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6/4/09: FIRST NEWS!!! Mark is nearly finished with the script for his next planned feature film, MISTER DISSOLUTE... Scheduled to begin production in Charlotte, NC by late summer '09, it will be a return to on-screen form for both Mark himself and his lovely & long-time feature talent, Ryli Morgan!
The story revolves around corrupt detectives Ron Fugate and Morris Brinson - the former obsessed by sex and the latter motivated solely by money. When a criminal they put behind bars is released from prison and puts a hit out on them, both their partnership and their very existence quickly begins to decay... Who will survive, and at what cost???
Co-starring Sofiya Smirnova (complete cast list & more details soon to come)...
5/13/09: ILL TIMES, Mark's latest film, is now available on DVD! Check out the poster art, plot outline & promotional trailer below, and order your copy today!!!
A day (the last, for some) in the lives of a care-free sex fiend, a promiscuous small-time gangster, a desperate single mother, a grieving widow, a vengeful female drug-dealer, a wretched heroin addict, an abused wife, a conniving husband, a shady hit man, an innocent rape victim, a lonely and dangerous stalker, and a guilt-ridden father. Their stories intersect to create this gritty urban drama.
"ILL TIMES" DVD - $12.98 (+$1.50 s/h)
12/9/08: NOW AVAILABLE...
One For The Road:
The Best of Mark Baranowski (2004-2007)
(cover model: Sofiya Smirnova)
12 of Mark's "greatest hits," each track newly remastered! Also includes two previously unreleased soon-to-be classics, Enough & Read My Mind...
This limited edition CD comes personally autographed by Mark, and is offered nowhere else but here at his official site!!!
"One For The Road" CD - $9.98 (+ $1.25 s/h)
ALSO AVAILABLE...
Mark's first children's CD,
ALL THE COLORS OF LOVE
Track List:
1. Leroy's Toy (3:21)
2. Sippy Cup (2:30)
3. Mailman (4:18)
4. More Floor Than Before (3:07)
5. At A Party (2:55)
6. Trotsky (3:22)
7. And Then One Day (3:00)
8. Share (3:24)
9. We're All The Same (4:18)
10. The Boogie Down (3:27)
11. All The Colors Of Love (3:34)
12. Goodnight, My Child (2:09)
LYRICS
ABOUT MARK:
Electronic-based rhythm floods your ears with song- writing brilliance as the music of Mark Baranowski takes to the air. Offering up music that infuses the listener with its own energy and mind elevation, Mark's songs offer crisp electronic textures work- ing in sublime conjunction with pop, rock & hip-hop elements. The end result is inspired and original songcraft.
"Vital Therapy"
The world would never know healing if not for the power of music. Mark seeks to make its curative powers come alive with his emotionally charged songwriting. “Music is vital therapy, both for the artist and for the listener,” he declares. With his songs he reaches out to the listener, offering both solace and entertainment and finding a place beyond the physical in which musician and audience can coexist and energize through the power of rhythm. “As an artist, music has been a saving grace throughout my entire life, enabling me to therapeutically release otherwise hidden emotions and frustrations. As a listener, it’s pulled me through bouts of depression, set the mood for unforgettable experiences and continuously sparked my own creativity.”
"Fear"
Fear is a tremendous force for positive, driving us to improve our lot and seek out higher goals. "Fear may be my main inspiration – fear of harm befalling my family, fear of failure, fear of mediocrity and fear of poverty." Of course, with talent such as Mark's, some of these fears will surely prove to be hollow ones. But his willingness to face the darkness and find there motivation for his art has only enhanced and enriched his songwriting, making for music with depth.
"The Artist at Work"
As of early 2008, Mark has so far released 15 CDs in the course of his career (some under the pseudonyms The Marksman and MARQUIS [pronounced mar-KEE]). He has also scored his own independent films, as well as providing music for 1998’s horror opus 5 Dark Souls: Part 2. The online soundtrack for Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 also boasted a track by Mark (as MARQUIS). He's since put all this "shadowy" material behind him for awhile in order to focus on children's music, stating, "The birth of my son, Eryk, completely transformed me. I've decided it's time to use my creative talents in a more positive and uplifting way, and the children's market is just where I need to be." Although this path has so far led to considerably less success than that of his previous work, he couldn't be more satisfied with - or proud of - the results of his efforts... as he hopes Eryk will be when he's old enough to appreciate them.
Click each of Mark's album titles below to
sample/download it @ iTunes!
All The Colors Of Love (2008)
Creature Of Habit (2007)
Daemonica Sensualis (2007)
Ready For Action (2005)
I'm In Trouble Now (2005)
Heaven Help Me (I'm Alive) (2005)
Anything (2005)
Awful Goodness (2004)
Expendable (2003)
The Perfect Distraction (2003)
Bare Essentials: 5 Years Of Music (2002)
The Flesh & Blood Show (2002)
Technadrift (2000)
Point Blank (1997)
MORE LYRICS
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On Mark Publishing (ASCAP).
All Rights Reserved.