mark Doerksen

Date of Birth: 10.07.83

Instruments: Guitars, synths, stomach noises

Equipment: Ibanez JS1000 guitar or a MofoTone HyperGuitar into Shure UHF wireless into Mesa Triaxis preamp (with Boomerang Phrase sampler in the effects loop) into T.C. Electronics G-Force effects unit into Mesa Simulclass 2:Ninety Power amp into 2 - 2X12 Mesa cabinets. Midi controller is a DMC Ground Control Pro with an Ernie Ball volume pedal for an expression pedal.

Inspiration from: For writing music, a lot of ideas are from over-tiredness

Favourite...
Food: Cereal. 87% of the food I've ever eaten has been cereal
Drink: Stewert's Ginger Beer
Movie: Usual Suspects, except for the Baldwin, or possibly Condor Man (best car ever)
TV show: Hockey Night In Canada
Actor: Christopher Guest
Game: Battle of Wits, or MAAD
Guitarist: Arg! Impossible. Probably named Steve or Al, though.
Drummer: Mike Portnoy, or Scott Columbus because of his name
Singer: Eric Adams wins for sheer ferocity
Keys: Chick Corea
Animal: Depends how you look at it. The answer could be A. Penguin, B. Eric Burdon, but it's probably C. That red drumming muppet

Favourite Bands: Maiden, Zeppelin, Bob Marley, Buckethead, Eläkeläiset today. Tomorrow, someone else.

Favourite Album: Jeff Wayne Presents 'War of the Worlds'

Hobbies: Martial Arts, then relaxing. Then martial arts again.

Who is your hero? A friend of mine, Steve Friesen, can fit a large cup in his mouth while suctioning several more to his cheeks and chin. And once he flipped the bird to a giant 100+ year old turtle.

Who is your second favourite hero? The guy who played "mike danton" in the movie Deadly Prey. Anybody whose style is to pick guys up and throw them at trees while being hunted like an animal in a remote jungle by a group of rogue militia men is tops in my book.

Who would win in a battle of wits between Hero #1 and Hero #2?: Steve on the wits, but thereafter he would be tree-thrown, and then Danton would say "You're dead."

Who, or what are you afraid of? Steve Doerksen's random aggressive broken drum stick throwing. Once he whipped one in my direction, and it stuck in a door a few inches from my head. The hole is still there to prove it.

Who, or what makes you happy? Waking up, and then going straight back to sleep. Or flipping over stuff. Or any of my ridiculous friends, each of whom could be characters on TV.

What place would you like to travel to and explore if you could? I would like to travel to my heart explore my emotions, but I am too busy flipping over stuff. That or Fiji. Whichever's closer.

What was the most impressive place you traveled so far? Butte, Montana. It was impressive because it had a Subway restaurant inside of a gas station, and they told us that the cops would arrest us for no reason. But they didn't.

Favourite Video game: Bionic Commando for NES

Philosophy:
"Have a good time, all the time" Viv Savage

I feel it is important for you to know that...
Worrying is the worst waste of time. If you can't do anything about it, screw it. Life is too short to be wasted on things you don't believe in.

A good quote: "We are the music makers, We are the dreamers of dreams." Arthur O'Shaughnessy (or Willy Wonka, if you prefer).

Musical Background: I've taken piano lessons, then saxophone lessons (tenor and baritone), then guitar.

Best show you've ever been to: #1: Iron Maiden with Dio and Motorhead, Chicago, August 2003
#2: AC/DC in Winnipeg
#3: Van Halen in St. Paul

Furthermore...
I like you.

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