Mark Pinske - Revision history

Spider of Destiny: /* Biography */

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Biography

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Jason.Kreitzer at 21:49, 9 December 2021

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Spider of Destiny: Clean-up

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Clean-up

Propellerkuh at 20:17, 12 May 2007

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Propellerkuh: /* Some quotes */

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Some quotes

Emdebe: more supporting cast than bandmember

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more supporting cast than bandmember

KillUglyRadio at 13:25, 20 September 2005

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Emdebe: Category:Engineers

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Category:Engineers

Bálint: /* External links */ slight correction

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External links: slight correction

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 ==Biography==
-He was born in 1949 and studied at Arlington High School, followed by the University of Florida in Gainesville. Pinske worked as a bass player and live sound mixer. Pinske fulfilled numerous positions at Quad Eight Electronics between 1976 and 1980. From 1987 until 1996 he was chief engineer and studio owner of Skylab Studios (Gainesville, Florida.) and recorded numerous albums. He was live sound engineer for acts such as [[wikipedia:David Lee Roth|David Lee Roth]], [[wikipedia:Sananda Maitreya|Terence Trent Darby]], [[wikipedia:Men at Work|Men at Work]], [[wikipedia:Bobby Brown|Bobby Brown]],... Between 1996 and 1998 he was product development manager for Creamware U.S. and from 1998 until 2000 he worked in sales and marketing for this same company.
+He was born in 1949 and studied at Arlington High School, followed by the University of [[Florida]] in Gainesville. Pinske worked as a bass player and live sound mixer. Pinske fulfilled numerous positions at Quad Eight Electronics between 1976 and 1980. From 1987 until 1996 he was chief engineer and studio owner of Skylab Studios (Gainesville, Florida.) and recorded numerous albums. He was live sound engineer for acts such as [[wikipedia:David Lee Roth|David Lee Roth]], [[wikipedia:Sananda Maitreya|Terence Trent Darby]], [[wikipedia:Men at Work|Men at Work]], [[wikipedia:Bobby Brown|Bobby Brown]],... Between 1996 and 1998 he was product development manager for Creamware U.S. and from 1998 until 2000, he worked in sales and marketing for this same company.
-Between 2000 until his death in 2020 he was general manager of Architectural Acoustics and MediaMatrix.
+Between 2000 until his death in 2020, he was general manager of Architectural Acoustics and MediaMatrix.
 ==Zappa and Mark G. Pinske==

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 '''My favorite moment with Zappa in the studio was when ...''' I got back at him for saying, “I'm not a robot you know, I can only stay interested in these things for mere moments.” That was when Bob Dylan asked him what kind of engineer “this here Pinske was.” Frank said, “He gets a better drum sound in 20 minutes than most engineers can get in hours.”<br>
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-'''The most exciting live show I engineered was ...''' [[81/10/29-11/01 New York NY US Palladium|Live at the Palladium in New York on Halloween 1981]]. That was also the first live satellite broadcast for MTV where I had to do a simulcast mix at the same time for the FM radio station so the subscribers for MTV could hear it in stereo.</blockquote>
+'''The most exciting live show I engineered was ...''' [[81/10/29-11/01 New York NY US Palladium|Live at the Palladium in New York on Halloween 1981]]. That was also the first live satellite broadcast for [[MTV]] where I had to do a simulcast mix at the same time for the FM radio station so the subscribers for MTV could hear it in stereo.</blockquote>
 ([http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_move_26/index.html From MIX])

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 [[File:Zappa and Mark G. Pinske.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Frank Zappa and Mark G. Pinske.]]
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 * [https://fohonline.com/newsroom/news/in-memoriam-mark-g-pinske-1949-2020/?fbclid=IwAR2i7cE9tcfjckaVW-ZRjdzC_cBpIrb0Gun7_vJ3UIdespMIUdHoA3CagjI In memoriam page.]
-[[Category:Supporting Cast|Pinske, Mark]]
+[[Category:Supporting Cast|Pinske]]
-[[Category:Engineers|Pinske, Mark]]
+[[Category:Engineers|Pinske]]
-[[Category:Singers|Pinske, Mark]]
+[[Category:Singers|Pinske]]
-[[Category:Bassists|Pinske, Mark]]
+[[Category:Bassists|Pinske]]

