Mark Bryan
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Mark Bryan is the lead guitar
ist for the band Hootie & the Blowfish
. He also plays the mandolin
, among numerous other instruments, and helps with background vocals.
Mark attended Seneca Valley Senior High School in Germantown, Maryland and received his Bachelors Degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of South Carolina in 1989. He is a founding member, songwriter and the guitar player for multi-platinum Hootie & the Blowfish and has spent the last 20 years recording and touring. He also has two solo albums to his credit.
Since moving to Charleston in 1999, Bryan has produced 5 full-length albums, as well as co-written, and produced countless songs, for other artists. He was also instrumental in developing the College of Charleston Radio Station.
Recently, Bryan has formed the Chucktown Music Group in order to release the material he is writing, producing, and recording, and to help promote the Charleston music scene. Mark is also the Chairman of the Board for Carolina Studios, a non-profit after school music recording and technology program for kids 8-18.
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
, Six Trips Around the World by Django Walker
, and "Doug Jones Everybody, Doug Jones", for Doug jones the former lead singer of Cravin Melon.
Mark released his second solo album, End of the Front on March 11, 2008. End of the Front finds Bryan plunging into songs slightly harder, faster, and with more distortion than we know him to do in Hootie. Bryan recorded End of the Front at his studio outside of Charleston, South Carolina with the help of some close friends who lend their vocals and musical talents to the project.
Mark is friends with the Sports Junkies on The Fan in Washington DC. He has appeared on their radio program multiple times and has called his friend golfer Jon Daly
on the air.
Hootie and the Blowfish drummer Jim Sonefeld
married Mark Bryan's ex-wife Laura on December 6, 2008.
Mark is currently teaching at the College of Charleston in Charleston SC.
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist for the band Hootie & the Blowfish
Hootie & the Blowfish
Hootie & the Blowfish is an American rock band that enjoyed popularity in the second half of the 1990s. They were originally formed in 1986 at the University of South Carolina by Darius Rucker, Dean Felber, Jim Sonefeld, and Mark Bryan. The band has recorded five studio albums to date, and has...
. He also plays the mandolin
Mandolin
A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
, among numerous other instruments, and helps with background vocals.
Mark attended Seneca Valley Senior High School in Germantown, Maryland and received his Bachelors Degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of South Carolina in 1989. He is a founding member, songwriter and the guitar player for multi-platinum Hootie & the Blowfish and has spent the last 20 years recording and touring. He also has two solo albums to his credit.
Since moving to Charleston in 1999, Bryan has produced 5 full-length albums, as well as co-written, and produced countless songs, for other artists. He was also instrumental in developing the College of Charleston Radio Station.
Recently, Bryan has formed the Chucktown Music Group in order to release the material he is writing, producing, and recording, and to help promote the Charleston music scene. Mark is also the Chairman of the Board for Carolina Studios, a non-profit after school music recording and technology program for kids 8-18.
When he was not busy making music with Hootie, Bryan wrote and produced his first solo album, 30 on the Rail
30 on the Rail
30 on the Rail is the debut solo studio album by Hootie & the Blowfish lead guitarist Mark Bryan. Released in March of 2000, every song on the album was written exclusively by Bryan, with the exception of "City by a River", which is credited to Hootie & the Blowfish.- Track listing :All songs...
, which was released in March, 2000. Mark has produced several albums for other artists. These include Thank You Mark for Danielle Howle
Danielle Howle
Danielle Howle is an American singer-songwriter. After releasing an early song on a Columbia, SC music sampler, she joined the Columbia band Lay Quiet Awhile, which had been formed by brothers Dan and Phil Cook in 1989 and had released two EPs...
, Chances Are for Patrick Davis
Patrick Davis
Patrick Davis is a political consultant and strategist and the Executive Director of Common Sense Issues. Davis has worked in the George H.W. Bush Administration and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, most notably as Political Director in 2004. Davis also served as the Executive...
, Six Trips Around the World by Django Walker
Django Walker
Django Walker is a Texas Country singer-songwriter and the frontman for the Django Walker Band.-Biography:Named after Belgian guitarist Django Reinhardt, Walker is the son of country music artist Jerry Jeff Walker and Susan Walker. He began learning to play guitar at age 15...
, and "Doug Jones Everybody, Doug Jones", for Doug jones the former lead singer of Cravin Melon.
Mark released his second solo album, End of the Front on March 11, 2008. End of the Front finds Bryan plunging into songs slightly harder, faster, and with more distortion than we know him to do in Hootie. Bryan recorded End of the Front at his studio outside of Charleston, South Carolina with the help of some close friends who lend their vocals and musical talents to the project.
Mark is friends with the Sports Junkies on The Fan in Washington DC. He has appeared on their radio program multiple times and has called his friend golfer Jon Daly
Jon Daly
Jon Daly Jon Daly Jon Daly (born 8 January 1983 in Dublin, Ireland is an Irish footballer who currently plays as a striker for Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League.-Club career:...
on the air.
Hootie and the Blowfish drummer Jim Sonefeld
Jim Sonefeld
Jim "Soni" Sonefeld, full name James Sonefeld , is an American musician and one of the founding members of Hootie & the Blowfish. In September 2008 he went solo with his solo debut album Snowman Melting on Aquarian Nation Records / The Orchard record label...
married Mark Bryan's ex-wife Laura on December 6, 2008.
Mark is currently teaching at the College of Charleston in Charleston SC.
Discography
- 30 on the Rail30 on the Rail30 on the Rail is the debut solo studio album by Hootie & the Blowfish lead guitarist Mark Bryan. Released in March of 2000, every song on the album was written exclusively by Bryan, with the exception of "City by a River", which is credited to Hootie & the Blowfish.- Track listing :All songs...
(Atlantic RecordsAtlantic RecordsAtlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
, 2000) - End of the Front Artist Garage/Fontana (2008)