Mark Stoermer
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mark August Stoermer |
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June 28, 1977 Houston, Texas, United States |
| Origin | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative rock, post-punk revival, psychedelic rock, alternative country |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Island, St. August |
| Associated acts | The Killers, The Smashing Pumpkins, Howling Bells |
| Website | markstoermer |
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Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass American-made stock 2004 Jazz Bass Hofner 500/1 Gibson SG Fender Precision Bass Guild Starfire Bass Rickenbacker 4001 |
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Mark August Stoermer (born June 28, 1977) is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the bassist and occasional rhythm guitarist for the rock band The Killers, with whom he has recorded four studio albums.
In addition to his work with The Killers, Stoermer has released two solo albums, Another Life in 2011, and Dark Arts in 2016. Stoermer also joined The Smashing Pumpkins to tour in support of the band's ninth studio album, Monuments to an Elegy (2014) and produced Howling Bells third studio album The Loudest Engine (2011).
Mark August Stoermer was born in Houston, Texas to a German father who was a physician and a big-band-style musician and an American mother who was a nurse. They moved to Las Vegas when Stoermer was three years old.
Stoermer graduated from Chaparral High School in 1995, where he played trumpet in the Jazz ensemble. His early musical influences included Hip-hop bands such as Public Enemy and N.W.A and later rock bands such as Nirvana, The Beatles, The Who and Pink Floyd. Stoermer played lead guitar for a number of local bands including Habit Rouge and The Negative Ponies. Before The Killers got signed, Stoermer worked as a medical courier. Stoermer also studied philosophy and music at UNLV.
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