Brownmark

Brownmark
Birth name	Mark Brown
Also known as	Brown Mark, BrownMark
Born	March 8, 1962
Genres	Rock, funk, R&B
Occupation(s)	Musician, producer
Instruments	Bass guitar
Years active	1981–present
Labels	Motown
Associated acts	Cryptic, Prince and The Revolution, Mazarati, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stevie wonder, Salt-n-Pepa, Sting

Mark Brown (born 1962), better known by the stage name Brown Mark, also styled Brownmark and BrownMark, is an American musician, bassist and record producer.

Life and career

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Brown's early fame came when he was the bass guitarist of The Revolution,^[1] musician Prince's original touring (and later also his recording) band. Noted for his unique, funk-based style of musicianship, he became a record producer and recording artist himself after parting company with Prince in 1986. He achieved minor successes in the R&B music field under both titles (most notably as founder and producer of R&B group Mazarati). After a lengthy absence from the music business he returned with a new project entitled Cryptic. After the release of the Cryptic CD entitled It's Been Awhile the group disbanded in 2002. Brown is currently working on a new project out of Tampa Florida with his newly formed group Syx Mil Breach. The CD was released late 2010 and is titled Syx mil Breach.

Discography

Albums

• Just Like That (1988), Motown
• Good Feeling (1989), Motown
• It's Been A While (2002)
• Syx Mil Breach (2010)

Singles

• "Next Time" (1988)
• "Bang Bang" (1989), Motown

References

1. "Brownmark". Allmusic. Retrieved August 15, 2011.

External links

• Brownmark on Myspace
• Brown Mark at the Internet Movie Database