Emmy Award-winning composer and acclaimed electric violinist Mark Wood fuses pairings of powerful opposites – electric and violin, symphonic and rock – to create a unique musical experience. Embracing the power of rock, the diversity of world beat and the elegance of classical music – all while playing his revolutionary Viper electric violin, Wood is redefining the concept of stringed instruments and the sounds they can produce for the 21st century. Tomorrow at 9 p.m., WLIW21 presents the exclusive broadcast premiere of The Mark Wood Experience, his first TV special since leaving Tran Siberian Orchestra. In this new half-hour performance special, Mark Wood performs his original compositions with vocalist Laura Kaye (James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Lenny Kravitz) and his electric string orchestra. Songs include “Vivaldi Rocks,” “World Vision,” “Hoedown,” and “Hands Across the Ocean.”
Watch “Hoedown” now:
During the broadcast, Mark Wood will be live in the WLIW21 studio armed with his Viper and exclusive offers for WLIW21 supporters:
• VIP tickets plus a meet and greet to his November 1 concert at Dix Hills Performing Arts Center at Five Towns College
• The Mark Wood Experience – Prologue DVD featuring the bonus song “Caressing” and an interview
• The Mark Wood Experience – Prologue CD featuring all the songs from the program plus six bonus tracks
If you like The Mark Wood Experience, be sure to check out David Garrett: Live in Berlin.
BRAVO!! That was GREAT! I love the Mark Wood Experience and can’t wait to see more and get the DVD…AND the CD. Great job!!
Hot Damn, what a hoedown.
It’s so damn cool!
I’d love to see this! But sadly I don’t live in the USA…
Mark Wood’s really, really great!
Epic, Sir Maestro of Fretted Shred,I thought that you and your Viper were gonna fly away on that carpet at the end.Smokin Hot!!
I love to hear Mark Wood play. And cant help but wander if or when he will come to Mobile, AL.
I am SO excited to watch the whole broadcast tomorrow – good on WLIW for programming something so adventurous, new and FRESH. It’s about time!
Excellent!! I guess I’ll have to get the television to come in now as I have something worthwhile to watch! I love it Gunnar! “Sir Maestro of
Fretted Shred”, very good!
That was amazing!!!! I especially enjoyed the interplay between Mark and my old friend Paul Ranieri!!!! Awesome!!!!!
Wow – I had no idea that the violin could do this – Mark Wood is incredible! I’ve never seen anything like this before and I can’t wait to watch the whole show tonight! It’s great to see this kind of music on WLIW – you guys ROCK!!
I’ve been a fan of Mark for over 15 years now, and I’m still amazed at his talent and vision. I’ve seen him live and it’s a great experience. Those of you fortunate enough to see the show tonight will not be disappointed, I assure you.
This was an incredible broadcast. We need WLIW to showcase more music like this and the talent that is on Long Island. Kudos to Mark Waood and his band for setting the bar so high. Let’s hope that WLIW continues to seek out Long Island’s best and showcase them on programs like this!!
Wow! I was blown away… and how serendipitous (and bittersweet) that the innovator of the electric viper violin followed the tributes of the greatest innovator of the electric guitar… RIP Les Paul… Bravo, Mark, the Wood Family and Mark Wood band!
Amazing! I hope WLIW21 puts more of these on in the future. Mark and the band are very entertaining!
THANK YOU for broadcasting the most TOTALLY AWESOME VIOLINIST in the entire WORLD! We are SOOO sad to see Mark leave TSO and have enjoyed him live every year. Thank you for keeping him alive via media so we can still see, hear and enjoy his RARE and AMAZING talent!!!
What a fantastic broadcast! I was completely mesmerized at such raw talent! Bring it on Mark Wood!!
OH!!! Yes! I loved playing this song with The Mark Wood Experience when the band came to Shelby, North Carolina and played with the high schools in Cleveland County top students; a two night concert! It went great both years they came and I can’t wait to do it again! The Mark Wood Experiance is the best thing that has happened since the world of eletric strings has begun!! GO MARK WOOD :)
LOVED IT!!!!!! Mark Wood, Marry Me!
Who is that hottie playing in the background? I think her name is Asha. She is GREAT!
Wow!!! Distortion,chorus,delay,flange,frets,80, metal band sound,Star Trek violin design,Alice Cooper threds and hair.I think I have died and gone to heaven!! Long Live Rock!!!!!
It is good,not ZZ TOP good but good
I got to play with Mark Wood at Eagle Ridge Middle School in Rio Rancho,N.M. It was an awesome concert and experience. I will play with him again in May 10′ Can’t wait. You go Mark Wood!!!!!!