Mark Zane was born and raised in the small rust belt city of Utica, NY
and now calls its larger neighbor to the west, Syracuse, home. The
struggle of life in old industrial cities can be heard in some of the
songs that appear on Mark's debut 2008 CD titled, American Hunger,
which features a blend of folk, rock, and even a little country thrown
into these 12 original songs. American Hunger was nominated for a
2009 SAMMY (Syracuse-Area Music Award) award in the Americana
category. His second CD, Walk it Off, a collection of twelve songs, was
released in March 2012. His third CD, Upstate Uprising, a collection of
ten original songs, was released in January 2019. His most recent CD,
Acoustic Truths & Electric Lies, released November 2021 contains 11
original songs.
Mark has written 144 songs and performs at least 45 of these live
(along with performing cover songs) with his daughter, Janiya. Along
with writing and performing music, Mark is also a Professor of
Sociology at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse whose songs
often incorporate sociological themes and concepts. In the tradition of
Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Warren Zevon, Steve
Earle and others, Mark's original songs analyze American life through a
sympathetic, yet sometimes, critical eye. He also writes and performs
autobiographically inspired songs about love and aspirations, and
everyday occurrences, as well as throws in periodic cover songs from
some of his favorite artists.
Along with performing original songs, Mark also perform cover songs
from artists such as Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Bob Marley, Jethro
Tull, Old Crow Medicine Show, Fleetwood Mac, and many more.
Mark has performed in many Central New York venues, including eight
years at the New York State Fair, Yellow Brick Road Casino, TS
Steakhouse and Motif Lounge at Turning Stone Casino, Point Place
Casino, 110 Grill, Petit, Soule, Liverpool, Marcellus, LaFayette,
DeWitt, and Onondaga Free Libraries, Bull & Bear Roadhouse,
Shaughnessy’s Irish Pub and Eleven Waters at the Downtown Syracuse
Marriott, Local 315 Brewing Co., Suds Factory River Grill, 12 years at
Oz-Stravaganza, Liverpool is the Place Concert Series, Westcott Street
Cultural Fair, plus many additional venues.
Mark performs many of these library, festival, and restaurant shows
with his daughter, Janiya. Janiya also appears on his CDs, Upstate
Uprising and Acoustic Truths & Electric Lies.
Additional information can be found at:
www.reverbnation.com/markzane and
www.facebook.com/MarkZaneMusic
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