Singer, songwriter, keyboardist and producer Mark Kaye, was born 1-10-76 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Mark Kaye has been playing the piano since age 5. After receiving a music scholarship from San Francisco Mission High School, Mark continued his music education at the San Francisco conservatory of Music. Mark also majored in Music composition at San Francisco State University. Mark has studied piano with Tom Coster, Mark Lavine, and Smith Dobson. Mark has studied Voice with the great Judy Davis, Marylyn Heinmiller, Pamela Poland, and Horace Tolson.
In 1993 Mark wrote and produced a one man musical called “Tales from the Far Country”. Mark performed this Musical from 1994 to 1996 in small theaters on the West Coast. In 1996 Mark started recording as a solo artist for Dafunk records. Mark has released 7 CD’s with Dafunk records. The latest to be released in July 2009 titled “Just Funky”.
Mark’s music has been licensed for use in TV and movies. Like the Today Show, Good Morning America, Discovery Channel, and Disney. Mark has also worked on movie soundtracks with Grammy nominated producer Greg Landu, since 1998. In 2006 Mark’s music was released in Europe by Sony/BMG.
Mark performs with his band “The Mark Kaye Band” in festivals, nightclubs, and corporate parties on the West Coast. Marks’s music has been described by producer Jeff Weinstein as “the New Funk”. Mark has also been described as “the Funkiest Jazz musician on the West Coast” by R&B producer Tebo.
Mark has performed shows with Parliament, James Brown, Santana, Herbie Hancock, The New Sly and the Family Stone, Tower of Power, Donald Byrd and The Blackbirds, Elton John, Huey Lewis and The News and the late and great Mango Santa Maria.
Mark has just finished co producing, and co writing a CD with a new band called “The Eastbay Messengers” Scheduled to be released in late 2009. The band features: The Headhunters, Paul Jackson on Bass, Mike Clark drums, Jerry Stucker Guitar and Mark Kaye lead vocalist and keyboards.
Mark Kaye Discography:
Fairy Tales Thunder Records 1995
Far Country Thunder Records 1996
I Can Love You Dafunk 2001
Passion Dafunk 2003
M Dafunk 2004
I’m On A Mission Dafunk 2005
What Would Love Do Dafunk 2005
Singer Songwriter Dafunk 2008
Latin Soul Dafunk 2009
Just Funky Dafunk 2009
EastBay Messangers
Detour to Oakland Indie 2009
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