### PAST SHOWS: Saturday, November 4 2017 tripelroot – Zeeland, MI 7pm – 10pm Mark performs solo electric – covers & originals Thursday, June 29 2017 New Union Brewery – Lowell, MI 8pm – 10:30pm Mark performs solo electric – covers & […]
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Mark Balletto has been performing and recording as My Record Player since 2003. Based in Grand Rapids, MI via Chicago, My Record Player recorded with the late, great Jay W. Bennett at his Pieholden Suite Sound studio and released his debut record, Come Around, in 2004, the digital-only single “Gold” in 2009, the 2017 digital-only single “Tearin’ At The Heart Of Me” and numerous videos. “‘Til Death Do Us” is Mark’s latest single along with his daily Random Soundcheck commentary performances. “What Can I Do?” is Mark’s latest single along with his daily Random Soundcheck commentary performances. My Record Player […]
Check .. 1, 2 .. check .. Random Soundchecks began March 2020 as an attempt to keep playing music regularly and connect with everyone feeling anxious and isolated. No reason to stop so we perform a different song each day. Mostly covers of songs I love, some just recently discovered, and a few of my own. 40+ months and 1,300+ tunes later the archive continues to grow and I hope you find something here that clicks with you and makes you smile and feel good. Perhaps dust off your copy of the original record or go down a fun internet […]