Marc Anderson
Marc Anderson | |
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Background information | |
Born | December 10, 1955 |
Occupation(s) | percussionist, composer, poet, Zen Buddhist priest |
Instrument | Percussion |
Marc Dennis Anderson[1][2] (born December 10, 1955) is an American born percussionist, composer, poet and Zen Buddhist priest. Best known for records and live performances with guitarist and composer Steve Tibbetts, he has recorded and performed with dozens of notable artists. His interests and studies in non-western instruments and musical traditions are a signature of his sound and technical style.
Early life and education
Anderson was born in Austin, Minnesota, the son of Truman Anderson and Mary Lou Regner. He is the oldest of 5 children. He attended Austin Central High School and holds a degree in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Minnesota.
Career
In 1977 Anderson met and began working with Steve Tibbetts who had just started working his second record.[3] That record, titled YR, led to their first recording with the prestigious German record company ECM and legendary producer Manfred Eicher. In the fall of 1982 the two flew to Oslo, Norway and recorded Northern Song, the first of many recordings the pair would make over the next several decades. Through the 1980s and 1990s Anderson became a stalwart in the Twin Cities music community as a sideman and bandleader performing and recording in a wide range of musical and artistic environments including; free improvisation, traditional Irish, Ghanaian, Finnish and Americana folk music, experimental, avant-garde, jazz and pop. He also produced a number of records including two recordings as leader and composer: Time Fish and Ruby. He has toured extensively in the US, Europe and Asia. He was the founder of two Twin Cities musical groups: Eight head and Speaking In Tongues. His most recent musical project in called Music and Words. In the early 1980s he met Sowah Mensah, a musician and teacher from Ghana, launching a friendship and new musical direction. Anderson went on to study Ghanaian music with Mensah and with teachers in Ghana for many years.[3] He has also studied Haitian ritual drumming.[3]
Zen priest
Anderson began doing transcendental meditation in 1983.[4] Anderson runs a community based project called The Urban Monk Project.[5]
Select discography
As leader/composer/producer
With Steve Tibbetts
- Yr – 1980[6]
- Northern Song – 1981
- Safe Journey – 1984
- Exploded View - 1986[6]
- Big Map Idea – 1988[6]
- The Fall Of Us All – 1994
- Cho (with Choying Drolma) – 1997
- A (with Knute Hamre) - 1998
- A Man About A Horse – 2002[6]
- Selwa (with Choying Drolma) – 2004
- Natural Causes – 2010
- Life Of - 2018
As a sideman with
David Sylvian and Robert Fripp
- The First Day -1993
Peter Ostroushko
- Heart of the Heartland – 1995
- Pilgrims On The Heart Road - 1997
- Coming Down From Red Lodge – 2003 Sacred Heart - 2000
- Minnesota A History Of The Land – 2005
- Heartland Holiday - 2005
- Postcards - 2006
Greg Brown
One More Goodnight Kiss – 1988
Peter Mayer
- Million Year Mind (artist and producer) - 1999
- Bountiful (artist and producer) – 2000
- Elements (artist and producer) -2001
- Earth Town Square (artist and producer) -2003
- Midwinter – 2005
- Novelties - 2007
Claudia Schmidt
- It Looks Fine From here – 1994
Ruth Mackenzie
- Kalevala: Dream Of The Salmon Maiden - 1998
References
- ^ "MPR: Drummer follows musical path from Austin to Africa". news.minnesota.publicradio.org. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ^ Records, E. C. M. "ECM Records". ECM Records. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ^ a b c Stories, Local (2022-12-29). "Rising Stars: Meet Marc Anderson - Voyage Minnesota Magazine". voyageminnesota.com. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ^ "Bringing meditation to Twin Cities youth". MinnPost. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ^ "Music Mission". Music Mission. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ^ a b c d e f "Marc Anderson Albums and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-09-10.