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'''Marko Pezzati''' was an original member of [[Naked Raygun]] and brother of [[Jeff Pezzati]].  He was also a DJ on [[Antidote Radio]].  After leaving Raygun in [[1981]], Pezzati focused more on performance art than joining another punk band.  Pezzati and longtime (current?) girlfriend [[Leslie Stevens]] did pieces together, both worked at Antidote and moved together to New York in 1985/1986.  
[[Image:MarkO-Matter04.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''Mark O''' circa 1983]]
 
'''Marko Pezzati''' (at one point '''Mark O''') was an original member of [[Naked Raygun]] and brother of [[Jeff Pezzati]].  He was also a DJ on [[Antidote Radio]].  Shortly after leaving Raygun in [[1981]], Pezzati went off to Italy to study visual arts.  Upon his return to the US, Pezzati focused more on performance art than joining another punk band.  Pezzati and longtime (current?) girlfriend [[Leslie Stevens]] did performances together (called simply enough [[Mark O and Leslie]]), both worked at Antidote and moved together to New York in 1985/1986.  


Pezzati, who now goes by the name '''Mark Ohe''' (pronounced Mark-OH) currently lives in New York City and is the art director for super-indie label Matador Records.  As of 2005, he was a member of the band Endless Boogie.
Pezzati, who now goes by the name '''Mark Ohe''' (pronounced Mark-OH) currently lives in New York City and is the art director for super-indie label Matador Records.  As of 2005, he was a member of the band Endless Boogie.
== Notes ==
* Mark speaks fluent Italian


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE4D81039F932A35750C0A966958260 NYT article on Ohe's move to NYC]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE4D81039F932A35750C0A966958260 NYT article on Ohe's move to NYC]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE4D81039F932A35750C0A966958260 Denver Post article on record cover designs, with quotes from Ohe]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE4D81039F932A35750C0A966958260 Denver Post article on record cover designs, with quotes from Ohe]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDxiSPLaCfQ Marko Pezzati plays the part of the MC at the start and end of this Chavez music video]





Latest revision as of 19:13, 7 September 2011

Mark O circa 1983

Marko Pezzati (at one point Mark O) was an original member of Naked Raygun and brother of Jeff Pezzati. He was also a DJ on Antidote Radio. Shortly after leaving Raygun in 1981, Pezzati went off to Italy to study visual arts. Upon his return to the US, Pezzati focused more on performance art than joining another punk band. Pezzati and longtime (current?) girlfriend Leslie Stevens did performances together (called simply enough Mark O and Leslie), both worked at Antidote and moved together to New York in 1985/1986.

Pezzati, who now goes by the name Mark Ohe (pronounced Mark-OH) currently lives in New York City and is the art director for super-indie label Matador Records. As of 2005, he was a member of the band Endless Boogie.

Notes

  • Mark speaks fluent Italian

External Links