Revered musician Wally Badarou breaks down some of the secrets of working as part of the Compass Point All-Stars with Sly and Robbie while also offering a fly on the keyboard view of recording Pop Muzik with Robin Scott and explaining why he refused to sign a contract with James Brown in his RBMA Melbourne 2006 Lecture.
Mark King, bassist and singer of Level 42, completes Night of the Proms program. After an absence of almost 20 years, Mark King is performing for the second time during the Dutch edition of Night of the Proms.
Tickets & info: notp.com/nederland and ticketmaster.nl
Keyboard legend Mike Lindup reminisces on how Roland’s D-50 synthesizer helped shape some of Level 42’s best-known tracks. Back in 1987, as their fame reached epidemic proportions, the band were spending most of their time on the road, playing arenas all over the world – both as headliners and opening for the likes of Madonna and Tina Turner. Needing to work on new material, Mike put together a studio that he could use on the road, which just happened to include a new and rather interesting Roland synth called the D-50…
Gizmodrome are Stewart Copeland, Mark King, Adrian Belew and Vittorio Cosma.
Their self-titled debut album is out on September 15, 2017.
Gizmodrome is the new band by Stewart Copeland, Adrian Belew, Mark King and Vittorio Cosma.
Their self-titled debut album is out on September 15, 2017.
Pre-order here:
CD: http://smarturl.it/Gizmodrome_CD
LP: http://smarturl.it/Gizmodrome_LP
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/Gizmodrome_iTunes
If you want to slap and pop like a king, what better way getting your groove together than jamming with THE Mr. Mark King?
The celebrated singer and bass player of Level 42 – the band that not only made a lasting impression on the Brit Funk movement of the 70s and 80s, but also on music charts around the world – revisits the hit single “Hot Water” from 1984.
Enter to win a free Ditto X2 Looper signed by Mark King. Check it out here – and beam it into your Ditto Looper.
The legendary Mark King of Level 42 talk us through his rather TC-centric pedalboard!
Mark King and Mike Lindup of Level 42 chatting with Pat Sharp just before their headline set in front of 10,000 people at Let’s Rock The Moor! 16th May 2015.