Steve Marker
| Steve Marker | |
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 Steve Marker performing live in 2005 |
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| Background information | |
| Born | March 16, 1959 |
| Origin | Mamaroneck, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, record producer, remixer |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, guitar |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Labels | Geffen Records, A&E Records |
| Associated acts | Garbage |
Steve Marker (b. March 16, 1959) is an American musician and record producer, best known internationally as the guitarist of the Madison, Wisconsin-based alternative rock band Garbage.[1]
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[edit] Early life
Steven W. Marker was born in Minneapolis, MN on March 16, 1959. He spent most of his childhood and his teens in Mamaroneck, NY. At the age of 6 his parents bought him drums, but at 12 he shifted instruments and took up the guitar. He graduated from Rye Neck High School in Mamaroneck. Then he refined his instruction at Madison, and while there met Butch during the recording of a film. Butch proposed him to enter in the Spooner band and he instantly accepted. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
[edit] Career
Marker co-founded Madison's Smart Studios with Butch Vig in the 1983, and maintained a production career engineering and mixing records until he formed Garbage with Vig and Duke Erikson in 1994. He famously spotted Angelfish singer Shirley Manson's music video on MTV, which led to her joining the group. Since Garbage took hiatus in 2005, Marker has relocated to Carbondale, Colorado.[2]
[edit] Personal life
He is from Mamaroneck, New York, is married, and has a daughter named Ruby (born March 2000).
[edit] Discography
[edit] Garbage
Studio albums
- Garbage (1995)
- Version 2.0 (1998)
- Beautiful Garbage (2001)
- Bleed Like Me (2005)
Compilation albums and EPs
- Special Collection (2002)
- Absolute Garbage (2007)
[edit] Production career
Steve Marker served as the record producer, or co-producer on the following records:
- 1984: Killdozer - Intellectuals Are the Shoeshine Boys of the Ruling Elite
- 1985: Killdozer - Snakeboy
- 1992: Gumball - Wisconsin Hayride
- 1993: The Heart Throbs - Vertical Smile
- 1995: Garbage - Garbage
- 1998: Garbage - Version 2.0
- 2001: Garbage - Beautiful Garbage
- 2005: Garbage - Bleed Like Me
He also engineered the following records:
- 1987: Tar Babies - Fried Milk
- 1989: Killdozer - Twelve Point Buck
- 1990: Poopshovel - I Came, I Saw, I Had A Hotdog
- 1992: L7 - Bricks Are Heavy
[edit] References
- ^ "Garbage: Behind The Music". Behind The Music. 2002-03-31.
- ^ http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/entertainment/134482
[edit] External links
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- Steve Marker at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Website Garbage
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