Meet the Light the Sky Podcast team…
Student of Chicago tenor sax king Frank Catalano, associate producer of the Stranger-Things-inspiring film Montauk Chronicles, and along with his younger brother Kevin, son of the lead guitarist for the progressive rock band Vision.
While his peers were listening to Britney Spears, he was listening to Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles, expanding his eclectic taste in music throughout nearly all genres with a focus on heavy rock and electronic music. Chris has been a guitarist for almost 15 years and owns more than 10 fine guitars.
Favorite Directors include John Hughes, Alfred Hitchcock, John Carpenter, and Stanley Kubrick.
Songwriter, engineer and producer for local artists, he has experience with guitar, piano, drums and saxophone and is usually found tinkering around in the studio or discussing recording with his father, songwriter and guitarist for the progressive rock group Vision.
The Story of Light the Sky Podcast
Light the Sky Podcast was born of an idea given to Mark by his brother Kevin: listen to an entire discography from a band in chronological order through the highs and the lows. Several years later, Mark tried this out with the band Genesis, a band he was always a fan of but never explored outside of the later albums. His discovery of albums and albums of great music (not an easy task at times, in 2020) inspired a long phone discussion with Kevin over the band. This phone call became the inspiration for the Light the Sky Podcast.
Bringing on two more friends, none of whom grew up in this era of music, but all of whom appreciate it, we started tackling discographies song-by-song, album-by-album. With surprises in between, and a whole lot of laughs, bring you the artists that spanned generations and went on around the world to light the sky.
“Music is unique in that it captures moments that are forever preserved on tape. The freshness is palpable. Nothing captures the spirit of an era like the records we cover”
Behind the Scenes
Thrilling Skype setups! Well some of us anyway have halfway decent recording studios at home. Or mics propped up on $5 Amazon stands at least.
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New shows (almost) every week. Subscribe on any of your favorite music platforms or check out our archive for more discographies. Something you want us to cover? Drop us a line.
