Ted Marcus is an American
drummer
A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drums.
Most contemporary western bands that play rock, pop, jazz, or R&B music include a drummer for purposes including timekeeping and embellishing the musical timbre. The drummer' ...
formerly of the
Meat Puppets
Meat Puppets are an American rock band formed in January 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. The group's original lineup was Curt Kirkwood (guitar/vocals), his brother Cris Kirkwood (bass guitar/vocals), and Derrick Bostrom (drums). The Kirkwood brother ...
.
Marcus replaced original drummer
Derrick Bostrom, for the band's 2006 reunion. He was present on their 2007 reunion album ''
Rise to Your Knees
''Rise to Your Knees'' is the Meat Puppets' eleventh full-length studio album, released on July 17, 2007. Not only was it their first studio release since 2000's ''Golden Lies'', it was also their first to feature the original bassist Cris Kirkwood ...
'' and its follow-up, ''
Sewn Together
''Sewn Together'' is American rock band the Meat Puppets' twelfth full-length studio album, released on May 12, 2009, both on CD and vinyl. It was the follow-up to their 2007 reunion album '' Rise to Your Knees''.
Recording and background Backg ...
''. He left the band in late 2009.
In addition to drumming, Marcus was Senior Audio Engineer and Sound Designer for
MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
, mixed the
Emmy Award
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-winning short film ''StandFast: Trip to Sudan'', and mixed and did sound design for the film ''Pitch'', which was accepted at the
Cannes Film Festival
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. Marcus was an Audio Engineer and Sound Designer for National Recording Studios and Clack/Hothead Studios, both of New York City. He served as Senior Sound Designer and Mix Engineer for the design agenc
Ultrabland an Emmy Award-winning production house in New York City. and is Proprietor of TM Audio, LLC (also of New York). In 2016, Marcus joine
SuperExploder a custom designed audio facility in NYC's Chelsea neighborhood.
In addition to playing with the Meat Puppets, Marcus has also recorded and performed with the NYC bands Absolute Shower, Luxury (Chapell), the Liz Skillman Group, an
Slyboots
References
External links
Meat Puppets official web siteUltrabland Creative, NYCTMAudio,llc, NYCSuperExploder
Living people
American rock drummers
Meat Puppets members
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
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