 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
- 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 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 a volunteer for Musicians On Call.
Photo credit: devinphoto.
See more
photos of Marian.
MARIAN'S SIDE
PROJECTS
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, Dom Esolda-keys & vocals.
Performing the likes of The Who, 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.
Our most recent event was "Cinco de Rock-O": A
Performance to Benefit Pascack Valley Meals on
Wheels, which raised over $5,000! Visit the
event website.
M SQUARED
Acoustic cover duo with singer and
guitarist extraordinaire Mike Sinatra. Doing material like
Simon & Garfunkel, Norah Jones, Beatles, Neil
Young.
Places we've performed:
Clubhouse Cafe-Cliffside Park NJ, Cool Beans-Oradell 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
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