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| name = Mark Walk |
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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist |
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| origin = [[United States]] |
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| instrument = [[Guitar]], [[bass guitar]], [[piano]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[synthesizer]] |
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| genre = [[Industrial music|Industrial]]<br>[[Electronic music|Electronic]] |
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| occupation = [[Record producer]]<br>[[Songwriter]] |
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| years_active = 1980's–present |
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| label = [[Invisible Records|Invisible]]<br>[[SPV GmbH|Synthetic Symphony]]<br>[[Work Records|WORK]]/[[Creation Records|Creation]]<br>[[Wichita Recordings|Wichita]]/[[Thirsty Ear Recordings|Thirsty Ear]] |
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'''Mark Walk''' is an [[United States|American]] composer, producer, [[multi-instrumentalist]] and current member of the bands [[Skinny Puppy]] and [[ohGr]]. He also composes material for film and television under his name or as a [[ghostwriter]]. One such piece was for the "[[Kitchen Confidential]]" opener, which was a Fox TV show that only lasted several months. Working in the [[Electronic music|electronic]] and [[industrial music]] genres, Walk became a writer, producer, and studio engineer at a recording studio he built called Pachyderm along with various people, such as Jim Nickel and Eric Anderson, which is located in [[Minnesota]]. During this time he also did work for [[Invisible Records]] in [[Chicago]]. |
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== Early career == |
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Walk began his musical career in a local band featuring [[John Reeves (musician)|John Reeves]], [[Terry Morehouse]], [[Bruce Bushman]] and [[Kevin Brandt]]. At age 15 he also played lead guitar for the band Starwood, which featured the [[Szmanda]] Brothers (Mark and Paul), keyboardist [[Jerry Barker]], and drummer [[Mike Fittante]]. |
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== 1990s to present == |
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Branching out from his work with Invisible and Pachyderm, he spent time in [[Malibu, California|Malibu]] working with [[Skinny Puppy]] on their album ''[[The Process (Skinny Puppy album)|The Process]]''. Afterwards he moved to [[Seattle]] where his work included writing and producing material with [[Nivek Ogre]] for ohGr, and producing and writing albums with [[Lesley Rankine]] in a band called [[Ruby (band)|Ruby]]. Also while in Seattle he worked with [[Tim Skold]], [[Bill Rieflin]], and the bands [[The Petty Tyrants]] and [[KMFDM]], including additional studio work from [[Scott Crane]] and [[Loki der Quaeler]]. |
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Walk currently resides in [[Los Angeles]], where, in addition to collaborating on albums for both Skinny Puppy and ohGr, he has been writing and producing music for commercials and film.<ref>[http://imdb.com/name/nm1270526/ IMDb]</ref> |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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*{{imdb name|1270526|Mark Walk}} |
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[[Category:Skinny Puppy members]] |
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[[Category:American industrial musicians]] |
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[[Category:American composers]] |
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[[Category:American record producers]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Pigface members]] |
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