Zera Marvel
I moved around quite a bit growing up. I call Newport, Rhode Island "home" because I lived there consistently for the longest amount of time. I bought my first guitar when I was seventeen. I was inspired by local bands like Throwing Muses and Belly.
In 1997 I wound up in Charleston, South Carolina - where I met Graig Markel, who was in town on tour with his band. Our love affair began where all great romances start...in a bar. Soon after, I took a Greyhound bus to Seattle so we could be together. We formed a band, Tagging Satellites.
Over the next six years Tagging Satellites released two EPs and three full-length albums. We had a few line up changes but Graig and I remained the consistent thread that held the band together...until we couldn't. It nearly cost us our relationship but instead of becoming another rock and roll casualty, we broke up the band and got married!
Graig continued pursuing his solo project and I started recording some of my own songs. Graig and I both still play live with the same backing band, consisting of the last two members of Tagging Satellites: Johnny Shea Bliss (drums) and Jeffrey McCallum (bass). Graig also joins me on stage playing guitar. Along with Graig recording and producing my first solo album at The Recovery Room here in Seattle, we also spent a few days at Tiny Telephone in San Francisco mixing some songs with Aaron Prellwitz. I hope you enjoy them.
