In Conversation... Kurt Baker and Marko DeSantis

Kurt Baker is a musician, producer, multi-instrumentalist and music fan from Portland, Maine. He is best known for his work with The Leftovers, his solo album Brand New Beat and power pop covers album Got It Covered. Currently, he resides in Madrid, Spain, where he fronts The Kurt Baker Combo who have released two full-length records on Little Steven Van Zandt's Wicked Cool Records. When not on tour or in the studio, Baker enjoys cooking and watching old episodes of Murder She Wrote. Marko DeSantis is a music professional best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the band Sugarcult, with whom he toured worldwide and sold over a million records since launching out of Santa Barbara, CA in 2001. Sugarcult released three studio records which spawned hit radio singles such as; "Bouncing Off the Walls", "Pretty Girl", and "Memory". They’ve also released a documentary film, a live album, & a “best of”/concert-DVD. Sugarcult has headlined their own national and international tours; performed on the main stages of festivals around the world (Glastonbury, Reading/Leeds, Summersonic, Warped Tour, Soundwaves, etc); were main support on Green Day’s “American Idiot” USA/Japan tours, and Blink 182’s European stadium tour and countless others. Prior to Sugarcult, Marko wrote, recorded, performed live & toured with alternative & pop punk bands such as The Ataris, Swingin Utters and Nerf Herder. As an educator, DeSantis has appeared as a guest lecturer, professor and panelist at several colleges, music conferences and academic programs*; with an emphasis on Music Business, Artist Development, Songwriting, Social Media & Marketing. Marko DeSantis is based in Los Angeles, CA.