Mark Ducommun

Mark Ducommun

Genres: bluesrock, blues

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About Mark Ducommun

Mark Ducommun - Guitar and Vocals I started playing guitar at age 16 and have performed around Michigan for many years in a variety of bands and venues. While in college, I began writing music and recorded a Vinyl EP of 4 songs with a group we called Scatter. The record was pressed at The Record Plant in Detroit and our material was reviewed (unsolicited) in the Detroit News as one of the best local releases of the year. My latest and greatest band experience was my 10 years spent with Luther Gravey and the Soul Biscuits (LGSB) of northern Michigan fame, which disbanded in 2008. LGSB was a nine piece swing, soul, Motown & blues band, with a 5 piece hard swinging horn section. We recorded 2 CD’s during my time with the band (mostly all cover tunes), but our 2nd CD contained one of my original songs ‘Make You Mine’ which I re-recorded for this CD. I enjoy playing cover tunes but have always had a strong desire to write and record my own music. So, once LGSB parted ways, I finally listened to my ‘inner voice’, decided to focus on my original music, and headed to the studio to record some of the songs that I felt were worthy of sharing. My solo effort, ‘Duke’s Blues ‘n’ Grooves’ is the result of those sessions. I love ‘The Blues’ but have a wide variety of musical interest and influence, which is reflected in my 11 songs of original music, and you are sure to find something you like! Just to let you know if you are interested, our CD's from Luther Gravey and the Soul Biscuits (LGSB) are only available at www.Worldrec.org. Just click on the link if you want to check them out! Don Routzahn - Bass Projects with Mark Ducommun include: Blue Rock Crossing, Hobbs Highway Blues Band, Luther Gravey and the Soul Biscuits. Don was the original bassist for the Bihlman Brothers (www.bihlmanbros.com). He has also been part of various "Blues projects" with Ron Getz and Dawn Campbell. Don has also performed as part of the BayPointe Community Church Worship Band. Other projects include a long list of wedding, bar mitzvah, and office party bands anchored by Charlie Tomlin, David Chown, and other great Northern Michigan musicians and vocalists. Tim Wire - Keyboards Tim Wire was born in 1949. He started piano lessons at age five with a teacher who was a student of Franz Liszt. Tim got hooked on boogie woogie music at 12 years of age and has played with many blues greats including Sam Lay and Pinetop Perkins. Tim toured Europe for two summers with Son Seals, and then played on Seals’ "Lettin' Go" CD, which won the WC Handy award for best traditional blues album of 2001. Tim continues to play in Northern Michigan as the Tim Wire Trio or with the Ron Getz Trio as well as many other projects. In recent years he played keyboards for Blue Highway, The Fabulous HornDogs & The Stray Dogs. Brad Novak - Drums/Percussion Brad Novak is a performer/educator based in Traverse City. MI. His performance credits include Mark Ducommun, Joe Welsh, Sommerson, The Amanda Waggener Band, Kristine Seeley, Dominic Fortuna, Abe Laboriel Sr., John Carlson, Justo Almario, Rene Ladesma, Paul Langford, Joe Horness, Buddy Rich alumni Rick Culver, Tuesday Radio, and is currently working on a new project. Brad is also the owner/operator of The Beat Lab, an educational facility that educates over 40 students each week in the area of drums and percussion. https://www.facebook.com/thebeatlabtc . He is the percussion instructor for the Grand Traverse Area catholic Schools and is an instructor of drums and percussion for Northwestern Michigan College. Brad has been playing drums and percussion for over 25 years. In that time he has studied with Larry Finn at the BerkIee College of Music in Boston, MA. He also studied with Dave Zerbe and Robert Hohner at Central Michigan University. Jack Conners - Recording Engineer (& Bass player) Jack Conners began playing bass guitar at the age of 16. In the early 1970’s he joined with former members of Curtis Mayfield’s band to back Detroit soul singer Bobby Franklin. After several years in Detroit, Jack moved to the East Coast and found work in the studios of Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York as bassist, producer and recording engineer. Moving to Nashville in the 1980’s, he continued to find studio work and toured with singer Cindy Shelton. Jack currently plays bass with the The Fabulous Horndogs, Zen Stew, and The BayPointe Worship Band. He also mixes live sound at Baypointe Community church and for many other area musical and vocal performances. Jack owns and operates his own recording and audio services company Perfect World Studios in Traverse City, Michigan www.perfectworldstudios.com as well as www.worldrec.org . Victoria Hughes - Vocalist (& Plays Keyboards) Victoria is from the U.K. and has been in a lot of musical groups and has toured in various parts of Europe. She currently resides in Northern Michigan and is a vocalist & keyboard player at BayPointe Community Church. She is also a vocalist with the band Mac Daddy and plays all over northern michigan- mostly at weddings and private parties. www.macdaddyband.biz/home.html . She was the lead vocalist & keyboard player with Luther Gravey & the Soul Biscuits. Matt Hughes - Guitar Matt is an acomplished guitarist who has been part of many musical projects and bands. He was a guitarist at Dill's Old Town in Traverse city,mi. He currently is involved with the T.C worship project band, and is a regular in the worship band at BayPointe Community Church. Married to Victoria Hughes, Matt is also the guitarist & sings with the band Mac Daddy, a Northern Michigan favorite. www.macdaddyband.biz/home.html . Charlie Tomlin - Guitar & Vocals Charlie Tomlin is a seasoned vocalist and performer, who not only plays Bass and Guitar, but is also an instructor, and owns and operates The Music Factory in Traverse City, Michigan. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Music-Factory-TC/132406976795023. He has played all over the U.S. in various bands, but currently performs locally in Northern Michigan with his group The On Quartet. www.theonquartet.com . Chris Bickley - Saxophone and Flute Chris is a Graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan. He was Director of Jazz- Northwestern Michigan College 1979 and Director of Jazz- Central Michigan University 1986. He has won many distinguished awards over the years. Chris performed at the 1988 Montreaux International Jazz Festival in Montreaux, Switzerland, the 1989 opening concert of "Jazz Calvacade" Carngie Hall- New York City & the 1991 Northern Sea Jazz Festival The Hague, Netherlands. He also toured with Kenny Rogers, performed on TV and has performed with many big name artists over the years. His complete Bio and performance history can be found at www.bickleysentertainment.com . One of Chris's current projects is 'Bay Area Big Band' based in Traverse City, Mi which he founded and directs. Jon Tornga - Percussion -Djembe, congas, shaker Jon is a multi talented percussionist. He plays a full kit at some venues but is an extremely talented Djembe player and plays all around the Traverse city area with Levi Britton https://www.facebook.com/LeviBrittonSongs . He can often be seen performing with Levi at Kilkenny's in Traverse City, Union Street Station and other local gigs. Jon, along with Levi Britton and Dan Myers from 'Down The Line' are putting together another band Stolen Silver based between Traverse City and Chicago http://www.stolensilver.com/about.php . Jon and Mark (Ducommun) played together at the National Govenor's convention at The Grand Traverse Resort in Acme, Mi. Nathan Gilmore - Keyboard Nathan is an acomplished keyboard player, digital guru and also sings. In addition to playing a mean B3 on 'Make You Mine' for mark ducommun's CD, Nate is the keyboard player (and also sings) with Matt and Vicki Hughes in the Northern Michigan favorite band MacDaddy. www.macdaddyband.biz/home.html .

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