| Mark Meadows is a freelance bass player based in Los Angeles, CA doing tours, sessions, music production, teaching, clinics and local gigs. Born in KY and raised as a preacher's son, Mark brings to the stage an intense funky/rock bass style matched with an eye-catching stage presence along with a lot of fun. Since May 2002 Mark has been touring with the legendary Edgar Winter Band.
Meadows touring/recording credits include such great artists as... Johnny "Guitar" Watson(with whom he toured 'til Watson's death in 1996 in Japan), Brian Auger's Oblivion Express (1997), Roseanne (2001 TV talk show band and show theme music), Queen Latifa, Eric Burden, Bonnie Raite, Tommy Henriksen (pop rock), Barbara Morrison (jazz vocalist), Meredith Brooks (while with Meredith from the start of her '97 world tour, Mark opened for the Rolling Stones, performed on the main stage of the first two Lileth Fair tours and appeared on TV shows all over the world...after playing on Meredith's second Capitol CD "Deconstruction," Mark was made musical director for the '99 tour), The Motels featuring Martha Davis, Steve Lukather, Rick Derringer, Lisa Loeb (Mark handles the bass on Lisa Loeb's latest CD as well as cuts on her previous CDs and toured with Lisa in early 2004 plus a Tonight Show performance in Sept. '04), Dweezil Zappa (Mark does the bass on his latest CD "Automatic) as well as lots of sessions for Nickelodeon (currently on tracks for the show "Chalkzone") as well as many commercial sponsors (Suzuki, Plymouth, Ford and others) and TV networks including Fox Sport West and the spring 2003 show "On The Spot" (WB Network) where Mark was in the band on the show with Dweezil Zappa. In late '03 Mark and Fred Kron got together to produce the soundtrack for the independent film "Yard Sale" which has won awards at film festivals in the U.S.
Mark's background covers rock, funk, jazz, pop, country, gospel and blues. With some help from his fellow L.A. musicians, Mark is near completion of his first solo CD "Cowboy Jazz," (you're listening to a cut right now...other tracks linked with other pages on this site are also Basscowboy tunes) which will feature many great artists. He calls it "jazz for joe-sixpack." The CD will be available soon.
Mark has now started rehearsing/writting with Bobby Rock's Bio-Tribe. This new venture into instrumental rock/funk/fusion will play it's first show in San Diego, Ca at Lestat's on Feb. 19, 2004.
Look for Mark on the road with The Edgar Winter Band all over the planet and pick up the DVD Edgar Winter "Live at the Galaxy" (CD available as well) featuring Mark. Check back often for more info and as always... "Keep It Funky!
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