Press Kit
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VIDEOS: Coming Shortly…
REVIEWS:
“You guys (MDR&The Way Home) are FABULOUS!! Seriously, I had no idea about your group!”
- Vickie Hubbard, Director/GM Penn State York – Pullo Performing Arts Center
“Mark’s music is definitely going in the right direction, I was pleasantly surprised when I heard it for the first time”
- Michael Lessner of Live Nation, Former V.P. Executive of Capitol/Motown/EMI Records
“We LOVE Mark DeRose”
- Jackie Warnick-Piatt, Penn State University – Wikes Barre
“It’s like crack for your ears!”
- Bill Sebald, Philadelphia Musicians Resource Kitchen
“Mark has the ability to connect immediately with people on a very warm and personal level, in conversation and through music!”
- Sue Hench, Carlisle High School English Faculty, CHS “Coffee House” Director
“Mark plays a sunny blend of folk and funk. The music shines through those glass half empty days.”
- Mike Cagesso, York Daily Record
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Nov. 17th ’10 – MDR and The Way Home finish tracking “Carolina Smile”.
Nov. 4th ’10 – MDR and The Way Home open for Rusted Root (first gig with new line up and new name) at the Pullo Performing Arts Center in York, PA.
Oct. 10th ’10 – Ffej Herb joins the Mark DeRose Band as the 5th member, Dan Brenner makes the move from Drums to Percussion/Acoustic/Keys (all round utility player) and the MDRBand makes a name change to Mark DeRose and The Way Home.
Sept. 6th ’10 – Recording of “Carolina Smile” begins.
Feb. 17th ’10 – Selected for showcase performance at Launch Music Conference in Lancaster, PA
Jan. 8th ’10 – Open for national touring artist, grammy winner Michelle Branch at American Music Theatre in Lancaster, PA.
Nov. 29th ’09 – Guest performance with the Marching Ravens at the Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers halftime show.
Nov. 6th ’09 – Open for national touring artist Edwin McCain at the Pullo Performing Arts Center in York, PA.
Sept. 5th ’09 – Band releases “Hear To Listen – Live from the Capitol Theatre”.
Nov. 12th ’09 – Rendition of Bruce Hornsby’s hit track “The Way It Is” from “Tales from the Sandcastle Kingdom” featured on Philadelphia’s WXPN 88.5 “Under Cover”.
June 24th ’08 – CBS signs contract for 8 original songs to be cleared for use on TV’s oldest daytime soap opera, “Guiding Light”.
June 14th ’08 – Open for national touring act Blues Traveler at Sovereign Bank Stadium in York, PA.
