Mark DuBerry Composer and Guitarist

Mark DuBerry’s Blog: Reflections on Life and Music

  • Creative Process

    Writing and playing music is what I live for but there’s no doubt that composing can be a difficult and frustrating process at times. However I have come to understand that that is a part of it, the sense of frustration and feeling temporarily blocked. I’m sure that sometimes for most artists the ideas flow Read more

  • Progressive Rock – Dinosaur or Legend?

    I grew up in the 70’s when there were much fewer genres of popular  music than there are today. Pop was for the masses, then you had folk, jazz and rock for the more discerning listener while progressive rock was reserved for people with a taste for more complex and epic sounds, reminiscent of classical music but tailored to a younger, rock-oriented audience. Read more

  • Meetings with a Remarkable Man

    (The title is a reference to a book by the mystic and teacher G. I. Gurdjieff called “Meetings With Remarkable Men” which is great read if you’re interested in that sort of thing.) Some years ago, after having produced two CD’s of electronic/rock music, I decided that I wanted to be a ‘proper’ composer and Read more