Mark Blasko was born February 12th. All through his childhood, Mark dreamed of growing up to be a professional guitar player. Before being able to purchase a guitar, Mark played drums and mallet percussion in the middle school city and district bands. Mark got his first guitar for his 13th birthday. He was determined to make it in the music industry. Mark has been told by countless parents, teachers, and guidance counselors that he will not make it, and that he needs to get a realistic job. All of this jibba-jabba fueled the music fire that burns inside of him to this day. Blasko has the determination needed to go far in this everchanging industry. and he hates terrorists.

Q and A

• Favorite Food = tacos and anything chinese buffett
• Favorite Movies = Friday , Orgazmo, Spaceballs
• Favorite Video Game = GT3 , Goldeneye, Vice City
• Favorite TV Shows = A-Team, Monster Garage, Full House(jk), Jerry Springer
• Piercings = hoop in left ear
• Tattoos = not yet, maybe soon
• Guitars = Les Paul Standard, Hamer Archtop Flametop Custom, Galveston OLDGLORY Custom Shop, Galveston hollowbody custom, SG. Ibanez AEQ40
• Amp = Vintage Marshall 8100 Head
• Cabinet = Peavey 4x12 slant loaded with Celestions
• Pedals = Morley Bad Horsie, 1970 modded Crybaby, Dano Cool Cat, Fender tuner pedal, BOSS Line Selector, Sampson VHF Wireless, SKB board, Zoom sampler pedal.
• Strings = D'Addario XL

INFLUENCES

• 311 (Tim Mahoney)
• Sublime
• Red Hot Chilli Peppers (John Frusciante)
• Shootyz Groove
• Dispatch
• 1000 Foot Krutch
• Carlos Santana
• Pat Metheney
• Charlie Christian
• Les Paul
• Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Snoop Dogg
• Sugarhill Gang
• RUN DMC
• Miles Davis
• Thelonious Monk
• Herbie Hancock
• Wayne Shorter
• Chick Corea
• Al DiMeola
• Tommy Emanuel
• Bob Marley
• Inner Circle, Black Eyed Peas, Phunk Junkeez, Beastie Boys, Smashmouth
• GEORGE CLINTON

THANKS

• Jenn Sanchez for the pics and connections to twin2
• Twin2 for hookin up FLUX
• Jessica J. for moral support and pics
• My sister Amy for not telling us we sucked, when we used to
• To all that have inspired me
• my past music teachers, Cale, Bridges, Mata, Lewis, Boyles, Sullivan, Austin, Curtis
• to FLUX, the best musicians i have ever played with
• Props to MIKEE for believeing in a skinny white kid with a guitar when he told him were gunna get big some day