this summer. Fellow South Carolina Gamecock, Paul Bernard, is one of the producers, and is responsible for blessing me with this awesome opportunity. It will play over the end of the film. I recorded it with my buddies in The Occasional Milkshake - Gary Greene, and Hank Futch. They are on most of the CD as well. The song is recorded as a duet with Danielle Howle.
Speaking of Danielle, we made an album together a few years ago that I am very proud to have been the producer of. Everything I have produced, including the recently released, DOUG JONES EVERYBODY, DOUG JONES, is linked at http://www.markbryanmusic.com/disco.asp
I am planning on doing some shows with the Milkshake this year. Doug and Danielle may join us as well. It's a fun show with a ton of good music. We are starting off here on the east coast, but if given the opportunity, we would love to take it everywhere.I have really enjoyed being involved with the Golf Channel T.V. show, ROAD TRIP: MYRTLE BEACH. Charlie Rymer, Josh Kelley, and Perry Swenson make up one of the best foursomes I've ever played in. We will be shooting 8 more episodes this year - stay tuned.passionately,Mark Bryan
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- Mark Bryan
- Mark Bryan is a founding member, songwriter and the guitar player for multi-platinum Hootie & the Blowfish. While Hootie continues to tour and proves to be endlessly successful, Bryan constantly writes, records and produces solo material, and his latest efforts can be heard on the solo release End of the Front. Bryan offers up twelve new songs that range from punk to pop, to rock, to bluegrass on the debut.