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-Mark Pinske was a recording engineer for [[Frank Zappa|FZ]] from 1980 until 1987. Mark provided vocal for [[You Are What You Is]].
+[[File:Zappa and Mark G. Pinske.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Frank Zappa and Mark G. Pinske.]]
-==Short biography==
+'''Mark Pinske''' (Arlington, Minnesota, November 1949 - 30 September 2020) was an American recording and live sound engineer.
-*1976-1980, numerous positions at Quad Eight Electronics
-*1980-1987, chief recording engineer/live sound engineer for Frank Zappa.
+==Biography==
-*1987-1996, chief engineer/studio owner, Skylab Studios (Gainesville, Fla.), recorded numerous albums, live sound engineer for acts such as [[wikipedia:David Lee Roth|David Lee Roth]], [[wikipedia:Sananda Maitreya|Terence Trent Darby]], [[wikipedia:Men at Work|Men at Work]], [[wikipedia:Bobby Brown|Bobby Brown]].
-*1996-1998, product development manager, CreamWare U.S.
+He was born in 1949 and studied at Arlington High School, followed by the University of Florida in Gainesville. Pinske worked as a bass player and live sound mixer. Pinske fulfilled numerous positions at Quad Eight Electronics between 1976 and 1980. From 1987 until 1996 he was chief engineer and studio owner of Skylab Studios (Gainesville, Florida.) and recorded numerous albums. He was live sound engineer for acts such as [[wikipedia:David Lee Roth|David Lee Roth]], [[wikipedia:Sananda Maitreya|Terence Trent Darby]], [[wikipedia:Men at Work|Men at Work]], [[wikipedia:Bobby Brown|Bobby Brown]],... Between 1996 and 1998 he was product development manager for Creamware U.S. and from 1998 until 2000 he worked in sales and marketing for this same company.
-*1998-2000, sales and marketing, CreamWare U.S.
-*2000-present, general manager, Architectural Acoustics and MediaMatrix
+Between 2000 until his death in 2020 he was general manager of Architectural Acoustics and MediaMatrix.
 ==Some quotes==
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 *[http://personal.bellsouth.net/p/i/pinskem/ Mark Pinske's own homepage]
 *[http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_complete_mark_pinske/index.html The Complete Mark Pinske Interview] - everything about working with Zappa, in a VERY long interview. (with links to the other parts of the text)
 [[Category:Supporting Cast|Pinske, Mark]]
 [[Category:Engineers|Pinske, Mark]]

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-Mark Pinske was a recording engineer for FZ from 1980 until 1987. Mark provided vocal for [[You Are What You Is]].
+Mark Pinske was a recording engineer for [[Frank Zappa|FZ]] from 1980 until 1987. Mark provided vocal for [[You Are What You Is]].
 ==Short biography==
 *1976-1980, numerous positions at Quad Eight Electronics
-*1980-1987, chief recording engineer/live sound engineer for '''Frank Zappa'''
+*1980-1987, chief recording engineer/live sound engineer for Frank Zappa.
-*1987-1996, chief engineer/studio owner, Skylab Studios (Gainesville, Fla.), recorded numerous albums, live sound engineer for acts such as [[David Lee Roth]], [[Terence Trent Darby]], [[Men at Work]], [[Bobby Brown]].
+*1987-1996, chief engineer/studio owner, Skylab Studios (Gainesville, Fla.), recorded numerous albums, live sound engineer for acts such as [[wikipedia:David Lee Roth|David Lee Roth]], [[wikipedia:Sananda Maitreya|Terence Trent Darby]], [[wikipedia:Men at Work|Men at Work]], [[wikipedia:Bobby Brown|Bobby Brown]].
 *1996-1998, product development manager, CreamWare U.S.
 *1998-2000, sales and marketing, CreamWare U.S.
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 Well, it was the other way around. I did live sound for many years and played in bands. But when I moved to Los Angeles, I took a job as an engineer at Quad Eight Electronics. I worked my way up the ladder and managed a large manufacturing division for them before I took the audition for Frank Zappa.<br>
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-'''My favorite moment with Zappa in the studio was when...''' I got back at him for saying, “I'm not a robot you know, I can only stay interested in these things for mere moments.” That was when Bob Dylan asked him what kind of engineer “this here Pinske was.” Frank said, “He gets a better drum sound in 20 minutes than most engineers can get in hours.”<br>
+'''My favorite moment with Zappa in the studio was when ...''' I got back at him for saying, “I'm not a robot you know, I can only stay interested in these things for mere moments.” That was when Bob Dylan asked him what kind of engineer “this here Pinske was.” Frank said, “He gets a better drum sound in 20 minutes than most engineers can get in hours.”<br>
 <br>
-'''The most exciting live show I engineered was...''' Live at the Palladium in New York on Halloween 1981. That was also the first live satellite broadcast for MTV where I had to do a simulcast mix at the same time for the FM radio station so the subscribers for MTV could hear it in stereo.</blockquote>
+'''The most exciting live show I engineered was ...''' [[81/10/29-11/01 New York NY US Palladium|Live at the Palladium in New York on Halloween 1981]]. That was also the first live satellite broadcast for MTV where I had to do a simulcast mix at the same time for the FM radio station so the subscribers for MTV could hear it in stereo.</blockquote>
 ([http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_move_26/index.html From MIX])

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 *[http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_complete_mark_pinske/index.html The Complete Mark Pinske Interview] - everything about working with Zappa, in a VERY long interview. (with links to the other parts of the text)
-[[Category:Bandmembers]] [[Category:Supporting Cast]]
+[[Category:Bandmembers|Pinske, Mark]]
-[[Category:Engineers]]
+[[Category:Supporting Cast|Pinske, Mark]]

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