Mark Bingham (musician)

Mark Bingham (born 1949, Bloomington, Indiana) is an American music producer/composer/musician/engineer.

In 1966, Bingham was signed to a publishing contract with Elektra Records. After a brief stint at Elektra in Los Angeles and one single (deep regret/your problems and mine) released on Warner Bros., he returned to Bloomington where he attended Indiana University. There he joined the avant-rock group Screaming Gypsy Bandits and also began his own indie label, Bar-B-Q Records.[1] In 1975, he moved to New York City, forming the Social Climbers with bassist-singer Jean Seton Shaw and keyboardist/arranger/composer Dick Connette.[2]

In 1982, he moved to New Orleans. He started The Boiler Room recording studio and in 2001 opened Piety Street Recording.[3]

Bingham has produced records for Flat Duo Jets,[4] Glenn Branca,[5] Dr. Michael White,[6] Ed Sanders,[7] Rebirth Brass Band,[8] John Scofield,[9] MX-80,[10] Happy Talk Band,[11] Cubanismo,[12] The Du-tels,[13] The Naked Orchestra,[14] Morning 40 Federation,[15] Mem Shannon,[16] and Andrei Codrescu[17] among others.

A long-standing colleague of Hal Willner, Bingham participated in a series of Willner tribute recordings, including 1984’s That's the Way I Feel Now: A Tribute to Thelonious Monk, 1985’s Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill and 1989’s Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films.[18][19] He also played guitar and contributed compositions to Allen Ginsberg's The Lion For Real.[20]

In 1991, Bingham arranged horns and strings on R.E.M.’s Out Of Time.[21]

He has released 2 albums under his own name; 1989’s I Passed For Human and Psalms Of Vengeance from 2004 which was not released until 2009 due to complications from Hurricane Katrina.[22]

References

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  4. ↑ allmusic.com, Accessed 6/29/10.
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  6. ↑ allmusic.com, Accessed 6/29/10.
  7. ↑ allmusic.com, Accessed 6/29/10.
  8. ↑ allmusic.com, Accessed 6/29/10.
  9. ↑ allmusic.com, Accessed 6/29/10.
  10. ↑ discogs.com, Accessed 6/29/10.
  11. ↑ allmusic.com, Accessed 6/29/10.
  12. ↑ allmusic.com, Accessed 6/29/10.
  13. ↑ allmusic.com, Accessed 6/29/10.
  14. ↑ allmusic.com, Accessed 6/29/10.
  15. ↑ allmusic.com, Accessed 6/29/10.
  16. ↑ allmusic.com, Accessed 6/29/10.
  17. ↑ allmusic.com, Accessed 6/29/10.
  18. ↑ allmusic.com, Accessed 6/29/10
  19. ↑ nonesuch.com, Accessed 6/29/10.
  20. ↑ allmusic.com, Accessed 6/29/10.
  21. ↑ allmusic.com, Accessed 6/29/10.
  22. ↑ allmusic.com, Accesssed 6/29/10.

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