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Mark will be playing a benefit show for Melissa Ciocian, a long time friend who was severely injured in a skiing accident earlier this year. The event will take place on June 10, 2007 at the Lazy J Ranch in beautiful Walcott, CO. Mark will be joined by several guests to be determined, and the show is being billed is "Mark Brut & Friends." Several other bands will be on the bill as well as a silent auction and a variety of other activities. All information on this event can be found at here.

Loose Cannon is picking up steam and support with each show. The spring was highlighted by a show at the Pour House in Raleigh, NC for the 3rd annual Ribs N Whiskey BBQ during Widespread Panic weekend. The band was joined by good friends Josh Stack, Jeff "Birdogg" Lane and Tommy "T-Dubs" White as guests. Stay tuned for more summer dates in the coming weeks.

Mark's band played over Thanksgiving weekend with new bass player Brian Barfield at Gottrocks in Greenville, SC to excellent response!!! THe show is now posted in mp3 format on the sounds page. The show can also be downloaded at e-tree in FLAC format. Thanks to Charles Fox, Stacey Ochs and Tim Fraley for taping the show. Mark also sat in with Outformation for "Valley Blue", "Can't Change The Past", "A of D" and "You Got Yours" during this show.

Mark was honored to sit in with good friends Cuban Stack at the Down On The Farm festival in Quincy, FL on November 12, 2006. Mark played guitar on a version of Neil Young's "Powderfinger" and the Cuban Stack original "Legacy."

Work continues on recording Mark's debut CD. Once recording is complete, the plan is to have the CD mixed by David Barbe at Chase Park Transduction in Athens. Stay tuned!

The debut of Mark's new electric project occurred on June 3, 2006 at the Fox Brothers BBQ in Atlanta! The new band features Rich Grillo on bass and Ryan Marcus on drums. The sound is raw and rockin'...expect to see more of this. The set also featured a sit in from Jeff "Birdogg" Lane of Outformation on percussion.

Speaking of Outformation, Mark was thrilled to catch up with the boys at the Fox Brothers BBQ. Mark sat in on acoustic for "24 Hours at a Time" and "Edgewater" to open the second set, as well as "A of D", "Burned Faceless", "Long Hard Ride" and "Can't You See" to close the show. Mark also appeared with Outformation the following day on several songs at a private event in Black Mountain, NC. Outformation is riding a big head of steam right now...if you have not checked them out, you are missing out.

There have also been plenty of other interesting collaborations as of late. Most recently, on June 15, 2006 Mark appeared as part of a benefit show at the Georgia Bar in Athens to benefit the Michael Houser Music Fund. Mark sat in with Josh Stack for a version of Houser's "This Part Of Town" and Stack's set ended with a rousing version of "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" with Tony G on keyboards and Betsy Franck and Anna Broach on vocals. The night ended with everyone sitting in with members of Bloodkin on a version of The Band's "The Weight." This show was a total blast for a great cause!

Mark also recently sat in with local Athens musicians Adam Klein and Meghann Jordan in Athens. Check out Adam's new CD, "Distant Music."

Mark just finished a run of shows as an "acoustic duo" with New Jersey musician jpat, including shows in Atlanta, Athens, Jacksonville and St. Simons Island. Mark and jpat previously collaborated back in the summer of 2005. Selected songs from these shows will be posted on the site shortly.

Mark was honored to add electric guitar to a track on the forthcoming CD by Brian Sofer during a recent session in Atlanta. The track in question is called "Rubberband Man." Mark and Brian collaborated briefly back in 2003 prior to Brian's relocation to the great state of Colorado. Sofer is an outstanding songwriter, so be sure to check out his site and music!