Stranger To Myself

This track is from the album Not All Who Wander Are Lost and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/qrzproject

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Mark Baker is a producer, engineer, and songwriter/musician from Cleveland, Ohio. The QRZ Project was born from his desire to create original music that was introspective and defined things he's experienced.  

The inspiration that started this process, like all great stories, starts at a bar. 

"I was working as a sound tech a local club and saw one of the bartenders Melanie with her ink displayed on her back. It was the quotation: "Not All Who Wander Are Lost". I became intrigued and  I asked her about it. It was an interesting conversation about her life experiences and I took the thoughts with me home. I tend to think too much and I realized that this would be a perfect album title that I could relate to on a personal level. That night I began to craft the idea of putting the EP out and, in honor to her inspiration, Melanie is gracing the cover of the album". 

After picking up the guitar in his teens, he understood that he wanted to make music his career. Bass, drums, and vocals came shortly after.  Being well versed in electronics, he quickly gravitated to recording and engineering. Songwriting came during a time "of complete and utter frustration which was a perfect time to create the songs that became this EP". 

After creating demo's he enlisted Brian Riha for the lead vocals. "Brian is a great singer and equally great guitarist. I had seen him in local bands and asked him if he would be interested in working on this project. His attention to detail and ideas were really a joy to experience".   

Ron Hiss was tapped to play the drums on the record. His extensive experience and easy manner were a great fit. 

After the recording process Mark took the tracks and began an extensive summer in 2014 dedicated to getting the songs crafted in the way his mind saw it. Working at his studio, The Studio Doctor" , the sounds came together in late September of the same year. 

Mark's parting comment: "Becoming the listener is the best part of the musical process. I hope my new fans enjoy it as well."

All songs copyrighted: QSL Publishing 2014