Musicians on ‘Limited Expression’ -
Carla Drew, Derrick Conyers, Jimmy Roberts, Leonice Shinneman, Gerald Couchman, Alan Mark Lightner, Dorrel Salmon, Russ Henry, Blair Sherrill - | -
Musicians on 'Strange Groove Picnic' - Andre Desilets, Sam Sotelo, Daniel Seeff. Honorary Guitar Chair:
Chris Clermont
Influences
Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorious, Joni Mitchell, Sting, Elton John, John McLaughlin, Bob Marley, James Brown, Watts Prophets, Burning Spear, The Wailers, Joe Higgs, Weather Report, Essie Lee Sims, Parliament, Average White Band, Ohio Players, Too Short, Steel Pulse, Black Uhuru, Sly and Robbie, Israel Vibration, McCoy Tyner, Pat Metheny, Motown, Steely Dan, Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, The Police, Led Zepplin, Thelonius Monk, Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Jeff Beck, Narada Michael Walden, John Abercrombie, Billy Cobham, Marcus Miller, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, John Scofield, Stanley Clarke, George Duke, Chick Corea, Michael Brecker, Ronald Shannon Jackson, James Blood Ulmer, Gil Scot-Heron, Gilberto Gil, Richard Pryor
Sounds Like
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Click on the website address above to purchase Mark London Sims' compact discs or mp3's at CDBaby.com. The music is also available at your favorite online outlet. Individual tracks maybe purchased here using snocap to the right.
The tracks on 'Limited Expression' are:
-------He Just Said Yes-------
Kickin Back and Hustlin------
Neck and Neck-----
Down Racism-----
Money First------
Concrete Hard---------
Turn It Around-------
Music Should Change Instantaneously--
and the tracks on 'Strange Groove Picnic' are:
-----Teeth-------
Pop Music-------
Cristen Alaina Cassel-------
War-------
Non-Descript--------
Half Blues-------
I'll Have Mine Scrambled-------
Pump City -
You can purchase the paperback book 'Love Music: Music Theory as Poetry' here using paypal for $7.95 + shipping. The book has over 70 original poems.
You can also download the same book 'Love Music' at http://stores.lulu.com/lbmusic for $6.25.
Here is a sample from 'Love Music':
Resonance
What is seriousness if it’s not
Ultimately fun?
The more serious you are
The more fun it is.
I guess I love creating.
I end up kicking back and
Hustling at the same time.
Sometimes it makes my heart hurt,
Trying to enjoy it
At the same time it’s happening.
They call it Buzzard Luck.
That’s why it’s funny,
Therefore fun,
Therefore serious.
Mark London Sims is an electric bassist/composer/poet based in Los Angeles. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Music Composition from the College of Creative Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Jazz and World Music from California Institute of the Arts.
Here are some of the artists Mark has worked with:
Don Cherry (Ornette Coleman), Joe Higgs (Bob Marley), Stevie Wonder, Albert ‘Tootie’ Heath (Heath Brothers, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock), The Watts Prophets, Badialy Cissoko,The Mighty Sparrow, Francis Awe, Calypso Rose, Aziz Faye, Sonja Marie, The Eels, Nels Cline, Leonice, Dave Wakeling (English Beat), Ben Harper, Bobby Bryant, Mark Nauseef (Thin Lizzy), Joe Caploe, L. Shankar, David Torn, and The Untouchables.
Mark has two solo records, Strange Groove Picnic and Limited Expression, and a book, ‘Love Music: Music Theory as Poetry.’
Current projects include:
The Transphat Trio, The Key Frances Band, The Beyond Video Group, Kaliband, Red Hill Quartet, Boujoubumbastick, Neck-N-Neck, and The Untouchables.
Mark London Sims plays Lakland Basses and uses Seymour Duncan Pickups.
Hey Mark! thanks for bringing the BASS down to Dubuque with Neck-N-Neck. That was one of the best shows I've seen in this little town. Dig your playing and plan to check out your other projects. Keep the fire burning bright all best Randy
