Biography

I'm er, a young 30ish, and live in Cambridgeshire, England. I like to write, perform and of course record my own music as a side hobby in between keeping down a full time job, bringing up 3 kids, and keeping a house over all our heads.

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I've played the guitar since I was a kid, and in recent years got into Mac stuff, discovered GarageBand, then Logic, which has let me put my stuff down in a semi-professional manner for the first time ever. So I bought myself a cheap bass, some keys as well, and this is the result so far. I write all my own stuff, though I've recorded a few obscure covers every now and then.

My preference is for hard rock, guitar orientated music, but I do really listen to pretty much anything and everything. I think If I had to identify my greatest influences, it would be Progressive bands like Dream Theater, and then more old-school metal stuff like Maiden - with some pop-rock and other miscellaneous stuf thrown in!

I have no skill at lyrics or at vocals, and would love to hear someones interpretation of my songs with their own talent.


All of my music is available via my website, at http://www.morks.net

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I started playing music seriously when I was a teenager, and am for the most part, entirely self taught. (had some early music lessons, and a few really helpful older friends in various bands who I picked a lot of what I know off) - Again, as a teenager I was a member of several really silly bands, culminating in a stage appearance when I was 17 at some Charity School Concert. Later through University I played in several bands, and played gigged reguarly in the West Midlands.

Over the years however, my real interest in my music, has been writing and recording my own songs. Back in the 80′s, I used an Amstrad 4-track tape-recorder, and the general quality was atrocious. In the 90′s, I bought a digital Zoom Multi-track, and to be frank, it wasn’t all that much better though it was much user to multi-track and you could do some post-processing which could tidy things up a bit.

However, following a significant gap where things like wives childrens, mortgages and debt were aquired, I then bought an Apple Mac…..

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Today, I record songs using Logic Pro, though up until 2011, GarageBand was my DSW of choice. I’ve recorded almost nine complete ‘albums’ of songs in the last 5 years, which are complete productions, save vocals and regardless of their shortcomings, I am really quite proud of them. In 2006, I recorded most of “Never a Truer Word”, the title track being the first complete and proper song I ever wrote, probably around 1990. In 2007, I’ve recorded a bunch of songs, under the name of “A Thousand Splendid Suns” (the first track I put down). Here, you can download and listen to my songs, feel free to comment and enjoy.

In 2008, after I had a brief hiatus playing other peoples music in a band with some work colleagues, I completed a new collection, “Inversions” in August 2008, and have since completed, “Many Ways To Be”, “Edge Of The World”, “Distant Journey”, “Tortured Soul” and have recent started “Pressure”.

My influences shine through, I think, and if you like this kind of music, you’ll recognise the strong influences that I take into most of what I write. My favourite style of music is the more progressive, modern rock, some old school metal, but mostly anything that is highly orchestrated and detailed music, with strong melodies and gripping rhythms - my favourite bands include Maiden, Dream Theater, Bon Jovi, Rush, Priest, Zeppelin etc, but I also bring in influences from bands like The Cure, Ska, Thrash and other Metal bands. Influences, I think that are evident in a number of my songs.

The favourite track of my own is currently ‘Magic Man’ or possibly “My Dream”, but I tend to find my favourite is often the last track I recorded, so make your own mind up.





