About Mars

Lou Mars photo taken August 2009

 

Lou Mars is currently based in California, however his Passport is up-to-date and he is available for Worldwide, National, or Statewide Pro level act(s) to support.

"I play because I love to perform. I am available for long term projects, I simply do sessions to fill the gaps."

--Lou Mars

 

 

Accolades:

• Set 2nd longest Marathon Drumming World Record at 108.5 hours January 2010
• One of only three drummers in the world to ever play over 100 hours marathon
• Grand Prize Winner Dixon Drums Drum your way to Hollywood Contest
• Appeared and performed in the Warner Brothers Recording Artist "Sharon MaRee" Music Video "The Way You Love Me" winner of the GMAC award
• Appear and perform in the documentary "Beat 5"
• Appear and perform in the Moody Scott documentary
• Reno Jazz Festival Tied for Second Place
• Voted Most Likely to Succeed in Band (BH Certificate Hayward Calif)
• Voted Greatest Contribution to a Band (BH Certificate Hayward Calif)
• 1st Place Battle of the Bands (Tucson Az)
• 2nd Place Battle of the Bands (Tucson Az)
• Granny Awards (Denver Colorado)
• Studio Session Drummer for LLAMA Sound (2 yrs Tucson AZ)
• On Call Session Drummer for Westwood II (2 yrs Tucson AZ)

 

"He's (Lou Mars) got a Gene Krupa thing going when he plays on those toms! " --Mark "Moke" Bistany Professional Drummer Los Angeles, CA

Notable Venues Performed:

• Westlake Studios (Los Angeles CA)
• The Whisky A Go-Go (Los Angeles CA)
• The Roxy (Los Angeles CA)
• The Hilton Circuit (four corner states)
• The Ogden Theater (Denver CO)
• Kennedy's (St Louis MO)
• Club 1082 (Denver, CO)
• University of Arizona (Tucson AZ)
• The Night Train (Tucson, Az)
• Hurricane (Chicago)
• Marched (and played)at Halftime with UC Berkeley (California)

Bands Played/Performed With:

• Broken Toyz
• Moody Scott Band
• Sharon MaRee
• One High Five
• Sara 2 Mars
• 13 dead
• Simply Irresistible
• House of Games
• Love Sandwhich
• Shadow Box
• PODs
• Generics
• Westbound Express
• Wolf Tongue
• Sweat Water
• Davenport
• Krystal
• Image
• Loaded

New Lou Mars Drum Set Equipment Layout

Percussion A) Dixon Outlaw 7ply 22" Extended Kick Drum w/Double Base Pedals B1-B8) Roland Octapad 8 C) 14" Dixon Outlaw Power Snare Drum D) 8" Dixon Outlaw Tom-Tom E) 10" Dixon Outlaw Tom-Tom F) 12" Dixon Outlaw Tom-Tom G) 14" Dixon Outlaw Floor-Tom H) 16" Dixon Outlaw Floor-Tom I1-I8) Eight 6" Octabans Varying Lengths

Cymbals 1) 14" AAX Sabian Stage High Hat 4) 10" AAX Sabian Splash 5) 18" AAX-Plosion Sabian Crash 6) 16" AAX-Plosion Sabian Crash 7) 20" AAX Sabian Stage Ride 8) 18" AAX Sabian Chinese Electronics: Five DD Accustic Drum Triggers EMU Pro Cussion Rack Mount Alesis S4 Plus Quadrasynth Rack Mount