Mark Watrous

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Mark Watrous
Birth nameMark Watrous
Born Richland, Washington
Origin Tri-Cities, Washington
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Occupation(s)Singer–songwriter, musician, visual artist
Years active1995–present
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Mark Watrous is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and graphic/video artist from Richland, Washington. He is best known as a former member of the band Gosling (also known as Loudermilk). [1] [2] Watrous is currently a member of Earl Burrows and the Shins [3] and has routinely performed as a touring member of the Raconteurs, the Greenhornes, Shudder to Think, Brendan Benson, and Karen Elson among others.

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Biography

Loudermilk (1995–2004)

In 1995, [4] friends Davey Ingersoll (vocals, guitar), Mark Watrous (guitar), Shane Middleton (bass) and Issac Carpenter (drums) formed the hard rock quartet Loudermilk [5] [6] in Tri-Cities, Washington. [4] [7] They released their own album, Man with Gun Kills Three!, independently in 1998. [4] [5] [7] After hearing an unauthorized demo, [6] American Recordings subsequently signed the group. [4] [5] Commenting on the demoes, Ingersoll stated that the demo was made just to get songs down and that "It was something [he] didn't even want people to hear". [6] Despite touring with groups such as Mötley Crüe and Megadeth, [4] [5] [6] they were dropped from the label. [4] [5] Speaking about the group being dropped from the label, Ingersoll stated:

"It was a learning experience [...] We didn't deliver the record they were expecting, whatever that was. The whole thing was like an episode of 'Behind The Music'." [6]

DreamWorks Records signed them in early 2002. [4] [5] [6] Several months later, they recorded and released their first official major label album, The Red Record . [4] [5] [6] [7]

Gosling (2004–2006)

In 2004, Loudermilk changed their name to Gosling, [8] after changing their musical style, retaining all members with Watrous switching from guitar to keyboards. [9] Influenced by the likes of Sunny Day Real Estate, [9] The Smashing Pumpkins, [9] Pink Floyd [9] and Queen, [8] [9] they released the Gosling EP through The Control Group in August 2004. [9] Earlier in the year, they supported Velvet Revolver at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California. [10] They released their debut full-length Here Is... in 2006 through V2 [9] and went on to tour with Rose Hill Drive. [9]

A cover of David Bowie's "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" was included on the soundtrack to the film Underworld: Evolution in 2006. [11]

The Shins (2012–present)

In 2012, Watrous joined indie rock band the Shins as guitarist and multi-instrumentalist [12]

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