 Mark
Lennon's Bio
MARK LENNON
Born March 28, 1963
Mark Lennon has been singing professionally since
the age of 14. One of the lead singers in the band "Venice"
(with his cousins and brother), he has been recording albums
since 1990, both with "Venice", and as a solo artist.
The youngest of 13 children, Mark is one of the many cousins
of the famous "Lennon Sisters" (Lawrence Welk Show) and he
has learned from them, and all of his other musical influences,
the ability to find and sing a variety of harmonies without
any difficulty. This makes him extremely able to vocalize
in a style that reflects such artists as Prince, Annie Lennox,
Michael Jackson, George Michael, and kd Lang . When singing
ballads, Mark's emotions shine with heart and soul, many
times moving the audience to tears.
Mark is third generation Venice California . His music and
voice quality both exude that California beach sound, similar
to that of the Beach Boys, Eagles and Crosby Stills & Nash.
Celebrities such as Stevie Nicks, Jackson Browne, David Crosby
and Graham Nash have come to see Mark's performances as well
as sit in on them. Mark also sang backgrounds for Cher for
two years and toured with Phil Collins. Mark has done session
work for Don Henley, Billy Bob Thornton and hundreds of others.
Another of Mark's many qualities is his dancing ability.
Without ever taking a dance class, Mark exudes his sexuality
and honesty through his body movement with the music. His
fluidness and timing are similar to Prince, Michael and Janet
Jackson , and Jamiroquai, but he is still able to keep a
rock and roll edge to it.
Mark's solo Christmas album "Christmas in the Groove" is
a funky R&B Christmas album chalk full of 3 and 4 part
harmonies done by Mark Lennon himself with a bit of Hip Hop
flare that you can definitely groove to (available at http://www.markylennon.com ).
Mark sang Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me" as the
end credits roll in the movie Boxing Helena starring Julian
Sands and Sherilyn Fenn, as well as Route 66 in the movie "Nothing
to Lose" starring Tim Robbins and Martin Lawrence. Mark's
voice can also be found on many Disney soundtracks and throughout
the many Disney theme parks.
Mark, along with Brad Chiet, was the Grand Prize Winner
in the County category of the 2002 John Lennon Songwriting
Contest, for their song "Love Carries On".
In February of 2003, Mark wrote, starred in, and directed
a music video for the band "Venice" for his song "Blue Paint",
overseeing all aspects of the six week project, which was
then released by Sony Music (available at http://www.markylennon.com ).
At the same time, he made his acting debut in an independent
short film, soon to be released at Film Festivals across
the U.S.
Mark has performed at many local benefit concerts as a solo
artist, supporting projects by Anjelica Huston and Dennis
Hopper.
"Venice" is very popular in Europe and Mark and the band
spends much of their time touring there. When Mark isn't
on tour, he's painting his now famous "hand painted clothing" line
and recording the music that he writes himself which he recently
turned into a solo album "The Demo Sessions". He enjoys traveling
the world, dining out with friends, going to movies, dancing,
body surfing, water skiing, and jumping off high cliffs into
lakes and seas whenever possible! HA HA!
All things combined, Mark's look and talents appeal to a
wide range of audiences, young and old, all over the world.
Here's a list of albums that Mark has sung on:
1988 "Scrooged (Soundtrack)"
1988 Jeff Healey Band - "See The Light"
1989 Dion - "Yo, Frankie"
1990 Marc Jordan - "C.O.W. (Conserve Our World)"
1991 Warren Zevon - "Mr. Bad Example"
1992 Dolly Parton - "Straight Talk (Soundtrack)"
1993 Michael Ruff - "Speaking In Melodies"
1993 Open Skyz - "Open Skyz"
1994 Katey Sagal - "Well...."
1995 Troy Newman - "It's Like This"
1995 Engenheirdos do Hawaii - "Simples de Caracao"
1995 Nelson - "Because They Can"
1996 Dave Koz - "Off The Beaten Path"
1996 Warren Zevon - "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
(An Anthology)"
1996 Pop Experience - "Pop Experience"
1996 Sheffield Jazz Experience - " Sheffield
Jazz Experience"
1996 Michael Ruff - "Girl Like You"
1996 "Mouse House - Disney Dance Mixes"
1997 Vanguard Collector's Edition
1998 Linda Ronstadt - "We Ran"
1998 Mary Cutrufello - "When The Night Is Through"
1998 "Winnie The Pooh: Friends Forever"
1998 "Tigger.mania"
1998 "Hidden Stars Sing Christmas"
1998 John Vester - "My Heart Is In Your Hands"
1998 Mick Bird - "Na'au"
1999 Henry Phillips - "No. 2"
1999 Phil Collins - "Tarzan" Soundtrack
2000 Buffalo Nickel - "33 1/3"
2000 Judy Henske - "Loose In the World"
2000 Don Henley - "Inside Job"
2000 Suzy K - "As I Am"
2000 Holly Long - "City Girl"
2000 "La Vida Mickey"
2000 Terri DiMarko - " Pacific Ocean "
2001 De Kast - "Met Andere Ogen"
2002 Gary Stier - "Albatross" (Duplicate
of Buffalo Nickel - "33 1/3," with one extra
track)
2002 Ozzy Osbourne - "Blizzard of Oz" (reissue)
2002 Ozzy Osbourne - "Live At the Budokan" (reissue)
2002 John Vester - "Half A World Away"
2003 Billy Bob Thornton - "The Edge of the
World"
2003 The Jeff Pryor Band - " Lover Land "
2003 "La Vida Mickey 2"
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