Music rss

Title Genre Released Plays
My Diamond Queen Rock Jun 15, 2013 59
Timeline Rock Jun 8, 2013 68
The Warrior King Rock May 28, 2013 96
Worlds Of Time Rock May 28, 2013 99
Find Me A Space Cadet Rock Apr 1, 2013 98
Impossible To The End Rock Mar 24, 2013 148
Surrounded Metal Mar 17, 2013 95
Mesmerising Rock Mar 10, 2013 154
Make A Stand Rock Mar 3, 2013 99
Two Worlds Rock Feb 10, 2013 88
Fire Woman (The Cult) Rock Jan 26, 2013 122
One Door Closes (with live Drums) Collab Rock Jan 26, 2013 251
Making Waves Rock Jan 5, 2013 115
One Door Closes... Rock Jan 2, 2013 136
No Part Of That Mess Rock Dec 9, 2012 116
With Passion Rock Dec 2, 2012 125
Fair Warning Rock Nov 22, 2012 156
Pulled Away Without Warning Rock Nov 18, 2012 138
A Numbers Game Rock Nov 18, 2012 117
The Big Decision Rock Oct 21, 2012 152
Leap of Faith Rock Oct 14, 2012 294
My Angel Rock Sep 29, 2012 158
Rain On Me Rock Sep 23, 2012 139
In The Light and Way Rock Jul 29, 2012 270
Ecstasy She May Not Know Rock Jul 25, 2012 199
What You Are Rock Jul 17, 2012 206
Longing But Knowing Rock Jul 8, 2012 165
I'd Miss You Rock Jul 7, 2012 164
Unrequited Rock Jul 1, 2012 156
Satellite Rock Jun 24, 2012 145
One Unusual Suspect Rock Jun 23, 2012 150
100 Reasons to Why Rock Jun 9, 2012 165
Before I Go... Rock May 7, 2012 217
Wake Up New Boy Rock May 6, 2012 159
A Reasonable Man Rock Feb 19, 2012 194
The Third Floor Rock Feb 11, 2012 187
It Cannot Be Rock Feb 5, 2012 200
Magic Makes The Bang Seem Louder Rock Feb 4, 2012 211
Faking It Metal Dec 18, 2011 236
Short Stay Rock Dec 17, 2011 202
A Shameful Smile Rock Nov 23, 2011 272
The Way To Do That Thing You Do Rock Nov 13, 2011 456
Perspective Rock Oct 25, 2011 220
The Bright Lights Rock Oct 24, 2011 199
The Business Rock Oct 16, 2011 242
Steady Imperfection Rock Oct 2, 2011 231
Making Me, Like You Rock Sep 18, 2011 196
Way Back When Rock Jul 24, 2011 216
Wicked Rock Jul 16, 2011 222
Me, I Don't Know Much Rock Jul 10, 2011 253
Summeriforous Rock Jul 3, 2011 241
The Reality Disfunction Rock Jun 19, 2011 233
Loss Of A Mad Man Rock Jun 5, 2011 250
Tears To Distraction (2) Rock May 1, 2011 302
Tears To Distraction Rock Apr 24, 2011 283
Simply Complex Rock Apr 23, 2011 679
The Eve Of The War Rock Jan 1, 2011 446
Welcome The End Rock Dec 12, 2010 338
Song of Susannah Rock Dec 5, 2010 367
The Choice To Forever Regret Rock Dec 4, 2010 333
Elusive Rock Nov 27, 2010 443
Surface Detail Rock Oct 9, 2010 316
A Few Things You Shouldn't Know Rock Sep 19, 2010 314
I Dream Of Dreams Rock Sep 12, 2010 336
Pressure Rock Sep 4, 2010 357
Souls Of Wind Rock Aug 30, 2010 454
Surrender Rock Aug 29, 2010 292
Home Straight Rock Aug 1, 2010 356
The Dark Line Rock Jul 31, 2010 606
The More I Make Of You Rock Jul 25, 2010 406
Savage Garden Rock Jul 3, 2010 468
Things To Remember Rock May 9, 2010 413
To Look Into Glass Rock May 1, 2010 352
Five Incredible Reasons Rock Apr 24, 2010 475
The Spirit Of Radio (Rush) Rock Apr 10, 2010 339
Tortured Soul Rock Mar 21, 2010 548
Goodnight Rock Feb 14, 2010 450
Vapours and Dust Rock Feb 14, 2010 503
Consider This... Rock Jan 24, 2010 556
Time Bleeds Rock Jan 9, 2010 442
Shape Of Things To Come Rock Jan 7, 2010 476
Ghosts of Mine Rock Jan 2, 2010 415
God Is Not Great Metal Dec 6, 2009 443
A Short History Of The Future Rock Oct 11, 2009 476
Don't Stop Me Now (Cover) Rock Sep 27, 2009 1043
Journey On The Sands Of Time Rock Sep 27, 2009 431
Last Rights Rock Aug 1, 2009 482
Wrath Of A Mad God Rock Jul 5, 2009 463
Chapter & Verse Rock Jun 21, 2009 410
A New Way Rock May 16, 2009 633
The Painted Man Rock Mar 8, 2009 448
Withered Isle Rock Feb 21, 2009 824
The Silence Metal Feb 15, 2009 1302
My Naked God Rock Feb 1, 2009 913
Fight Back The Fear Rock Jan 25, 2009 711
Edge Of The World Rock Jan 3, 2009 511
Inexplicable Rock Dec 14, 2008 636
Deja Vu Metal Dec 7, 2008 479
Synaesthesia Rock Nov 23, 2008 498
Relentless Rock Nov 9, 2008 563
More Than Just A Moment Rock Nov 2, 2008 553
Infinity Rising Rock Sep 21, 2008 490
Rollercoaster Rock Sep 7, 2008 1267
The Lives I Have Lived Rock Aug 24, 2008 620
Violently Blue Metal Aug 23, 2008 1231
My Many Ways To Be Rock Aug 22, 2008 564
Welcome To Dying (Cover) Metal Aug 10, 2008 585
Delusions Rock Jul 7, 2008 880
Not Invented Here Rock Jun 22, 2008 603
End Of The World Rock Jun 14, 2008 713
The Player Of Games Rock May 31, 2008 844
My Dream Metal May 26, 2008 1482
I Love Rock May 24, 2008 814
The Rush To Nowhere Rock May 18, 2008 800
Precious Time Rock Apr 27, 2008 793
Inspired Metal Apr 20, 2008 835
Forgot To Say Goodbye Rock Nov 11, 2007 916
Starfire Rock Sep 23, 2007 809
Magic Man Rock Sep 16, 2007 801
Let Me Just Lie Here Rock Jul 22, 2007 973
No Way But My Way Metal Jul 9, 2007 1106
Overload Metal Jul 1, 2007 740
All Without Words Rock Jun 17, 2007 667
A Thousand Splendid Suns Rock Jun 10, 2007 655
Retrospective Burst Rock May 29, 2007 805
Thunder Roll Rock Feb 9, 2007 1170
Walking Home Rock Feb 2, 2007 733
The Wizard Rock Feb 2, 2007 803
Never A Truer Word Rock Jan 24, 2007 770
Perihelion Rock Jan 22, 2007 804
Not What You Expect Rock Jan 15, 2007 1061
My Last Time Rock Jan 14, 2007 757
The Tide Rock Jan 14, 2007 797
Welcome To The Game Rock Jan 14, 2007 1185

Collaborations

Title Genre Released Plays
Walk on Home Rock Aug 27, 2008 1120
Walk on home Rock Apr 21, 2008 858

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