AmbA DextrO

• Drum Corps International's 1st place percussion with the Cadets at theworld finals in 1994
  
• Drum Corps International's over all runner-up in 1994 and 1995
  
• The Percussive Arts Society's 1994 tenor individual competition runner-up
  
• 1st place at the Percussive Arts Society's1996 Indoor Drumline Competition with the University of North Texas.

• The Bluecoats, Blue Knights
  
• Carolina Crown in his 12 years touringwith Drum and Bugle Corps.

• Row-Loff's Quad Logic
• Rudimental Logic
  
• Bass Logic

On a personal note, I have seen Mark's playing in videos he has posted on his web sites...Mark's technique and talent is bar none, world class...I am VERY fortunate to have this talented musician on my site! I encourage everyone who visits ambadextro.com to check him out!---Michael B.

Mark Christianson age 39

Currently residing in Mobile, AL

See www.xush.net for present Gear list

Mark@analogmissionary.com

Influences; Pratt, Bonzo, Budgie, Brzezicki, Copeland, Gavin Harrison

www.analogmissionary.com www.xush.net (personal site)

Drumming since 7 yrs old. Other instruments; bass and guitar

Owns and operates Xush Studios since 1998

Joined Analog Missionary, ?03

Says Mark: "I'm enjoying working with a band of musicians who aren?t afraid to experiment and perform music that incorporates both highly structured arrangements and many opportunities to improvise. That combination keeps it fresh and exciting on stage."

I wish to thank Mr. Christianson for giving me permission to add him to the site.

Drum! Magazine; "New Blood," May 2007 Mark Christianson

Sometimes it’s as if a particular drummer and a particular band were destined for each other. We all know the legendary match-ups (Bonham/Zeppelin, Mitchell/Hendrix, Pear/Rush). But it can happen on a small scale too. That’s why, when The Squid heard The Mark laying his foundation for the ambient electro-rock explorations of Analog Missionary, it seemed as if the stars had aligned (as they sometimes do even for the general rabble of aspiring talent). It doesn’t hurt that The Mark’s sweet hybrid Tama Granstar/Roland V-drum setup provides the perfect electronic/acoustic rhythmic cocktail for the band’s music. Laying down an unrelenting backdrop of roiling V-toms and shimmering acoustic cymbals, The Mark’s clean execution and driving rhythms keep the sometimes-wavering attention of Analog Missionary focused on the mission at hand. Sticking since he was seven years old, The Mark isn’t even close to finished exploring the worlds of “electronic triggers, polyrhythmic layering, and nonlinear song formats.” Talent and innovation are always in demand, but The Mark’s special blend must have Analog Missionary singing “hallelujah.”

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Gothic Beauty Magazine, Issue 18, Fall 2005

When you first hear Analog Missionary, take note, you are NOT listening to Kate Bush on the lead vocal track. In a genre all their own (ambient Prog-Rock), this band has pieces of U2, Rush, Peter Gabriel, and Kate Bush written all over them. It’s one of the best albums I’ve heard in a long, long time. The pieces are so brilliant and diverse there is something for absolutely everyone. It only took one pass through the album to make me an instant fan, and it will probably be the same for you. Check them out. (Poseidon)

Splash! Music review by Nick Rupert ~Music/Entertainment

Mark was able to conjure a wide palette of ethnic percussion tones from his digital drum kit. Several of Analog Missionary’s arrangements featured his somersaulting tom-tom beats overlaid with hypnotic, haunting guitar or keyboard parts. With the addition of Anstrom‘s dynamic vocals and deep, cryptic lyrics, the music was refreshingly original.