Mission: To become the most popular One Man Band in the world and the best by defining the term One Man Band.  80's Early 90's Mid 90's Late 90' 2000 2000 Early 2000's Early 00's Mid 00's Mid 00's Mid 00's Late 00's 2009 Today My One Man Band Story in short… I remember day dreaming of being a one man band around age 14, I think. About 24 years later, in March 2010 I decided to become ‘The One Man Band’ after seeing a rare gig lead for one. I did not just decide to do it and learn it. It’s taken a combination of skills I am passionate about and am lucky to have reason to work on. The learning has not taken a specific amount of time. I’ve more or less “morphed” into it from a life time of performing music for a living. At age 17 I became busker (street performer) and attempted to build a backpack drum kit but did not have resources to make it work.  Then, I got a partial BA of Music and gigged… on streets to arenas and every venue type in between. I’ve worked solo (with drum machines andbacking tracks before the word “Karaoke” existed), in bands, in comedy troupes and even with a few national acts. Fast forward to 2010, armed with a garage full of power tools, steady solo bar gigs to test run and a belief I could do something most people can’t comprehend, I built a backpack drum kit that has worked beyond my expectations. I added harmonica to my tool belt and successfully experimented with guitar effects to produce a bass line while playing guitar. For now, I play 9.5 instruments at once and truly rival the performance of a 3 or 4 piece band. Favorite quotes: “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn” — Alvin Toffle “If you are not making mistakes, you are not doing anything” — John Wooden “Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people” — Eleanor Roosevelt “The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway wherethieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There’s also a negative side.” — Hunter S. Thompson Musical Instruments: Guitar Vocal Harmonica Back Pack Contraption Drums. Chapman Stick  Bass Guitar Keyboards Tuba for 8 years thru High School. Gigged with/as: 2010 to present – The One Man Band Position: Entire Band Gigs: Bars, Restaurants, Resorts, Private Parties, Special Events, Fairs and Festivals. 2009 to 2012 – Vagabond Troupe    Sweeney Family Band, Vagabond Pirates & The Wild Irish Boyz Position/Characters: “Pic Sweeney” on Guitar and Harmonica, “Pirate Roc” on Guitar and Wild Irish Boyz as myself in a Kilt Gigs: State Fairs, Festivals, Gatorland, Corporate events and more. 2007 to 2011 – Webcast Producer (and more) for the Sunburst Convention of Tribute Artists. 2003 to present- Neil Diamond Tribute Position: Neil Gigs: Casino Boats, Weddings, Corporate events and more 2001 to present – Marc & The Rocs Band, Tropical Rocs and solo “One-Man-Band-Geek”.    Position:Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards, backtraxx and producing the shows. Gigs: Casino Boats, Tiki Bars, Lounges, Restaurants, Resorts, Weddings, Corporate events and more. 2001 to present – Hired Gun Guitar Player Subbed in with many Central Florida Bands and acts. Backed numerous older national acts (sight reading charts) such as Johhny Thunder, Platters, Drifters, Temptations, Coasters and Crystallites. 1999 to  2001 – FYI – A five piece variety band with 4 lead vocalists. Styles: TOP-40, R&B, Disco, Rap/Hip-Hop, Classic & Modern Rock, Country and Modern Latin. Position: Lead and Harmony Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Bass Guitar, Bass Keyboards, Keyboards and program BackTrax. Gigs: Hotel lounges, clubs and Casinos throughout the USA. 1999  – RadioDaze – A five piece modern rock band. Styles: Modern, Classic & Hard Rock. Position: Bass Guitar and Harmony Vocals. Gigs: Hard Rock Cafe Live, Orlando, FL and Pierre’s, Fort Wayne, IN. 1999 – Heartland Community Church – A40 piece choir with a 17 piece band. Position: Guitar. (Reading charts) Styles: Christian Pop. Gigs: Church. 1999  – Panama – A six piece Rock’n’ Roll cover band with 4 lead vocalist. Position: Lead and Harmony Vocals, Bass Guitar, Guitar, Keyboards and Percussion. Styles: 50’s, 60’s, Classic, Hard & Modern Rock’n’Roll. Gigs: House gig at The Rock and Roll Beach Club, Pleasure Island, Walt Disney Fl. 1997 to 1999 – The Sam Moon Band – A three piece band plus Sam. Sam Moon is a recording artist with Canadian hits, entertaining for over 30 years. Position: Lead and Harmony Vocals, Bass Guitar, Guitar, Bass Keyboards, Keyboards and soundman. Styles: 60’s & Classic Rock, Country, Reggae and Celtic. Gigs: Across Canada in small clubs to concert arenas. 1997 and 1998 – Assistant Technical Director for the Atlantic Fringe Festival Creation of seven theater venues in downtown Halifax, sound and light technician, stage manager and technical rehearsal director. 1997 – Left Field – A four piececover band with 3 lead vocalists. Position: Lead and Harmony Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and on stage soundman. Styles: 60’s & Classic Rock and Country. Gigs: Across Atlantic Canada. 1988 to 1996 – The Marc Dobson Band, Duo, and Singles Act Position: Lead Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars and some Bass Guitar. Styles: 60’s & Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Celtic, Reggae and TOP-40. Gigs: Across Canada and Scandinavia. Pubs, Lounges, Cruise Ships, Arenas and Concert Clubs. 1990 to 1998 – Part time and Session Work With Nova Scotia Bands such as: The Persuaders, Full Circle, Civilian, Me & Him and Off The Street. 1988 to 1991 (and part time to 1995)- Busker (Street Performer) Played guitar and sang on the bar infested downtown streets Halifax at night and in front of liquor stores, year round. Winter limit was -20 degrees Celsius. In 1989 I took a two month trip and hitchhiked across Canada to Vancouver (6,114 kms). I played on the streets of numerous Canadian cities along the way. 1982 to1990 – School Band System – Tuba – 1st instrument. Position: Tuba, Sousaphone and Bass Guitar. (Also: Trombone, Trumpet, Baritone, Alto & Tenor Sax and Flute) Styles: Classical, Jazz, Big Band, Marching Band and Pop. Gig’s: Across Canada and the Netherlands. 1988 to 1990 – Choir Director – Youth Choir, Roman Catholic Church. Position: Lead & Harmony Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Bass Guitar and Piano. Styles: Souped up versions of standard Roman Catholic hymns. Gigs: Church Mass. 1987 to 1989 – Phact – High School pop band which won regional talent contests. Position: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Harmony Vocals, Keyboards and Songwriter. Styles: TOP-40, Pop and Rock. Gigs: Talent Shows & Contests, High School and Junior High School Dances.