MARK AKIN ONLINE:WHAT'S UP!

I'm very happy to say my trip and teaching tour in Denmark went very well :) I made a lot of new friends and shared some cool ideas with a lot of musicians who were eager to learn. Teaching at the Royal Academy was a wonderful experience . My thanks also to everyone at Front Session , and Musik Production South for extending such a warm welcome, hope to see all of you again soon :)

I'd also like to express my true gratitude and heart felt thanks to my good friend Soren Korsgaard , and family for making this trip possible , and all the family love. Tak Tak Tak!!

They are very cool guys, and I'm looking forward to a long and happy relationship with them as an artist user. I'm planning on using some of their bass pedals too :)

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My first thought was that Mark Akin's debut release (you know him from the soundtrack of "Dragon Ball-Z") would be a "guitar freak-out" CD, as Mark Akin is among the most gifted guitarists on today's scene. What I got instead was a surprise....

"Alien Car Chase" (2006, indieOpolis Records) is a collection of songs fully embracing the techno and anime worlds. The guitar is almost absent, but the composition is surprisingly fresh and energetic. It has a dark edge without being depressing and a drive as hard as nails.

Many of the tracks (like "Interstellar" & "MirrorFreek") take the listener on an extended journey while others ("Funky Robots" & "Solaris") jab you right in the face.

Mixing elements both heavy and quirky, Mark has demonstrated himself to be much more than a guitar shredder. He is a gifted composer and multi-instrumentalist as well, with the ability to fuse dis-similar chunks of sound and style into a bizarre & esoteric fabric of sound that reveals more with each listening experience.

Check out Dave's site , he's quite a smokin' guitarist himself .. www.skinnydevil.com

4-4-06 MUSIKMESSE 411 - " FIRST OFF I'D LIKE TO THANKS MY GOOD FRIENDS SOREN AND GREG FOR MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO ATTEND THIS EVENT , PROPS TO YA' MY BRO'S. "

" THE TRIP WAS AWESOME, CAUGHT UP WITH THE INDUSTRY PEEPS, HUNG OUT WITH MICHAEL ANGELO AND SHARED GUITAR IDEAS , (REALLY DOWN TO EARTH GUY BTW ) , HAD DINNER WITH DEAN GUITARS OWNER ELLIOT RUBINSON , STAYED IN A GREAT HOTEL , PLAYED A LOT OF GUITAR..YEAH!!

" PROPS ALSO GO OUT TO PETER RAHBEK FOR MAKING SOME COOL GUITARS, BEST OF LUCK ON YOUR NEW LINE . "

" I ALSO HAD THE DISTINCT PLEASURE OF HANGING WITH OLE KEHLET OF KEHLET GUITARS , AND CREW . OLE IS A RENOWNED DANISH GUITAR MAKER WHOSE INSTRUMENTS ARE WORKS OF TONEFUL ART, YOU CAN FEEL THE LOVE AND CARE IN EVERY NOTE , AND NUANCE YOU PLAY . I HOPE TO EVENTUALLY OWN ONE OF HIS MUSICAL CREATIONS IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. "

" HATS OFF AS WELL TO JOHN FROM HEADWAY ACOUSTIC AMPS TOO, REALLY GREAT NATURAL TONE RESPONSE AND ARTICULATE , I'LL BE RAPPIN' WITH THEM AS WELL IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOR SURE :)

" I ALSO JAMMED WITH A REALLY GREAT FIDDLE PLAYER SASKIA TOMKIN AND HER HUSBAND STEAFAN FROM ENGLAND . THEY HAVE A BAND CALLED ' LINNTILLA ' . DROP BY THEIR WEBSITE AND GIVE THEM A LISTEN :) WWW.LINNTILLA.COM

1-24-06 Mark is changing the name of his upcoming electronic cd to ' AlienCarChase ' to avoid any potential legal issues in the future arising from using the name ' AniMayhem ', too many other entities seem to be using it..blah,blah,blah.

1-24-06 NAMM was very cool, made a lot of new friends , and caught up with many others..lot's of cool gear as well. Looking forward to going to Germany for the Musikmesse in Frankfurt , should be a lot of fun :)

A WORD FROM MARK : " I'd like to wish everyone a very Happy , and blessed New Year . Create , create , create ! "

" I'd also like to send a major prop to Nick R. Flatt for the Super Cool anime caricature of me at the top of the page. It is going to be the cover for my new electronic cd ' AlienCarChase '.Stay tuned for the release date.. Ol' school DBZ tracks, House , Drum and Bass, Break Beat ,Soundtrack excursions, guitar riffage..it's got it all :)

BTW: You can find Nick at The Grapevine Mills mall in Grapevine , Texas. Look him up and get him to do a caricature of ya, tip big , he's worth it . He took my vision and made it a reality..welcome to Anime history my man ! "

09-24-05 MARK WILL BE HEADING OUT TO DENMARK ON WEDS TO HANG WITH JOHN HARRISON , AND BILL OF TONE TUBBY AT THE FIRST ANNUAL VINTAGE GUITAR SHOW ON A LITTLE TOWN CALLED SVENDBORG www.soundcheck.dk. IT PROMISES TO BE OFF THE HOOK. CHECK BACK AFTER THE 4TH FOR LOTS OF COOL PIX. THIS IS MARK'S FIRST TRIP TO SCANDINAVIA :) TIME TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS. MARK WILL BE VISITING HIS COUSINS JEANIFER AND ASKE AS WELL :)

3-3-05 MARK JUST GOT BACK FROM AN AMAZING TRIP TO VEGAS AND PETALUMA CA' SHOWING OFF THE NEW FRENZEL BLUTONE 50 . MARK MADE A PERSONAL TRIP TO DELIVER BLUTONE # 008 TO JOHN HIMSELF..WITH SLEEPER BOOST TO BOOT..THE RESPONSE WAS OUTSTANDING..EVERYONE WAS FLOORED BY THE TONE. CHECK OUT A FEW PICS..HAD TO THROW ONE IN OF MARK'S CAT SMOOZ AND JOHN'S #002 TUBBY CAB TOO :)