Money Mark

USA

Years Active: 90, 2000

Genres: Pop/Rock, Electronic, Jazz

Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Trip-Hop, Electronica, Indie Electronic, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Soul Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz/Groove, Club/Dance, Dance

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Money Mark is the alias of Mark Ramos-Nishita, a keyboardist whose funky, retro-flavored riffs earned him the unofficial title of the fourth Beastie Boy. Born in Detroit to a Japanese-Hawaiian father and a Chicano mother, Nishita moved to the West Coast when he was six; some years later, he hooked up with the Dust Brothers production team and began overdubbing keyboards for the Delicious Vinyl label. While working as a handyman, Nishita accepted a job repairing the Beastie Boys' Silverlake, CA, home; soon, he became a pivotal member of the grou...

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