Songwriter, Guitar player, Singer, Multi-instrumentalist. In that order.

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"Zen Master"  Professor Marky Ray  
World renown as The Rock and Roll Mercenary! 
    From Clubs to Stadiums the World over.

 I have had the good fortune of having worked, toured and played with some of the biggest and craziest bands from the musical universe -(see below for full CV). I am currently the In-house Producer for SLAB BAND or The Student LAb Band and Concert Technical Production at Cuyahoga Community College or Tri-C as part of their Recording Arts and Technology (RAT) Program, in Cleveland Ohio.  SLAB BAND is a 14 Week Course were student learn, practice and demonstrate the finer aspects of studio musician recording techniques, equipment, devices  and protocols. Historically based SLAB Band records all forms and genres of music; spanning generations of recording studio and musicological history. Concert Technical Production provides musical production services for the Beachland Ballroom and Tavern. Students have the opportunity to work with some of the finest musicians currently working and also an a possible prospective employment, with good work evaluations.

I have over three decades of experience in every aspect of the music and entertainment industries; You name it I've done it...Musician, Producer, Artist/Performer, College Professor, Author, Keynote Speaker, Video Producer, Artist Manager, Booking Agent,Tour Manager, Production Manager/Stage Management, Site Advancing, Travel Agent/Coordinator, Crew Chief, IATSE Union Member, Set Design, Mad scientist creator of wicked electronics...etc.
Bands/Groups I was a member of:
Johnny Action-1982-guitar, vocals
Johnny Clampett and the Walkers-1982-'83-vocals- upright/electric bass
the terrible parade-'83-'88-guitar, bass, vocals, production etc
Death On A Stick- 1985-'90-everything guy.....
The Lyres-Sept 88-Dec 88- Bassist- "A Promise is a Promise tour"
The New Salem Witch Hunters- Bass, backing vocals-1989-'90
Death Of Samantha-Bassist, backing vocals- 1990-1992-Egomania Love Songs LP (unreleased)-live
The Jim Rose Circus- Officially known as the "Zen Master" Marky Ray-Human Chopping Block, Chinese Execution, Chain Saw Stunt Team-Guitarist, Tour Manager, Production Manager-1994-1995- Opening act for "Downward Spiral Tour w/Nine Inch Nails
3D-(Band)-Guitarist/Vocalist-Producer/Engineer/Video Producer-1996-2000
Doll Steak Test Meat -Studio Project 1997-guitar, vocals, bass,
2001-2006-Human Marvels- stunt and solo performer, guitar loop station- one man show!
Marky Ray-Solo Artist-2001 to present

(Some of the) Bands I have worked for, and occasionally played with* (that I can remember);
The Kingpins NYC Rockabilly circa 1981-'83- Road and stage crew
The Pagans CLE-Road and Stage crew-82-83'
Men Without hats-Production Management-83'
The Human Switchboard  CLE/NYC-Road and Stage Crew-'83
Pink Floyd-Stage Construction-87', Monsters of Rock-Stage Construction
Rolling Stones-Stage and Dressing Room Construction, The Who-(Same thing)-1989
Humble Pie-'89-90-Production Manager, Stage Technician
Nine Inch Nails-Production Manager, Sole Guitar tech- *auxiliary guitarist-"Head Like A Hole" 90-91,Shows with Die Warzau and Meat Beat Manifesto, LA Shows with Jane's Addiction Feb 91'-Lollapalooza Debut tour 91'- (with Jane's Addiction, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Living Colour, Nine Inch Nails, Ice "Muthafuckin'"T and Bodycount, Butthole Surfers, and the Rollins Band) and the European Debut tour that included two shows with Guns and Roses (Mannheim, Germany* and Wembley Stadium*) other UK and Euro shows with Wolfgang Press, The Wonder Stuff and Carter the USM. 
Die Warzau- Production Manager, *Bassist-Go-Go Grinder Dancer Fall-1991
1992- Genesis--Dressing Room Construction-Cleveland Stadium
Ministry-Chief Guitar Technician-Lollapalooza 1992/European Debut tour *aux guitarist-"Stigmata"
Lolla 92'- *Performed with Pearl Jam and Soundgarden- backing vocals on various songs
Butthole Surfers- Production Manager, Sole Stage Technician, *aux guitarist 1993-1994-tours including; Stone Temple Pilots (debut tour), Firehose, Basehead, Flaming Lips, Pearl Jam, Boredoms (on a tour of Japan), Bosstones, and Nirvana's last US tour. Dec 93'-Jan 94' West Coast. w/Chokebore and Bobcat Goldthwait-as MC
1994-*Jim Rose Circus-World Tour (see above)-US/Canada/Australia/Ediburgh Fringe Fest 94''NIN US/Canada 94-95 Arena leg of the "Downward Spiral 94-95- which included our opening acts Marilyn Manson, Pop Will Eat Itself, The Melvins! and Prick. (see above for job descriptions)

Toadies-1995-96'-Tour manager, Production manager. sole stage technician, *aux guitarist on "400 Bucks" tours with Red Hot Chili Peppers, White Zombie, Butthole Surfers, Supersuckers, CIV, and Rev Horton Heat and a million other bands at radio festivals around the USA and few bands that shall go nameless....

The Cramps-Stage Technician-1997

2001-Present-Solo Performer-

Graduate
Master of Music- August 2014- Music History and Literature- The University of Akron

And there are a million other bands I have worked for in some capacity that are too numerous to mention here, right now, "phew"...

We are dedicated to producing the best nature recordings available. Bruce Rutkoski, the recording engineer, has developed specialized electronics and microphones for the purpose of recording the most difficult sounds to record, nature sounds. Using the lowest noise microphones available and custom designed microphone amplifiers that stream 24-bit audio directly to M-Audio's finest digital recorders produces the best nature sound CDs, MP3s, and DVDs available. Bruce Rutkoski travels across North America to the wildest places to bring you the sounds of the wild. 

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