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ERIC WILLIAM MARKLEY
Recordist and Studio Experience
1975-1979
40 years ago, I began recording using two cassette tape machines with a cheap ribbon microphone. At the time, I was 8 years old. (These turned out, as I later discovered, to be sound experiments where I was testing the limits of the equipment and methods I was using.)
1979-1980
Recorded first band known as Exanadoo (a tribute in some small way to the Canadian prog rock band Rush), using the above equipment configuration. That recording got us one gig, which was my first public appearance playing bass in a band. At this point, over dubbing is challenging, tape editing using a razor blade and keeping time with watches is something else.
1980-1985
I took time between Exanadoo and my next band effort to grow as an instrumentalist and learn as much about music theory as I could learn from my dad and many textbooks. I did play trumpet in the grade school and high school bands at the time.
1985-1987
My next band was Cinema Edge, for which there were several versions before the outfit was finished. The guitarist of the Mark II version of C. turned me on to the wonders of the TASCAM 4 TRACK TAPE RECORDER, I later grew so fond of. Over dubbing became a full time job, after performing for the tape machine with the band - on 4 songs. We over dubbed the four part harmonies later that evening. I love the magic of the track bounce!
1986-1993
In 1986 I graduated high school. Following the break up of Cinema Edge, were endless jazz quintet gigs with myself on bass, my dad on various woodwinds, Vince Gaskew on drums, and the late Charles T. Brown on electric piano, some saxophone, and the rare vocal. This effort literally paid for my first double bass, because we toured all over the state of Michigan performing at Mutual Savings 101st Birthday celebrations. My studies of recording, engineering, mixing, and mastering continued. Also, my son was born in 1993. After many college courses, I found I needed a short break. I moved to Detroit.
1993-1996
Mixed Generation was the next band I was to work with, thanks to the recommendation from a friend, and subsequent audition, which I won. These guys really immersed this relatively white man to the vast realm known as funk. I learned the slap and pop and how to use them. As bassist, I also recorded the Mark I and II versions of this band with whom I also did my first forays into writing for a band. One of these songs I still use today.
1995-1997
Following the finish of the Mark III version of Mixed Generation, I not only continued my private studies of recording, but I also did some more college, and joined the reformed band known as The Swaggering Rogues. At first, I played the bass. I recorded the beginnings of this band using a cheap two track tape machine. I finally replaced that with the Tascam 4 Track Tape Recorder. At that point, I had graduated to the lead guitarist position. It was shortly afterward that I finally invested in the digital audio workstation based on a Dell Dimension 8600 Desktop Computer using the program Cakewalk SONAR Producers Edition 3, and after a bit of experimentation, I felt comfortable enough to record The Swaggering Rogues. It was my first time in digital world for someone besides myself, and I was determined to do a great job. We recorded enough material for a full length CD.
1997-2010
At this point I was still in The Swaggering Rogues. Classic Graffitti asked me to join as bassist. I recorded 3 of their CD’s whilst simultaneously playing their rather complex progressive instrumental music on bass guitar. This was my biggest challenge up to that point, not only in discovering the world of “producer speak” and keeping communication lines open with everyone regarding how things ought to be mixed, is that in groups its often not an easy balance to maintain. Keeping a sense of gentle humor about things is the best medicine for keeping/bringing folks back into the “open mode,” creatively.
2010-2012
After The Swaggering Rogues and Classic Graffitti finished, I worked with my cousin Craig Curtice in Curtice/Markley. I recorded and wrote all the music played on all the instruments for all the songs while Craig was responsible for the lyrics and their corresponding melodies, and thus the name. At this point was when I first had hands on use of the program Pro Tools, with a ton of microphone experimental learning. This outfit morphed into Curtice/Markley & Motown Station, and then X-Ray-Ted, before 2/5 of the band retired.
2012-2016
The vocalist, myself, and the bassist continued forward looking for a drummer. We eventually discovered one Jeff Sehn. We became Chosen By Fate, that day. The band came together in 2012, and then the name came the following year. This is my current project. I am in preparation to record the full length album on my own equipment as we speak, once were all finished writing it. Thanks for reading!
