Marc Teamaker “Let It Be Over Now”

I was born on Easter Sunday, 1960, in a catholic hospital in the Bronx across the street from Woodlawn Cemetery. As far back as I can remember I was attracted to being a musician. In 1964, as with many a musicians story, I saw The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show. I immediately asked my parents for a guitar. I also requested a six shooter, but that’s another story for another day.
However, it wasn’t until I went to my first concert, at the age of twelve, that I knew I wanted to be a musician for the rest of my life. It was the summer of 72. It was Gaelic Park in the Bronx. It was Humble Pie. But it was mainly Steve Marriott who stood me up, jaw dropped and wide eyed. He had it all and that’s who I wanted to be.

Fast forward to 1978. Boston, Massachusetts. Berklee College of Music. Up until this point I was self taught, trying to write songs, and playing in mostly garage bands. While I was never a good student, just being at Berklee became another eye opener. Here is where I was able to take my song writing to another level, mainly because my harmonic abilities grew exponentially. Chords and more chords. “Jazz chords.” Lush voicings. And by this time I discovered Joni Mitchell and Steely Dan. I remember the first day in harmony class. Paul Diaguardi, the teacher, in his raspy New York City accent said, “Put away the book, you know all that stuff.” He then proceeded to write out the score to Joni’s “Paprika Plains” on the black board. We were off!

At that time I was also reconnecting to what I was always listening to as a child. Soul music. Marvin Gaye. Sly Stone. Stevie Wonder. This was the music that dominated AM radio and unknowingly crept into my young bones. And then there was the music of Burt Bacharach. He pointed me to Brazil and the sounds of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao Gilberto, and Milton Nascimento.

It’s now 2023 and I have been a professional musician, in one way or another, for most of my life. I have made a number of full-length albums and a few EP’s: “Lust For Wanda” (1998), “Ping!” (2000), Empress Polecat (EP 2003),“Marc Teamaker” (2003),
“Tomorrow’s Today – Volume 1 and 2” (EP’s 2008/9). In 2017 I released and album called “Random Acts of Commandment,” under the name of Albany Park Wirephoto
This album was written with my late beautiful wife, Kathleen White. It was written and recorded in Chicago, where we lived from 2012 to 2016. 2019 saw the latest double album release from Marc Teamaker and the Soul Shop, “all the little mornings” and two singles, “Light Years” and “Scenes From a Snow Globe.”Two more singles followed, “Man and Woman” at the end 2020, and “Break the Record” in March 2021. 2022 saw the release of another full length album “Leaf Day Boys” and the single” Baby Snake Rattle. Currently, I have just released the single “Let It Be Over Now” while working on a new album to be titled “Teas n Seas.”

I have also played on a few stages in a number of countries over the years. I have had the honor of sharing some of those stages with the likes of Graham Parker, Steve Forbert, Ramblin’. Jack Elliot, Lindesfarne, Chris Whitely, Freedy Johnston, Annie Haslam, and even Norman Mailer, to name a few.

-Official bio