Name Damon Marks Website damonmarks.com | Years active 1990–present Instruments Guitar, vocals Role Songwriter | |
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Born October 6, 1979 (age 44)
Livingston, New Jersey ( 1979-10-06 ) Associated acts Bret Michaels, Terry Ilous, Jermaine Paul, Elle Varner Genres Pop rock, Hard rock, Rhythm and blues Organizations founded Traveling Guitar Foundation Profiles | ||
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter | ||
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Damon Marks, is an American professional rock and roll guitarist, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist. Marks is the founder of the Traveling Guitar Foundation, a non-profit that supplies underfunded school systems with support and musical instruments. He is a spokesman for Merida Guitars and has performed with such artists as Alicia Keys and Bret Michaels.
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- Damon marks covering tears of sahara tony macalpine
- Damon marks covering porcelain doll tony macalpine
- Equipment
- Discography with Lipstick Magazine
- Discography with Livre
- Traveling Guitar Foundation
- References
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Equipment
Damon presently holds full artist endorsements with Schecter Guitar Research and EMG, Inc. Damon primarily uses the Schecter Banshee Elite-6 FR S with the new sustainiac supercharger pickup system and the Hellraiser Hybrid C-1 FR with EMG Pickups 57/66.
He also endorses the hand crafted Mérida Guitars DG15-SPGACES Diana Series Guitar and the T25-CES Trajan Series Nylon String Guitar.
Discography (with Lipstick Magazine)
Discography (with Livre')
Traveling Guitar Foundation
In 2009, Damon founded the Traveling Guitar Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works to ensure that school children have access to high-quality musical instruments and instruction. By partnering with such sponsors as Schecter Guitars, Merida Guitars, and Blackstar Amplification, the foundation donates new instruments to underfunded schools nationally and internationally. By 2015, the foundation had equipped 70 schools and 30,000 students with musical equipment.
In early 2013, Damon went on his first celebrity USO tour.
On October 24, 2014 Marks was presented with a street sign at a ceremony by Mayor Christian Bollwage of the city of Elizabeth, NJ where he grew up.
On May 13, 2016 Marks was presented with a second street sign at a ceremony by Mayor Barbara McMorrow of the city of Freehold, NJ recognizing him for his contributions to the education of our children through his foundation. Marks was also presented with a proclamation that on Saturday May 15, 2016, being declared Damon Marks / Traveling Guitar Foundation day.