Mark Huff

Not everyone can leave Las Vegas full of riches, but award-winning songwriter Mark Huff did and brought them to Nashville. Growing up in Las Vegas, Huff found it a challenging place to make independent, original music. Performing in clubs and theaters that fall far to the left of the Las Vegas lounge scene, Huff forged ahead and built a loyal following. Mark honed his skills until he was touring with his own band throughout the Western United States. He soon landed gigs in prestigious venues such as The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and the House of Blues, and was playing sold out shows opening for acts like Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. Huff became the local Vegas favorite to open for artists like Chris Issak, soul legend Al Green, Matthew Sweet, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Smithereens, Peter Case, Chris Whitley and Peter Himmelman to name a few.

After feeling he had outgrown his potential in Vegas, he pulled up his stakes and settled in Nashville in 2003. He formed a friendship with Allison Moorer who was taken with Mark’s writing, and soon became her opening act on three US tours. After hearing his music night after night, Moorer’s guitar player, Adam Landry, offered to produce a new cd for Huff. Following the release of Skeleton Faith in 1998 and Clean in 2001, Huff has just released his latest offering, Gravity. Producer Landry was able to assemble a band of some of the best talent in Nashville. Gravity features Adam Landry (The Sways and Allison Moorer) guitar, bass and keyboards; Bucky Baxter (Bob Dylan, Ryan Adams and Steve Earle) guitar; Dan Baird (The Georgia Satellites) bass and guitar; Brad Pemberton (Ryan Adams) drums; and Moorer background vocals.

Living in Nashville gave Huff a new perspective on his songwriting. “There are so many good songwriters here - I felt I had to raise the bar on myself,” said Huff. Mark Huff’s music is built to last and travel far. Armed with just an acoustic guitar or backed by a full band, Huff performs a collection of honest rhythms with engrossing lyrics and melodies.

Jarret Keene of Las Vegas City Life proclaimed “Mark Huff is a singer/songwriter of great depth and profound insight into the murky affairs of the human heart. It doesn’t hurt that his songs – which boast all the poetic, steeped-in-truth lyricism of Paul Westerberg, John Prine and Tom Russell – are melodic and memorable to a fault. Indeed, Huff’s music breaks your heart and makes you want to raise hell, sometimes within the same song. We could go on and on about Huff’s superbly crafted tunes, but we’ll let you be the judge…”

Represented by Wesley Harvey of Precedent Entertainment, Mark looks forward to continuing his tour of the US and Europe through the fall and into the summer of 2008.