Everything about Money Mark totally explained
Mark Ramos-Nishita aka
Money Mark is a producer and musician who has collaborated with the
Beastie Boys many times. Most of his work is underground. He also appears on the first
Banyan album as the
Freeway Keyboardist. His first album, the relatively obscure "
Mark's Keyboard Repair" (1995), was made up of keyboard driven pop-funk songs recorded at demo quality. It was followed up by the "
Third Version EP" in 1996 and "
Push the Button" in 1998.
Whereas his 1996 EP was similar to his debut, "Push the Button" was extremely eclectic, combining aspects of Rock music and Pop with Soul, Funk and Hip-Hop. This inventive LP was met with good reviews, as was his 2001 follow up "
Change is Coming" which had a tropical yet danceable disco and funk sound.
His most notable contribution to popular music thus far might be the famous keyboard phrase that opens and underpins "Where It's At" from Beck's 1996 album, Odelay.
He also played keyboards on tour for the
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet in support of their self-titled album,
Omar Rodriguez. He has since become a full member of the quintet, appearing on the live EP with
Damo Suzuki called
Please Heat This Eventually and several other albums, with his debut full-length collaboration with the group being the Quintet's second LP release,
The Apocalypse Inside of an Orange.
As of September 2006 Money Mark is signed to
Jack Johnson's
Brushfire Records label.
Brand New By Tomorrow, his first album with Brushfire, was released in February 2007. He appears in the 2004 film
Moog.
In addition Money Mark opened for
Gnarls Barkley on 9/11/06 at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago.
In 2007, Money Mark and The Woodrow Jackson Orchestra recorded a cover version of
Love Unlimited Orchestra's "Love's Theme" for
Engine Room Recordings' compilation album
Guilt by Association, set to be released this September.
Discography
Solo
Check Your Head (1992)
Ill Communication (1994)
Hello Nasty (1998)
The Mix Up (2007)
Banyan (1997)
Please Heat This Eventually (2006)
Se Dice Bisonte, No Bùfalo (2007)
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez & Lydia Lunch (2007)
The Apocalypse Inside of An Orange (2007)
Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far) (2007)
Und Die Scheisse Andert Sich Immer (2006)
Grand National (2007)
MW 034 LP Mark's Keyboard Repair LP
MW 090 Push The Button LP
MW 090 LP Push The Button LP (One 12", One 10" & One 7")
MW 032 Insects Are All Around Us / Cry 7"
MW 036 Cry 12"
MW 032 P Album Sampler 10"
MW 043 DJ Third Version 7" (Promo)
MW 043 MLP Third Version EP 10" (Mini Album)
MW 044 Legitimate Pop Songs? 7"
MW 066 Hand In Your Head 12"
MW 066 DJ Cry (Dust Brothers Remix) / Got My Hand In Your Head (New Mix) 10" (Promo)
MW 066 DJ2 Hand In Your Head 12" (Promo)
MW 089 Maybe I'm Dead 12"
MW 089 DJ Maybe I'm Dead 12" (White Label Promo)
MW 089 S Maybe I'm Dead 7" (Ltd 7" Shaped Chihuahua)
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