Mark Zubek (born June 19, 1974) is a songwriter, and

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musician. His songwriting style is influenced by gangsta rap, grunge, death metal, and acid jazz. He was discovered by

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, who wrote lyrics for and performed a composition of his. Zubek was a member of the Toronto Songwriters' Association and has written jingles for companies like

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and the

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. Zubek writes and produces albums for singers and bands, arranges, plays instruments, and does sound engineering from his home studio.

Discography

As leader

Zubek has released two solo jazz records on

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: "Horse With a Broken Leg" (2000) and "twentytwodollarfishlunch" (2009).

Additional information

Reviews

''All About Jazz Magazine'': Toronto-based bass player, songwriter, and producer Mark Zubek epitomizes his many cross-genres skills in the fields of jazz, hip-hop, R&B, and pop. Zubek's compositions revolve around his propulsive playing and the fat sound of his upright bass. Zubek's impressive vision and original compositions succeeds in blurring the artificial boundaries between jazz and other popular genres. The ''All Music Guide'' says that Zubek gets a remarkably fat, woody sound from his bass instrument ''Jazz Times Magazine'' 2009: Well crafted with a definite edge...like the 21st century Jazz Messengers...this is punk-jazz for now people.Mergner, Lee. (November 2009), "Reviews Undertones", JazzTimes America's Jazz Magazine (Madavor Media) 39 (7): 80,

References

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