Thursday, February 26, 2004
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THE PENDULUM
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Elon alumnus takes on the local music scene and beyond
Breaking on Through...Part 1
The Pendulum follows local musician and Elon alumnus Mark
Gould as he follows his dream of breaking into the music industry.
Next week: Exploring how this former student went through the
process of making his CD, ‘‘Whispering of Public Opinion.”
Virginia Galvez
Reporter
Getting into th6 groove has
never been a problem for Elon
alumnus Mark Gould. Taking his
music to the public in the Elon
community, Gould (‘00) will
resume his weekly acoustic cover
request night at Sandy’s March 4.
Gould also plays at The
Lighthouse once a month, and
will be performing there March
10.
“I want to play in front of lots
of people and have them sing
along to one of my originals,”
Gould said.
“I have been fortunate enough to
have that happen on a small scale
and I can’t help but smile and real
ize that I have affected someone
positively with my music.”
Starting his musical career at a
young age, Gould had a constant
ear turned toward the radio and
eventually to musical outlets such
as, guitar and singing. While he
does most of his work solo,
Gould started playing in public
with bands about six years ago
and hopes to continue playing
with different bands from time to
time. As bands took up a great
deal of time, Gould made his way
toward the solo performances two
years ago, and since then has
played at local venus such as The
Lighthouse and Sandy’s for his
acoustic cover request night.
While he has released a CD,
“Whispering of Public Opinion,”
Gould regards live shows with
high importance as he hopes to
connect with listeners.
The biggest show on Gould’s
horizon is a coordinated show
with the lead singer from Rusted
Root in April at Ziggy’s in
Winston-Salem.
“I really enjoy meeting other
musicians that have done this a
while. Those conversations are
some of the best I have ever had,”
Gould said.
“I have much resf>ect for the
community of musicians that I
have been fortunate enough to
share the stage with. They all
have affected me positively and I
try my best to show it through my
music.”
“I want the songs to stir up
something inside of them emo
tionally or just give them some
thing to relate to.” Gould said.
While this end result is reward
ing, Gould admits there is no sci
ence to writing, as all works of
creativity take time and effort to
bring together.
“I always am writing and tak
ing notes on melodies or progres
sions I come across while playing
... I also write down topics I
want to write lyrics about so I
don’t make some oblivious
chords up by chance and then for
mulate the song around nothing,”
Gould said.
Although Gould balances a
day job with his performances at
night, he is always working on his
music.
“I currently am in the works of
recording my originals live, so
people can get an actual feel for
what they get when they come out
to see me play,” Gould said.
Turning his interest of music
into an emotional outlet, Gould
strives to affect the listener
through his solo musical works.
I miss the bands, but for right
Photo courtesy of Mark Gould
Local smgersongwriter and Elon alumnus Mark Could is bringing his music to the Elon community. His goal is
to "to play in front of lots of people and have them sing along to one of my originals."
now, I need to make sure my
music and my words are on the
right track before others are
involved,” he said. “It just makes
sense that way.”
Contact Virginia Galvez at pendu-
lum@elon.edu or 278-7247.
Coming
Attractions
In Theaters:
Wednesday 2/25
The Passion of the Christ (R)
Jim Caviezel, Maia Morgenstem
Friday 2/27
Twisted (R)
Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
(PG-13)
Diego Luna, Romola Garai
In Concert:
Friday 2/27:
Ziggy's - Winston-Salem
George Thorogood & the
Destroyers
tix $30 adv., show at 9 p.m.
Saturday 2/28:
Cat's Cradle - Carrboro
Jump, Little Children
tix $10 adv., show at 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday 3/3:
Ziggy’s - Winston-Salem
G Love and Special Sauce
tix $15 adv., show at 9 p.m.
In the Bubble:
Tonight:
Yeager Recital Hall
Kristin Lanzoni, "Piety and
Patronage: Altarpieces for the
Scuole delle arti"
lecture at 6 p.m.
McCrary Theatre
Cristina Garcia, "Cuban-
American Identity"
lecture at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday:
Isabella Cannon Room
Dan Albergotti & Janet Warman
Faculty Poetry reading
show at 7:30 p.m.
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