mark messing

mucca pazza

I had the joy of being band leader to Mucca Pazza for a decade starting in 2004. The band marches on and can be followed here.

Mucca Pazza | Time Out Interview
Chicago’s punk marching band breaks the fourth wall on Safety Fifth. By Kim Bellware

“Occasionally, we’ll cause a small child to cry,” says Mark Messing of Mucca Pazza’s music…” more…

tour teaser:

waltzing through brooklyn:
scramble…

Some tunes…

 

spin-off: the sit down band

The band needed an alter ego to explore new material so we created the sitting version:

One of the bands early songs Surf  composed by me, was picked up by Arrangers’ Publishing Company and arranged by Tom Wallace for Marching Band and Drum Corp. midi demo:

Louisville Leopard Percussionists play Mucca Pazza’s  Peace Meal composed by Gary Kalar.