Mark Schulman is still travelling the globe with P!nk's #BeautifulTrauma World Tour. In January, days before the NAMM Show, we met at his studio in Venice in Los Angeles while he was in between two legs of the tour. Within a few days, they are off to Europe to only do big stadium shows. In the video here, Mark talks openly about everything that a big tour like this entails. Better yet, he goes deeper in how intensive rehearsals are, and shares moments he had with the star herself: P!nk.
First, here is the main message what the video and this article are about:
"She's flying upside down and singing and spinning, and it is all real! You want that nuance of her performance, even if it is not perfect - because she is so real!"
- Mark Schulman
With that already given away, in the five minutes below, Mark gives you great insights in the complexity and magnitude of a P!nk tour. He talks about his role in all of this during rehearsals and shows. And, he also talks about P!nk; about her work ethics, shares valuable lessons on what it takes to be an artist on the highest level, and he tells great stories about playing with one of the biggest travelling circuses there is.
Perhaps relentless is the best word to describe both Mark and Alecia in their efforts to stay on top of the game and never lose a beat in the process.
Mark has been the steady and solid foundation for many artists since his big break in the industry with Simple Minds in 1984. He has worked with artists like Billy Idol, Cher, Foreigner and Frank Gambale and Velvet Revolver. His multi-disciplinary drum skills can also be seen on his dvd 'A day in the Recording Studio' where he plays a track called Lock it Pete! written by Pete Lockett. (The video is added on the right.)
After all this name dropping and his huge track record of experience, this shows where playing the 4/4 beat gets you. But only if you do it right and are willing to make all the efforts in every moment that you play the drums during your career.
Mark Schulman about P!nk and the #BeautifulTrauma tour rehearsals
The Venice Studio Interview Series with Mark Schulman
