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Mark Bandola is a songwriter and musician (b. March 31, 1957, in Winnipeg, Manitoba ). Mark fronts psychedelic and experimental pop group Typewriter. He first came to prominence as a singer, songwriter and guitarist for London-based post-punk band The Lucy Show in the 1980's though he has worked tirelessly as a solo artist, studio musician, collaborator and sound designer artist since then.

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Having studied fine art at the Alberta College of Art ( ACA ) after high school, Bandola left Canada permanently for London, England in 1978. During the 1980's his group ( which was co-founded with fellow Canadian Rob Vandeven ) The Lucy Show, signed to A&M and Bigtime Records ( RCA/BMG ) and Rondor Music publishers UK. After the group disbanded, Bandola played guitar and keyboards for artists like Blancmange, L Cage, Vagabond Joy & Rhatigan, while he continued to write and record his material wherever possible - including a project with American record producer and musician Mitch Easter, which resulted in the 1993 ' 'Til Tuesday EP '. Although the release gained critical praise and much BBC radio play, it failed to chart and by the mid-1990s' Bandola was offered work as "sound designer" for a variety of Video Games companies. He worked intermittaently in this field until 2003, when he started releasing his own music as Typewriter.

Typewriter is a group in name only, and is solely a vehicle for Bandola's hugely diverse styles - the music being wilfully eclectic. He writes, engineers ( one track on the debut album is recorded & engineered by Goldfrapp's Will Gregory ), produces and plays the bulk of instrumentation on each album; augmented by guest players whenever required. Contributions have been made from Rob Lord, Joan Bakewell, Martyn Barker, Holly Penfield, Roddy Lorimer, Peter Moller, Hefner's John Morrison, Rob Vandeven, former Deaf School member Ian Richie. In 1997 he married artist Margot Allen, who has contributed paintings and photographs for each of Typewriter's CDs.

Mono Records is releasing the Typewriter track "Impossible Beauty" on 7" vinyl with accompanying DVD in autumn 2011. The 4th Typewriter album is due out in 2012.

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[edit]Albums The Lucy Show "...undone" A&M AMA5088 (1985) LP; Words on Music WM28 (rereleased 2009) CD The Lucy Show Mania Bigtime ZL71274 (1986) LP; Words on Music WM18 (rereleased 2005) CD The Lucy Show Remembrances (2011) Words on Music CD Ausgang Typewriter Typewriter Typewriter [edit]Singles/EPs The Lucy Show "Leonardo da Vinci/Kill the Beast" Shout XS007 (1983) The Lucy Show "Electric Dreams/History Part I" Piggy Bank BANK999 (1984) The Lucy Show "See It Goes/Resistance" Piggy Bank BANK888 (1984) The Lucy Show "Extended Play - The Price of Love/Resistance/See It Goes/Is It" Piggy Bank BANX888 (1984) 12"EP The Lucy Show "Ephemeral (This is no Heaven)/White Space" A&M AM261 (1985) 7" The Lucy Show "Ephemeral (This is no Heaven)/White Space/Leonardo da Vinci (Long Version)" A&M AMY261 (1985) 12" The Lucy Show "Undone/Dream Days" A&M AM287 (1985) 7" The Lucy Show "Undone (12" Mix)/Dream Days" A&M AMY287 (1985) 12" The Lucy Show "A Million Things/Sojourn's End" Bigtime ZB41398 (1986) 7" The Lucy Show "A Million Things/Sojourn's End/Jam in E" Bigtime ZT41398 (1986) 12" The Lucy Show "New Message/Sun and Moon" Bigtime ZB41603 (1986) 7" The Lucy Show "New Message (12" Mix)/Invitation/Sun and Moon/New Message (7" Mix)" Bigtime ZT41603 (1986) 12" The Lucy Show "Wherever Your Heart Will Go/Only Moments Away" Redhead LUC1 (1988) 7" The Lucy Show "Wherever Your Heart Will Go (12" Mix)/Wherever Your Heart Will Go (7" Mix)/Only Moments Away" Redhead LUCT1 (1988) 12" Bandola "Til Tuesday" EP