marc
Marc B. Chapman is a versatile guitarist, songwriter, singer and producer. Marc has played lead guitar for Bucks Fizz, David Grant (Lynx) and Carrie Grant (ITV's Fame Academy); Dave Markee (Eric Clapton Band), David Van Day (Dollar) and many others.
With a combination of extensive experience and a broad appreciation built up over years of playing bands across the entire musical spectrum, Marc B Chapman offers a powerful musical and spiritual experience.
Whether using an acoustic or electric line up, Marc's band combine their awesome skills, musicianship and sounds in a performance that is never twice the same. The atmosphere, the people, the call of God's spirit, motivate Marc and his band to seamlessly play from a single song to an entire evening of intuitive and inspired, original and exciting music.
Marc has performed at many events and venues. In years gone by, his band have played the influential Central and North London pub & club scene. More recently, Marc has played concerts at the Greenbelt Festival, Trafalgar Square, The Imperial War Museum, Wells Theatre, Battersea Arts Centre, The Royal Albert Hall, Leeds Castle and the Crossrhythms Festival...to name but a few!
Marc attends Follys End Church in Croydon, Surrey where he serves as a worship leader and guitarist.
Inside Edge
When not playing solo originals gigs, Marc is lead guitarist and singer with the rock band 'Inside Edge'.
This busy band play most weekends captivating audiences with high quality, high energy rock covers. The band play pubs, clubs, private and corporate functions.
Check out www.inside-edge.info, or better still, get to one of their gigs and prepare to be entertained!
Recording
Marc's producing experience includes live albums, studio albums, demos and individual promo tracts. His experience has enabled him to produce records in rock, blues, soul, african, worship and roots genres.
Marc works extensively with studio engineer Ken Smith, the pair creating a reputation for excellence and high quality records.
If you'd like experienced help or coaching with any aspect of making a record, whether it be pre-production,
arranging, sessions or final mixdown and mastering, do get in touch.
Engineering
Marc has engineered all manner of live events; from rock concerts to christian conferences, bands from Morning Star USA, Bryn Haworth and many others in major venues, outdoor festivals, clubs, parties...just about anywhere!
There is no better sound engineer than a musician, and Marc's sound engineering abilities are highly respected.
Workshops
Having been part of churches like Kensington Temple and Follys End, Marc has a wealth of musical and spiritual experience that has been nurtured and developed by people like Dave Markee, Follys End Pastor/recording artist Chris Roe, Phil Walters and Chris Cartwright.
As a result, Marc teaches about church worship leading, and runs workshops and seminars on subjects such as Worship Leading, Band Dynamics, Songwriting, What Makes a Good Band and so on.
caryl
Caryl and Marc met through music - both were playing in bands at the time. Music has remained a huge part of their lives ever since. Caryl wrote the material, played rhythm guitar and sang lead vocals in the wild and raucous rock band "Alabaster Box" for many years, touted and airplayed by DJ Gary Crowley.
Those that know her now may not quite believe the amazing songwriting abilities and wild voice that the rock chick songstress once was before her days became filled with a family!
Whilst being a fantastic mother, Caryl often sings backing vocals in many of Marc's bands and remains someone with an awesome creative spirit upon her. She is developing a business designing and building custom stained glass windows and glass art pieces. Do contact her for your own commissioned pieces!
jake & dylan
By the age of 7, Jake Brennan was a heavy metal skate board punk rock dude, and was never more at home than when mixing it up in the skate park or helping dad on stage...
These days he's checkin' the hip hop and dance scenes and has already hit the big screen performing his 'crazy legs' dance moves!
The first song Jake asked Dad to teach him on guitar was 'Back in Black' by AC/DC...what a proud father he made!
The latest arrival to the family was Dylan Grant Cash - no doubt destined to be another musician!
Born in 2004, he is already playing slide guitar (of sorts!) with dad and gettin' his foot a-tappin' to the grooves! The spitting image of his big brother, he is a live wire and comedian already loving any kind of audience!