Well, its been a hectic couple of months. The clinic with Craig
Blundell was a blast, and the Poland clinic tour was a huge success.
There is much in the way of videos and pictures to be posted at
www.marksmithdrums.com over the coming weeks. Keep checking back for
updates. In the meantime, check out the new Anchorhead video on
youtube, from celebration europe no less!!!
Gig News....
To see Mark playing his lovely new Mapex Orion drumset check out
these shows.....
Some Lost Planet gigs upcoming....
October 14th Walkabout in Croydon
November Kings College London TBC
December 3rd Walkabout in Croydon
Clinics
Coulsdon College Clinic September Date TBC.
More Clinic and gig dates will be added soon........
Anchorhead win battle of the bands at
Celebration Europe!!
Anchorhead won the Star Wars celebration Europe battle of the
bands at the Excel Center in London on the 14th July! Anchorhead
played a great set in fromt on hundreds of Star Wars fans, to win
the coveted Bith trophy. Read the reviews and more at
www.myspace.com/anchorheaddarthmetal. Here is a direct link to
the video....
http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=PCgQiW2gLhk and a link to the
official review. Anchorhead will now be featured on
www.starwars.com on the "Star
Wars Rocks" page alongside such acts as Ash and Slipknot.
Anchorhead gigs:
Walkabout Croydon October 14th
Kings College London TBC November
Walkabout Croydon December 3rd
Support is from Lost planet on all gigs so Mark will be playing a
loong set these nights!!
New band
James Wilde and Mark Smith have teamed up with Simon to form the
dark progressive outfit Dark Sun A mix of Meshuggah and Tool with a
dark twist.New song online soon.
24/04/2007
Total Rock
Total Rock Drum Show will be on the 5th June. Keep checking back
for updates.
20/01/2007
Massive News Update!!
Upcoming Clinics and Shows
March
Mark will be hosting a Special drum show on
Total Rock radio (www.totalrock.com).
Watch this space for exact times.
Clinic at Coulsdon College. Date TBC.
April
Sunday April 29th Lost planet at the
Walkabout in Croydon
Anchorhead have just finished preliminary
rehearsals (ie. we can play Star Wars and Empire all the way
through!!) go to
www.myspace.com/anchorheaddarthmetal for more updates. The band
(Featuring Charlie Griffiths of Linear Sphere) hope to commence
gigging as soon as possible.
Web Lessons Come to Mashu Studios
From 1st May Mashu studios will be offering
online lesson packages. These will be availabe at a very low price
through PayPal and will cover popular musical topics. Keep visiting
this site for more details!!
Drum Tuition
Very Limited Spaces are available for drum
tuition. Please email
mark@marksmithdrums.com for more details.
09/10/2006
MARK HAS BECOME A MAPEX ENDORSER
See him with his shiny new Orion Pro kit at a clinic near you!!!
We have currently confirmed four clinics in 2006 with a further
six to eight in the works. Dates will be posted in a couple of days.
02/02/2006
Clinic update:
The studio team of Mark, Freya and James are currently putting
the finishing touches to their revised clinic system. Playalongs
with charts and explanations will be published here in the next four
weeks. Check back regularly .
Mashu Studios very own James Wilde now has his own webspace. Pop
over to
www.jameswilde.net.
03/01/2006
Video Added
Click
here
to view a recent solo by Mark. Contains
some fun Polymetrics and bass drum stuff.
FreyaPage.Com now active
Mashu Studios very own Keyboard expert now
has her own site
www.freyapage.com Be sure to
pop over and check it out.
New Year, more Clinics
A second round of clinics is currently
being booked in the Sutton schools area following a very successful
run in Autumn 2005. Dates will be posted here as soon as we get
them.
Limited Lesson Spaces Available
There are currently a few spaces available
during the week for lessons.
Click here for contact and booking
details.
ChaosGenesis pre production.
ChaosGenesis are entering the final stages
of pre-production for their forthcoming album. Mark will be
recording final versions of the drums this weekend Sunday 8th
January. Mp3s will follow hopefully. ChaosGenesis plan to gig later
this year. Visit
www.chaosgenesis.com for
updates and free downloads.
13/10/2005
Sutton Schools Clinic Dates Update
Autumn 2005
14th September - Overton Grange
23rd September - Overton Grange
30th September - Wallington County Grammar For Boys
13th October - Greenshaw - cancelled
19th October - St Philomenas
3rd November - Greenshaw High School
4th November - Carshalton High School For Girls
9th November - Carshalton High School for Girls
11th November - Wilsons School
14th November - Wilsons School
18th November - Wallington County Grammar School
25th November - Wallington County Grammar School
November 24th - Carshalton High School for Boys
January 2006 - Wallington High School For Girls t.b.c.
More to Come.........
9/7/2005
Site Back online......
Sutton Schools clinic dates coming
soon....
Mashu studios are pleased to announce that
this coming autumn, Mark Smith will be playing 13 Clinics in every
high school in the Sutton borough area. Dates to follow early August
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