MARK MURDOCK

Mark Murdock biography
MARK MURDOCK is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer who currently lives in Tokyo, Japan. MARK MURDOCK is most well-known for being the brainchild behind the jazz rock / fusion band CYMBALIC ENCOUNTERS.

MARK MURDOCK first embarked on his solo career in 2012 with the release of Eyes Down which received little attention at the time of its release. He would continue his solo career in 2015 with the release of Era 2 - Eyes Down and Seacloud, which features a more prominent prog sound compared to his debut. Around 5 years later, MARK MURDOCK released his third album The Phoenix Has Risen which includes various guest musicians such as RON HOWDAN from NEKTAR and FERNANDO PERDOMO from OUT TO SEA. Later that year, he would also put out an EP with TIM PEPPER titled Everlasting Holidays.

In 2021 MARK MURDOCK began working on his follow-up album Visitors from Another Planet, releasing it the same year. MARK MURDOCK would also recruit more guest musicians than he has ever before. Consequently, resulting in the album being his most commercially and critically successful up to this point. In the same year, MARK MURDOCK would put out a collaboration album with musician DMITRY M. EPSTEIN titled ?Oblivion Bound?. His 2023 album ?False Readings? featured a more experimental sound comparable to the two most recent albums from CYMBALIC ENCOUNTERS.

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