Little bald dude on the Conan Show

ChopsMcgraw · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2002 2:23 pm Post subject:

Who is this guy? I know I've heard his name before but I can't seem to remember it. Seems like the Conan show would be a great gig!

ChopsMcgraw

Webbsta78 · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2002 3:55 pm Post subject:

Yeah, he's the guy who plays the

gggggggggggggggggggggggggggAAAA!
every night.

I don't know who he is though

Jaosn

Schilke B3Lb · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2002 4:40 pm Post subject:

His name is Mark Pender and from the little bit I hear at the beginning of the show, as well as going into and coming out of commercial breaks, he sounds like a very good player.

I believe he has also toured with both Southside Johnny and Bruce Springsteen, which explains his connection with Max Weinberg.

John MacGregor
Waukesha, WI

AC · New Member Joined: 05 Dec 2001 Posts: 9 Location: OHIO

Webb.

Check your e-mail and respond back please.

Andrew

DaveH · Heavyweight Member Joined: 20 Nov 2001 Posts: 3861

Yes,that is Mark Pender.If you go to the website that can be found under the horn section on this forum, and the B&S thread, you can find the address of the Mark Pender website on the B&S website.He has a band, of which evidently he is the leader called the Mark Pender Band,apart from his duties on Conan O'Brien.
His biography as well as the B&S website states that he plays B&S Challenger ll Elaboration series trumpets.So it appears that at least one relatively high status professional player(playing the Conan O'Brien/Max Weinberg 7 gig,NBC-TV, to me, makes him rather "high status") is using that particular brand of horn successfully.
Very interesting.

Quadruple C · Heavyweight Member Joined: 28 Nov 2001 Posts: 1448

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Pedro · Heavyweight Member Joined: 26 Nov 2001 Posts: 539

Hey Quad....You and me BOTH!!! In fact, that's probably the ONLY reason I try to catch Conan. I don't even need to hear the entire intro theme. Just need that GGGGGGGGGGGGGAAAAA!!!!!!