Nick Marko
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Nick Marko | |
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Birth name | Nicholas Thomas Marko |
Born | November 24, 1978 |
Origin | Dearborn, Michigan, United States |
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Instrument(s) | Multi-Instrumentalist |
Years active | 1993–present |
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Nicholas Thomas Marko (born November 24, 1978) is an American musician, known for being a multi-instrumentalist, playing the guitar, drums and piano for bands such as The Holy Fire, Singer & Soldier, Leaving Rouge, and Levagood in the 2000s and 2010s. He is also an entrepreneur, having started up the company ALP Music, LLC in 2010.
Musical career
Marko joined his first band, Gutwrench, as a drummer in 1993. Three years later in 1996, he played drums in his second band
Reception
Marko's drumming has earned him great recognition from various magazines and music critics.[3] In their review of the Holy Fire's album "In The Name of The World", Revolt Media (formerly Running With Scissors Magazine) praised Marko by saying he is "right on point on this song 'Hate Your Smile' as well, serving up a killer rolling drum track at just the right times, keeping the song barreling along, driving it right through the intense conclusion". Furthermore, in reviewing the Holy Fire's self-titled EP, Amplifier Magazine commended Marko by saying he "drives his drums like a rental with 16th notes, his flutter kicks and stop start dynamics pushing the music to great results". Transform Online has called Marko a "money drummer", and lastly, Cloak & Dagger gave Marko's drumming rave reviews, noting "the opening drum beat alone" was enough to catch their interest. The Singer Soldier album "Illusions of Stability", particularly the song 'Bones to Ashes', was lauded by Musings From Boston for its "fragile beauty, delicately floating vocals", as well as the "sparkling of determination".[4] Additionally, Canadian indie music connoisseur website The Revue celebrated the "beautiful punch and eloquent orchestral accompaniment".[5] Real Detroit Weekly hailed the Holy Fire's music, saying "Hands down this EP redefines what a rock band from Detroit should sound like. These guys toss out the garage revival and burn the trashcan with their ability to blend original rock riffs and a dark pop influence".[6]
Discography
References
- ^ "Rock Band Float Here Forever has momentum". metrotimes.com. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "ESPN Films & SEC Network to premiere documentary The All-American Cuban Comet". espn.com. October 16, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ "Nick Marko Reviews". nickmarko.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
- ^ "Introducing...Singer Soldier". bostonsurvivalguide.net. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ "The Matinee May 15th". therevue.ca. May 15, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ "The Holy Fire Electronic Press Kit". sonicbids.com. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
External links
- ALP Music on SongTradr
- Singer & Soldier On ReverbNation
- Official website
- The Holy Fire review at Billboard.com
- Salt Miners internet article
- The Holy Fire review at Adequacy.net
- The Holy Fire review at MSN Music
- In the Name of the World review at MSN Music
- The Holy Fire review at Allmusic
- Illusions of Stability review at Allmusic
- Float Here Forever review at Detroit Metro Times