Mark Boulle Explained

Mark Boulle
Birth Date:21 April 1979
Birth Place:Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Origin:Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Genre:Indie folk
Occupation:Musician, writer, engineer, recording artist
Instrument:Guitar, vocals, bass, percussion
Years Active:2005-present
Associated Acts:Haba Dudes

Mark Boulle (born 21 April 1979) is an independent musician and recording artist from the Gold Coast, Australia. As of January 2016 he has released eight albums (one of which has since been withdrawn), six of them with his band, the Haba Dudes. He describes his music as "indie folk".[1]

History

Boulle was born in South Africa during the apartheid era and emigrated to Australia with his parents in 1988[1] at the age of eight.[2] In 2001 he travelled to Japan to work as an English language teacher, and there he began to play the guitar, sing and write music.[3] His first few gigs with his band, the Haba Dudes, were at Zullas Restaurant in Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast, Australia, around Christmas 2005. Since then, the line up of the band has completely changed aside from Boulle.[1] Mark Boulle and the Haba Dudes were finalists in the 2010 Musicoz awards.[4]

Discography

Aside from demos, Boulle has released the following seven albums:

Recording and production

Aside from some of the instruments on some of the songs on Shoot To Kill, all of Boulle's albums have been recorded, mixed and self-produced at his home on the Gold Coast.

Notes

Category:Musicians from Gold Coast, Queensland

Notes and References

  1. Jody Macgregor, "Haba Dudes", Rave Magazine, 27 July 2010
  2. http://www.markboulle.com/fr_aboutmark.cfm "About Mark"
  3. http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2011/03/live-mark-boulle.html?site=goldcoast&program=gold_coast_mornings "Live: Mark Boulle"
  4. Seanna Cronin, Acoustic re-launch of The Haba Dudes, goldcoast.com.au, 4 March 2010