(Percussion). Mark presents a complete system to answer these questions. The book follows a system entitled D.R.O.P.: Dynamics, Rate, Orchestration and Phrasing. Mark pulls apart and addresses each of these building blocks individually, presenting rhythmic concepts that will expand your ability to call on different rhythmic rates and subdivisions on command, move them around the kit freely, and ultimately be able to phrase them in exciting and sometimes complex ways that sound like "polyrhythms" and "metric modulations" but are actually constructed upon a solid foundation of drumming basics. This material will give you the confidence to make a personal statement on the drumset. Adding to this package is live footage of Mark playing with two of his longtime collaborators, Tim Lefebvre (bass) and Jason Lindner (keys). Having played together for years, these three musicians most recently formed the rhythm section for David Bowie's final album, Blackstar. Watch Mark interact with these world-class musicians in electric and acoustic settings as they apply Mark's concepts in inspiring performances. The book includes access to video content online for download using a code contained in the book.
A young woman alone in the big city, a mobster looking to make a fresh start, an old monster hunter with one last job to do, a magical grocery store where love grows like tomatoes on a vine... These are just some of the people and places you'll meet in Empty Hearts, a new collection of stories by Mark Finn. Set in and around the magic-steeped city of San Cibola, the characters come to life in Finn's deft prose with humor, warmth, and compassion. Even the unlikeable people have strange and fascinating stories that make them compelling. The stories in Empty Hearts all turn on the theme of love, passion, and desire. Whether it's a misguided crook's tributes to an underworld organization, a passionate academic's pet theory, or a child's love of Christmas, the characters and stories in Empty Hearts ultimately reflect ourselves with humor, horror, and a dash of magic.
Authentic....Real....ResultsWho are the fittest people on the planet, with the most beautiful, symmetrical bodies? Gold medal winning athletes, especially those in ballistic sports in track and field. Most fitness books are written by people who went to school to learn about fitness.Not this one.This one is written by Olympic Gold Medalist MarkMcKoy. In his heyday as an athlete, back in 1992, he was one of the fittest men in the world. But what's remarkable is that today, in 2014, he is STILL one of the fittest men in the world. Mark lives and breathes fitness, and his advice is proven not out of a text book, but out of theexperience of a man who at 52 still looks like he belongs on the Gold medal podium.If you want to learn from the best, you owe it to yourself to buy and read this book...