MARK BRYAN
Name: Mark Bryan
Born: 6 May 1967
Mark Bryan (born May 6, 1967) is the lead guitarist for the band Hootie & the
Blowfish. He also plays the mandolin, among numerous other instruments, and
helps with background vocals.
When he was not busy making music with Hootie, Bryan wrote and produced his
first solo album, 30 On The Rail, which was released in March, 2000. Mark has
produced several albums for other artists. These include Thank You Mark for
Danielle Howle, Chances Are for Patrick Davis and Six Times Around the World by
Django Walker.
Mark is scheduled to release a second solo release, End of the Front in early
fall 2007. Some of the tracks are available on his My Space site at http://www.myspace.com/markbryanmusic
and will be available at the Hootie store (http://www.hootie.com), as well as on
www.markbryanmusic.com, when the CD is released.
End of the Front features Mark's new and refreshingly diverse material. He
enlisted his band mates in The Occasional Milkshake -- his three-piece side
project -- featuring bassist Hank Futch of the Blue Dogs, and Hootie
percussionist Gary Greene. Mark also recruited Fred LeBlanc, drummer, lead
singer, and explosive device of Cowboy Mouth; Jay Clifford and Ward Williams
from Charleston's Jump Little Children; Bela Fleck, and bluegrass icon, Sam Bush.
Bryan appears on the 2007 Cowboy Mouth Live DVD, The Name of the Band is Cowboy
Mouth as a guest musician.
Name: Mark Bryan
Born: 6 May 1967
Mark Bryan (born May 6, 1967) is the lead guitarist for the band Hootie & the
Blowfish. He also plays the mandolin, among numerous other instruments, and
helps with background vocals.
When he was not busy making music with Hootie, Bryan wrote and produced his
first solo album, 30 On The Rail, which was released in March, 2000. Mark has
produced several albums for other artists. These include Thank You Mark for
Danielle Howle, Chances Are for Patrick Davis and Six Times Around the World by
Django Walker.
Mark is scheduled to release a second solo release, End of the Front in early
fall 2007. Some of the tracks are available on his My Space site at http://www.myspace.com/markbryanmusic
and will be available at the Hootie store (http://www.hootie.com), as well as on
www.markbryanmusic.com, when the CD is released.
End of the Front features Mark's new and refreshingly diverse material. He
enlisted his band mates in The Occasional Milkshake -- his three-piece side
project -- featuring bassist Hank Futch of the Blue Dogs, and Hootie
percussionist Gary Greene. Mark also recruited Fred LeBlanc, drummer, lead
singer, and explosive device of Cowboy Mouth; Jay Clifford and Ward Williams
from Charleston's Jump Little Children; Bela Fleck, and bluegrass icon, Sam Bush.
Bryan appears on the 2007 Cowboy Mouth Live DVD, The Name of the Band is Cowboy
Mouth as a guest musician.