Mark Shaw
Encyclopedia
Mark Shaw is an English
singer who formed the successful 1980s rock band
Then Jerico
which he continues to front to this day and, whose last studio album to date was 1998's ORGASMAPHOBIA which features the song "Some People" seen here in a LIVE performance on the hugely popular late night ITV
James Whale Radio Show and, featuring Duran Duran
guitarist Andy Taylor.
line-up split in early 1990 Mark Shaw went solo releasing his only studio album "Almost" for EMI
in 1991.
A LIVE album Alive & Exposed recorded in the Summer of 1992 at The Grand Theatre, Clapham, London was released by Murder Records in 2000 under the Mark Shaw Etc., Then Jerico banner featuring new song "Step Into The Light" LIVE performance
He is actively involved on his Mark Shaw: Then Jerico Facebook Musician's Page and, is currently recording new material for the 4th Then Jerico
studio album.
In 2010 via the official ThenJerico MySpace Music Page Shaw exclusively streamed the new track AUTOMATIC.
by Daniel Abineri
.
Re-mounted as a five week limited showcase run at The Union Chapel in Islington London and directed by Daniel Abineri
it also starred Craig Ferguson
and featured Cornel John as Charlie Fortune, Anna Jacysaon as Mary, Eve Barker as Desire, Stephen Marcus
as Pope Liberty, and Sandra Bee, Perry Benson, Louisa Casano, Mark Frost, Daniel Kyle and Louise Anne Wesley as the ensemble.[3]
The production became a cause celebre and made front page news when an order of irate nuns, the London arm of Opus Dei
, The Daily Telegraph
theatre critic Charles Spencer
and the Church Council of Great Britain complained that it was "offensive and blasphemous". After the intervention of the Church Council the production closed down after nine performances
In 2005 Shaw appeared in Reborn in the USA
reality television
series, but abruptly quit the show after just one day of filming.
Shaw was interviewed by Channel 5 about his "brief-but-memorable" appearance on Reborn in the USA and the numerous reasons why he walked out of the show on their Most Shocking Talent Show Moments programme which aired in April 2011.
Most recently Mark Shaw:Then Jerico performed a semi-acoustic show at The Mercer, London on Friday 11th November 2011. Set list included: Let Her Fall | Some People | Breakdown In Paradise | Automatic | Queen Bitch | Feel You More | The Hitcher | Sugarbox |Love So Bright | Desire | Muscle Deep | The Motive | Big Area | Darkest Hour | Revolution
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
singer who formed the successful 1980s rock band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
Then Jerico
Then Jerico
Then Jerico are a British rock band who became popular in the late 1980s.-Career:Mark Shaw formed the band at the age of 21, recruiting bassist Jasper Stainthorpe and drummer Steve Wren and poaching guitarist Scott Taylor from Belouis Some....
which he continues to front to this day and, whose last studio album to date was 1998's ORGASMAPHOBIA which features the song "Some People" seen here in a LIVE performance on the hugely popular late night ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
James Whale Radio Show and, featuring Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
guitarist Andy Taylor.
Bio
After the original Then JericoThen Jerico
Then Jerico are a British rock band who became popular in the late 1980s.-Career:Mark Shaw formed the band at the age of 21, recruiting bassist Jasper Stainthorpe and drummer Steve Wren and poaching guitarist Scott Taylor from Belouis Some....
line-up split in early 1990 Mark Shaw went solo releasing his only studio album "Almost" for EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
in 1991.
A LIVE album Alive & Exposed recorded in the Summer of 1992 at The Grand Theatre, Clapham, London was released by Murder Records in 2000 under the Mark Shaw Etc., Then Jerico banner featuring new song "Step Into The Light" LIVE performance
He is actively involved on his Mark Shaw: Then Jerico Facebook Musician's Page and, is currently recording new material for the 4th Then Jerico
Then Jerico
Then Jerico are a British rock band who became popular in the late 1980s.-Career:Mark Shaw formed the band at the age of 21, recruiting bassist Jasper Stainthorpe and drummer Steve Wren and poaching guitarist Scott Taylor from Belouis Some....
studio album.
In 2010 via the official ThenJerico MySpace Music Page Shaw exclusively streamed the new track AUTOMATIC.
Acting Roles
In January 1994 Shaw made his acting debut as 'Johnny' in the London production of Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of DoomBad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom
Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom is a controversial stage musical first performed in Australia in 1989, written by Daniel Abineri and is a satire on religion and rock and roll.-History:...
by Daniel Abineri
Daniel Abineri
Daniel Abineri is an English actor, songwriter and playwright, famous for writing the book, music and lyrics for the controversial musical Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom....
.
Re-mounted as a five week limited showcase run at The Union Chapel in Islington London and directed by Daniel Abineri
Daniel Abineri
Daniel Abineri is an English actor, songwriter and playwright, famous for writing the book, music and lyrics for the controversial musical Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom....
it also starred Craig Ferguson
Craig Ferguson
Craig Ferguson is a Scottish American television host, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director, author, and producer. He is the host of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, an Emmy Award-nominated, Peabody Award-winning late-night talk show that airs on CBS...
and featured Cornel John as Charlie Fortune, Anna Jacysaon as Mary, Eve Barker as Desire, Stephen Marcus
Stephen Marcus
Stephen Marcus is a British actor, best known for his role as Nick the Greek in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels....
as Pope Liberty, and Sandra Bee, Perry Benson, Louisa Casano, Mark Frost, Daniel Kyle and Louise Anne Wesley as the ensemble.[3]
The production became a cause celebre and made front page news when an order of irate nuns, the London arm of Opus Dei
Opus Dei
Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei , is an organization of the Catholic Church that teaches that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity. The majority of its membership are lay people, with secular priests under the...
, The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
theatre critic Charles Spencer
Charles Spencer (journalist)
Charles Spencer is a British journalist. He has been the drama critic of The Daily Telegraph since 1991. In 2006, Compton Miller of The Independent wrote in a profile: "This convivial ex-alcoholic is best remembered for his description of Nicole Kidman's nude scene in The Blue Room as 'pure...
and the Church Council of Great Britain complained that it was "offensive and blasphemous". After the intervention of the Church Council the production closed down after nine performances
In 2005 Shaw appeared in Reborn in the USA
Reborn in the USA
Reborn in the USA was a 2003 ITV reality TV show, in which ten former British pop acts were transported to the USA, where they were supposedly not known , in the...
reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series, but abruptly quit the show after just one day of filming.
Shaw was interviewed by Channel 5 about his "brief-but-memorable" appearance on Reborn in the USA and the numerous reasons why he walked out of the show on their Most Shocking Talent Show Moments programme which aired in April 2011.
Recent Activity
Mark Shaw was the Special Guest DJ for 'The Eighties Nostalgia:Resurrection' at The Lexington, London on July 27th and appeared live on-air on the Absloute Radio Christian O'Connell Show for his 80's Icon "Who's calling Christian" feature.Most recently Mark Shaw:Then Jerico performed a semi-acoustic show at The Mercer, London on Friday 11th November 2011. Set list included: Let Her Fall | Some People | Breakdown In Paradise | Automatic | Queen Bitch | Feel You More | The Hitcher | Sugarbox |Love So Bright | Desire | Muscle Deep | The Motive | Big Area | Darkest Hour | Revolution
Solo Albums discography
- "Almost" ( EMIEMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
1991) - "Alive & Exposed" as Mark Shaw Etc., ( Murder Records 2000 ) Re-issued (Then Jerico Music 2011 )