Michael Marquart

Michael Marquart
(Mike Marquart)
Background information
BornFort Atkinson, Wisconsin, United States
Genres
Occupations
  • Guitarist
  • drummer
  • composer
  • singer-songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • electric guitar
  • drums
  • keyboard
Years active1980s–present
Websiteabadthink.com

Michael Marquart (also known as Mike Marquart) is an American music producer, drummer, and guitarist. Marquart was a drummer in the rock band A Flock of Seagulls, active during the 1980s. In the mid 2000s, Marquart founded the rock band A Bad Think.[1] In the 2010s, Marquart founded Windmark Recording, a recording studio based in Santa Monica, with his daughter Samantha Marquart.[2] Marquart's Windmark Recording Studio has recorded many notable musical artists, including Coldplay, Jeezy, J. Cole, YG, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell, Kanye West, and Kendrick Lamar.[2] ] In 2021, Marquart sold Windmark Recording to Joie Manda.

As a record producer, Marquart has worked closely with many well-known musicians and producers, including Teddy Riley and The Neptunes (an R&B duo consisting of Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams).[3] His albums have featured many notable musicians, including Jeremy Stacey, Victor Indrizzo, Fernando Perdomo, Paul Bryan, Greg Leisz, Durga McBroom, and John Philip Shenale.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Interview with the brilliant musician Michael Marquart of A Bad Think". Music Junkie Press. October 4, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Dunn, Laura Emily (February 12, 2015). "Samantha Marquart, Studio Manager, Windmark Recording". Women in Business Q&A. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
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