If James Taylor and Dave Matthews spent a night together getting juiced up on pop rock, their "musical love child" would be the Mark DeRose Band! Patrick Kirchner of The Fly describes this engaging music as “thoughtful and provocative, laden with metaphors of hope and celebration for life – the stuff that makes feel good music feel so good." Attend a live performance and you will easily see and hear each band member’s love of performing their brand of “feel-good” music that seems to appeal to...
If James Taylor and Dave Matthews spent a night together getting juiced up on pop rock, their "musical love child" would be the Mark DeRose Band! Patrick Kirchner of The Fly describes this engaging music as “thoughtful and provocative, laden with metaphors of hope and celebration for life – the stuff that makes feel good music feel so good." Attend a live performance and you will easily see and hear each band member’s love of performing their brand of “feel-good” music that seems to appeal to such a wide variety of listeners.
While lead singer/songwriter Mark DeRose spent the first part of his career searching for musical direction in both Boston, MA and Philly, PA he came to discover exactly what he was looking for back home: “I never thought I would move back to my hometown of York [PA] and find the kind of kinship I found with Jay, Ben, and Dan” (Mark). On the heels of finishing his first solo recording "Tales from the Sandcastle Kingdom", Mark knew it was time to find a new band to help him bring his songs to life on stage. The foursome clicked immediately, on stage and off. With Dan Brenner on drums, Ben Eberts on bass, Jay Baab on lead guitar, and all providing backing vocals, The Mark DeRose Band has become a cohesive group with clear chemistry that naturally comes through in their live performances.
Fueled by a genuine passion for performing live, The Mark DeRose Band boasts a history of numerous performances at a wide range of venues giving way to a growing a fan base hungry for great music and great times. They have had the pleasure of opening for national touring artists Michelle Branch, Edwin McCain, Blues Traveler and Josh Kelley. They’ve also had the unique opportunity to perform as part of an NFL halftime show in front of a sell out crowd of over 70,000. During which, the Baltimore Ravens hosted the defending World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers. Additionally, just last year eight of the band’s songs were cleared for use on television’s oldest daytime soap opera, Guiding Light.
According to Michael Lessner of Live Nation (Former V.P. Executive of Capitol/Motown/EMI Records), “Mark’s music is definitely going in the right direction.” Just like many first-time listeners, Lessner was “pleasantly surprised” and ready to hear more!
Equipped with an innate ability to win over a crowd, the “[Mark DeRose Band's] music shines through those ‘glass half empty days'” (Mike Cagesso, York Daily Record). One appreciative fan summed it up by saying, "There is an honesty to their work that is so easy to connect with. Whether it be the solid and intelligent lyrics or the intensity with which they pour themselves into their live shows, the listener can easily relate to the emotions expressed in the songs.”
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