Mark Boulle | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 21, 1979 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Origin | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| Genres | Indie folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, writer, engineer, recording artist |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, bass, percussion |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Associated acts | Haba Dudes |
| Website | markboulle |
Mark Boulle (born 21 April 1979) is an independent musician and recording artist from the Gold Coast, Australia. As of January 2016 he has released eight albums (one of which has since been withdrawn), six of them with his band, the Haba Dudes. He describes his music as "indie folk". [1]
Boulle was born in South Africa during the apartheid era and emigrated to Australia with his parents in 1988 [1] at the age of eight. [2] In 2001 he travelled to Japan to work as an English language teacher, and there he began to play the guitar, sing and write music. [3] His first few gigs with his band, the Haba Dudes, were at Zullas Restaurant in Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast, Australia, around Christmas 2005. Since then, the line up of the band has completely changed aside from Boulle. [1] Mark Boulle and the Haba Dudes were finalists in the 2010 Musicoz awards. [4]
Aside from demos, Boulle has released the following seven albums:
Aside from some of the instruments on some of the songs on Shoot To Kill, all of Boulle's albums have been recorded, mixed and self-produced at his home on the Gold Coast.
Category:Musicians from Gold Coast, Queensland
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