His music draws inspiration from the amazing people and places he encounters—blending a positive, heartfelt vibe with a nerdy/science-influenced twist that makes his songwriting uniquely his own, and he’ll be at the Soul Bar Sept. 18.
Texas-based rock singer-songwriter Mark Winters is many things; a witty poet, passionate musician, entrepreneur, optimist, family man, and a bonafide rocket scientist. He first picked up a guitar to play a song for his wife on their anniversary. That’s when he discovered the joy of connecting with people through music. Winters combines music, poetry, a science background and love for his community to form his signature sound, “rock with a positive vibe,” according to a news release.
“My music starts from a place of poetry and creative inspiration, and I use my ‘rocket-scientist brain’ to find structures that help me explore that initial burst of inspiration and feeling – like writing haikus, my favorite. My grandmother taught me to express myself through poetry and I’m thankful to her for setting me on this creative and expressive path,” Winters said.
His musical roots are in rock, blues rock, and pop, and John Mayer, Tom Petty and Jason Mraz are significant influences.
With a degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, his math and science background guides his musical explorations. He likes taking complex things such as emotions and expressing them in a way that’s easy to understand. Balancing his right-brained creativity with his analytical left-brain is part of a life-long journey; music is one more place where he can explore this balance.
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