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        <title><![CDATA[@Mark Schuster - blog]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Hard Rock/Metal has been a big part of my life for 30+yrs.&amp;nbsp; Yep, you read it right, &amp;ldquo;30&amp;rdquo;!&amp;nbsp; Grab your jaw &amp;ndash; it&amp;rsquo;s ok, I&amp;rsquo;ll explain.&amp;nbsp; You are probably either a 20-something murmuring to yourself &amp;ldquo;wow, this dude&amp;rsquo;s ancient&amp;rdquo; or perhaps a &amp;ldquo;middle-aged&amp;rdquo; person, like myself, reminiscing about all the great music that&amp;rsquo;s been created since the early 80&amp;rsquo;s.&amp;nbsp; Who cares?&amp;nbsp; Well &amp;ndash; I think no matter what you do, mechanic, carpenter or guitarist, you only get better with experience.&amp;nbsp; (&lt;em&gt;Well, ok that&amp;rsquo;s kind of a general rule.&amp;nbsp; Not &amp;ldquo;everybody&amp;rdquo; gets better.&amp;nbsp; There is this thing called talent that comes into play &amp;ndash; but you know what I mean, right&lt;/em&gt;?)&amp;nbsp; Anyway, 30+yrs of hard rocking has definitely rubbed off.&amp;nbsp; Most importantly, you can hear it in the music I write and record where it matters the most.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;rsquo;ve taken those 30+yrs and forged a sound that&amp;rsquo;s uniquely me.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I started out as a drummer, but my interest quickly turned to guitar in the early 80&amp;rsquo;s.&amp;nbsp; Somewhere around 1987 I lost count of the number of bands I had played in.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;rsquo;m a firm believer in diversification and how it can only make you stronger at what you do, so not all those bands were Hard Rock or Metal.&amp;nbsp; Some were wedding bands, gulp, but musically it just added to my arsenal of experiences helping to shape and define the music I create today.&amp;nbsp; Oh, and that Marshall Head had to be paid for some way too&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After taking a break in the 90&amp;rsquo;s, I started recording again in early 2000 and released several singles on music sites such as MP3.COM (before it became the corporate cesspool it is today).&amp;nbsp; I enjoyed several #1 songs on MP3.COM in the instrumental rock and metal categories.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 2005 I released my first independent recording entitled &amp;ldquo;Monster Me&amp;rdquo;, 10 instrumental hard rock/metal songs, featuring my own brand of guitar-slinging.&amp;nbsp; It was met with good reviews and increased my fan-base around the world.&amp;nbsp; My latest release, &amp;ldquo;Losing Faith&amp;rdquo;, adds vocals to the equation and closes the circle in terms of providing the ultimate expression for the music I write.&amp;nbsp; Losing Faith features 9 Hard Rock/Metal songs that provide a unique combination of intensity, melody and experiences I&amp;rsquo;ve gathered over the last 30yrs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[New CD "Losing Faith" Set to Release July 1, 2010! - @mark-schuster]]></title>
                <link>https://mixposure.com/mark-schuster/blog/2949/new-cd-losing-faith-set-to-release-july-1-2010</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Hello All -&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My new CD, "Losing Faith", will release July 1, 2010!&amp;nbsp; Several cuts from it are here on MIXposure.&amp;nbsp; If you feel compelled, drop me a note and let me know what you think!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mark&lt;/p&gt;]]></description>
                <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:17:13 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Thanks!! - @mark-schuster]]></title>
                <link>https://mixposure.com/mark-schuster/blog/360/thanks</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who's taken a few minutes to not only listen to my music here, but were kind enough to write a few words too!    Much appreciated! <br><br>
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Mark]]></description>
                <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:06:10 -0500</pubDate>
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