Mark Verdino Bass Guitar/Background Vocals E-mail: mark@antsmarching1.net Website: www.markverdino.com

Mark started playing electric bass when he was about 16. A year later he started playing upright bass in the school orchestra. Mark has studied with John Patitucci, Harvie Swartz, Mike Frost, Chris Minh Doky, Sonny Dallas, Chris McGrath and Richard Stephen. Mark received a BM from the Crane school of music in 2000 and an MM 2003 in Jazz performance from the Manhattan School of Music in 2003. He Joined Ants Marching in the winter of 2002 and is also a freelance musician playing all over the Tri-State area.

Mark uses:
Clifford Roi 6-string Fretted and Fretless Basses, Walter Woods Amp Heads, Brickhouse Custom Cabinet Speakers

Favorite DMB song to perform:
Crush

Influences:
John Patitucci, Dave Holland, Alain Caron, Scott Lafaro