MARIAN MASTRORILLI:
Vocals & Guitar

Marian's musical life began in 6th grade with a "cool" flower-covered electric guitar and amp (with tremolo!). As a "child of the 70's," she blissfully sang along with Queen, Elton John and Led Zeppelin, that is, until anyone walked into the room.

In the late 80's, voice & guitar classes at the New School in Manhattan helped move Marian out of her room and into NYC's CBGB's Record Lounge, The Back Fence & Trocadero. In '95 Marian formed the duo Mercury Rising, playing at NYC's Downtime, CB's Gallery, Orange Bear, Baggott Inn, etc.

The duo grew into the band Project Mercury in winter '98, and appeared at showcase venues Nightingale Bar, Elbow Room and the Lion's Den. In October '98, Charlene Donohue and her violin came on board, and the band edited down to take on the coffeehouse crowds at Eureka Joe's, the Gaslight, Hillside Cafe, and Sun Music Company.

Life and love have fueled some interesting lyrics. At Palisades is a love song to the legendary amusement park. Love.com speaks of the misadventures of online dating; Beach Musings sings the praises of the Jersey shore. Marian's influences include said 70's rock gods; quirky goddesses Kate Bush, Vienna Teng and Tori Amos; and a mix o'men like Damien Rice, The Decemberists, R.E.M., Ben Folds and Joe Jackson. To see what this mix adds up to, check out the up-close-and-personal "Knew You."

Awards are a happy part of the story. Faded Leather received Honorary Mention in Billboard's International Song Contest. In 2002, Marian was a winner of the New Jersey Folk Festival new songwriter showcase award. How Did You Get Like That? won a Billboard Certificate of Achievement in 1998.

Marian is newly enlisted with Musicians On Call.


Photo credit: devinphoto.
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MARIAN'S SIDE PROJECTS

M SQUARED
Acoustic cover duo with singer and guitarist extraordinaire Mike Sinatra. Doing material like Simon & Garfunkel, Norah Jones, Beatles, Neil Young.


Performances

Landmark Inn 7-10pm
Fri. August 13th
Fri. October 8th
Fri. November 5th

526 Route 94 North
Warwick, NY
845-986-5444


Places we've performed:
Clubhouse Cafe-Cliffside Park NJ, Davey's Pub-Montvale NJ, The Enclave-Livingston NJ, The Hickory-Kingston NY, Landmark Inn-Warwick NY, The Old Fashion-Nyack NY, 76 House-Tappan NY, Southbound Cafe-Pearl River NY, Wine in the Woods-W. Milford NJ

Catch us on YouTube:
Comes a Time
Sonny's Dream


THE MARIANETTES
Cover classic rock/pop band featuring musicians at Sony Electronics. Terry Murphy-electric guitar, Peter DiIorio-electric guitar & vocals, Glenn Govier-bass, Nick DiLello-guitar & vocals, John Vourtsis-drums. Performing the likes of Tom Petty, R.E.M., Joe Jackson, The Eagles.

The Sony community of musicians are led by VSB (Variable Speed Band) and at their forefront are Glenn & Peter.

Performances

On March 26th, Sony's musicians united at Rock n' Relief, a performance to Benefit the Children of Haiti at the Park Ridge Marriott in Park Ridge, NJ. Between admissions and a popular silent auction, $5500 was raised for Save the Children's Haiti relief efforts!