Steve Marker | |
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.jpg) Steve Marker performing live in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | March 16, 1959 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, alternative rock, electronic rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer, remixer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Labels | Geffen Records, A&E Records |
Steven W. Marker (born March 16, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the co–founder and guitarist of the alternative rock band Garbage.[1]
Previously an audio engineer for the band Fire Town with future Garbage members Duke Erikson and Butch Vig, Marker was responsible for the sourcing of lead singer Shirley Manson for Garbage, following the music video for "Suffocate Me" from Manson's band Angelfish being broadcast during an episode of MTV's 120 Minutes.[2] Impressed, Marker, Vig and Erikson contacted Manson in Scotland, advocating for her to travel to the United States to lay down vocals for, what was at that time, one track. Manson would later provide all vocals for the bands breakthrough debut album Garbage (1995).
With Garbage, Marker has released seven studio albums – Garbage (1995), Version 2.0 (1998), Beautiful Garbage (2001), Bleed Like Me (2005), Not Your Kind of People (2012), Strange Little Birds (2016) and No Gods No Masters (2021) – as well as three compilation albums, recording the 1999 James Bond theme, and have sold over 17 million albums internationally.[3]
- ^ "Garbage: Behind The Music". Behind The Music. March 31, 2002.
- ^ "Angelfish - Suffocate Me video (with Shirley Manson intro)". Youtube. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Baltin, Steve. "Garbage Might Be The Coolest Band In Rock". Forbes. Retrieved May 7, 2019.