MARCO MENDOZA: NAMM ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW - AUSTRALIAN MUSICIAN EDIT

In the world of bass guitar there is not much Marco can’t do or hasn’t done. He has recorded and toured with some of the biggest names in the rock and music such as Blue Murder, John Sykes, David Coverdale, Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Ted Nugent, Lynch Mob, Neal Schon, Dolores O’Riordan of the Cranberries, and The Dead Daisies. Marco is a dynamic live performer who is equally at home at a huge stadium as a small jazz club. He can cover just about any musical style from jazz, fusion, world music, Latin groove to all out hard rock. In addition he is an accomplished vocalist who has written and recorded the highly acclaimed solo albums, ‘Viva La Rock’, ‘Live for Tomorrow’ and ‘Casa Mendoza’. He just recently released his fourth solo album ‘New Direction’ which has received rave reviews the world over. If all that wasn’t enough Marco is a true ambassador of music who always takes time to meet fans, do clinics, and give great interviews where he is always open and honest about where he has been and where he is going. With the The Dead Daisies, he has recorded three studio albums (‘Revolución’ ,‘Make Some Noise’ and ‘Burn It Down’) and a live album ‘Live & Louder’. They also released a rockin’ album of covers, ‘Locked and Loaded’. They rocked stages from Cuba to Australia and everywhere in between. A few days before we spoke to Marco it was announced that he would be fill the prestigious bass spot for Joe Satriani and Steve Vai in the Satch Vai band, alongside Kenny Aronoff on drums and Peter Thorn on guitar, touring Europe in June 2025. #marcomendoza #australianmusician #nammoralhistoryprogram