Marko DeSantis
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| Birth name | Marko DeSantis |
| Also known as | Marko 72 |
| Born | May 3, 1972 |
| Genre(s) | Pop punk, Alternative rock, Powerpop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter, Writer, DJ |
| Years active | 1994 - present |
| Label(s) | Fearless, V2/Artemis, Suburban Home, Avex Trax (Japan), Sideout (Japan) |
| Associated acts | Sugarcult, Bad Astronaut, The Playing Favorites, The Lapdancers, Popsicko, The Ataris, Lost Kittenz, Nerf Herder, Swingin' Utters |
| Website | Official site |
Marko DeSantis is the guitarist for American modern rock band Sugarcult; he grew up in Santa Barbara, California.[1] With Sugarcult he has made 3 studio records, 2 DVDs, 1 live record, and toured internationally since 2001. Sugarcult have headlined tours, played many notable festivals (Glastonbury, Reading/Leeds, Summersonic, Warped Tour, etc), and were the opening act on Green Day’s “American Idiot” USA/Japan tours, and Blink 182’s final tour to name a few. Tim Pagnotta asked him to join Sugarcult after meeting him at a Superdrag concert in 1999.
Marko has had two side-projects with Lagwagon singer Joey Cape; the now defunct, Bad Astronaut and currently The Playing Favorites who's debut release "I Remember When I Was Pretty" features Marko singing lead vocals on 2 tracks he wrote ("Futuring" and "Whole Lotta Nothin"). He has also played in Nerf Herder, Swingin' Utters, The Lapdancers, The Ataris, Popsicko, Lost Kittenz.
He has used various guitars across Sugarcult's records, but his main instrument is an Epiphone Elitist '65 Dot ES-335 guitar. He uses Bogner Shiva Amplifiers. As a bass player he uses Fender Precision basses.
As a writer, Marko contributes to various publications such as Punk Rock Confidential Magazine and The Independent; he also contributes a regular column called "Can You Hear Me Now?" to the UK independent rock magazine, Black Velvet.
As a guest DJ, Marko has spun his record collection at nightclubs in: Japan, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Salt Lake City, St. Louis and more. In the late 1990s he programmed and DJ’d a weekly specialty show on Santa Barbara modern rock station KJEEfm.
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| The Ataris |
| Kristopher Roe | John Collura | Paul Carabello | Angus Cooke | Bob Hoag | Sean Hansen | Shane Chickeles |
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| Jasin Thomason | Marko 72 | Derrick Plourde | Patrick Riley | Marco Peña | Mike Davenport | Chris Knapp |
| Discography |
| Studio albums and EPs: Anywhere but Here | Look Forward to Failure | Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits | Let It Burn | End Is Forever | All You Can Ever Learn Is What You Already Know | So Long, Astoria | Welcome the Night |
| Live albums: Live at the Metro |
| Singles: "San Dimas High School Football Rules" | "Teenage Riot" | "Summer Wind Was Always Our Song" | "In This Diary" | "The Boys of Summer" | "The Saddest Song" |
| DVDs: Live at Capitol Milling |
| Record labels |
| Columbia Records | Kung Fu Records | Fat Wreck Chords |
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