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BLP sources|date=March 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Money Mark| image = MoneyMarklive.jpg| caption = Money Mark in March 2007| image_size = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name = Mark Ramos-Nishita| origin = United States | instrument = Musical keyboard|Keyboard Piano Melodica | genre = Hip hop music|Hip-hop Jazz | occupation = Keyboardist Record Producer | years_active =| label = Various| associated_acts = Beastie Boys Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group Banyan (band)|Banyan Hello Seahorse! Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson | website =| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = Mark Ramos-Nishita aka Money Mark is a producer and musician who has collaborated with the Beastie Boys many times. He also appears on the first Banyan (band)|Banyan album in 1997 as the "Freeway Keyboardist".
Career
His first album, the relatively obscure '' Mark's Keyboard Repair (1995), was made up of keyboard driven pop-funk songs recorded at demo quality. It was followed up by the Third Version EP in 1996 and Push the Button (Money Mark)|Push the Button in 1998. Whereas his 1996 EP was similar to his debut, Push the Button was extremely eclectic, combining aspects of rock music and pop music|pop with soul music|soul , funk and hip hop . This LP was met with good reviews, as was his 2001 follow up Change is Coming which had a tropical yet danceable disco and funk sound.Citation needed|date=March 2009
Money Mark contributed the keyboard phrase that opens and underpins "Where It's At" from Beck 's 1996 album, Odelay . He played keyboards on tour for the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet in support of their OmarRodriguez (album)|self-titled album . He has since become a full member of the quintet, appearing on the live EP with Damo Suzuki called Please Heat This Eventually and several other albums, with his debut full-length collaboration with the group being the Quintet's second LP release, The Apocalypse Inside of an Orange . In 1996, Money Mark contributed the song "Use Your Head (Use A Sua Cabeca)" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Rio produced by the Red Hot Organization . He also contributed songs to Red Hot's Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin and Red Hot + Rhapsody a tribute to George Gershwin . He appeared in the 2004 documentary film Moog (film)|Moog with Bruce Haack . In September 2006, Money Mark signed to Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson 's Brushfire Records label. Brand New By Tomorrow , his first album with Brushfire, was released in February 2007. In late 2006, he opened for Gnarls Barkley at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago. In 2007, Money Mark and The Woodrow Jackson Orchestra recorded a cover version of Love Unlimited Orchestra 's "Love's Theme" for Engine Room Recordings ' compilation album Guilt by Association Vol. 1|Guilt by Association . Money Mark composed original music for the 2008 documentary film Beautiful Losers (film)|Beautiful Losers .cite web|url= http://www.beautifullosers.com/film.html |title=SIDETRACK FILMS / Beautiful Losers |accessdate=2008-04-01 Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot In 2009, he appears as a member of Lord Newborn and The Magic Skulls, a collaboration with Shawn Lee and Tommy Guerrero .
In 2011, he contributed the Mario Caldato, Jr.|Mario C. Remix of "Tropicaliá" with Beck and Seu Jorge as well as a version of the song "Tropical Affair" with Thalma de Freitas and João Parahyba for Red Hot Organization|Red Hot Organization's most recent charitable album "Red Hot+Rio 2." The album is a follow-up to the 1996 " Red Hot + Rio ." Proceeds from the sales will be donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues.
Money Mark contributed to many of the tracks used in the soundtrack to the film Horrible Bosses ; working with Mike McCready and Stefan Lessard .
Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far) (2007)
;With Hello Seahorse!
Lejos. No tan Lejos (2010)
;With Big Sir (band)|Big Sir
Und Die Scheisse Andert Sich Immer (2006)
Before Gardens After Gardens (2012)cite web|url= http://www.facebook.com/TheMarsVoltaItalia/posts/216955598317690 |title=I Big Sir (Juan & ... |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=2012-04-17
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p109931|pure_url=yes Money Mark at Allmusic
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/03/15/money_mark/ "Live from SXSW 2007" on http://www.thecurrent.org 89.3 The Current
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