Mark "Marky" Anthony Chavez Jr. (born November 15, 1978) is an American-born singer of Mexican descent. He was the lead singer for rock band Midnight Panic and is best known as the former lead singer for Alternative Rock band Adema. is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Bakersfield is the county seat of Kern County, California, in the United States. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... Alternative metal is an eclectic form of music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. ... Progressive metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music which blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing of progressive rock. ... It has been suggested that Unplugged be merged into this article or section. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Arista Records was founded in 1975 by Clive Davis, and named after his secondary school honor society. ... Adema is five-member rock band from Bakersfield, California. ... This article is about the nu metal band. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Mexican may have several meanings. ... This article is about the nu metal band. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Adema is five-member rock band from Bakersfield, California. ...

Early life

He was born and raised in Bakersfield, CA. He attended and graduated from Garces Memorial High School, a private Catholic School in 1997. Bakersfield is the county seat of Kern County, California, in the United States. ... Garces Memorial High School, commonly shortened to Garces High School, is a Catholic high school in Bakersfield, California. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

In Adema

Mark Chavez formed Adema in 1998. The band originally started out with Chavez, Mike Montano, Mike Ransom, Cesareo Garcia, and Erik Jackson. In 1999, Montano was replaced by current bassist, Dave DeRoo, Garcia was replaced by current drummer, Kris Kohls, and Jackson was replaced by current guitarist, Tim Fluckey and maintained that lineup from 1999 to 2003. In 2004, while the band was at work on their third album, Chavez had a falling out with the band and departed shortly thereafter. Since departing the band, he has gained a somewhat rabid fan following, possibly because the fans preferred his voice and hard rock singing style over the former lead singer of Adema, Luke Caraccioli's softer style. After Luke's departure from Adema, Mark caught up with his former bandmates, and is once again on good terms with them. They were briefly in talks about getting back together with Mark as their lead singer, even writing and singing a few songs together, but to date nothing more has developed. The current lead singer of Adema is Bobby Reeves and new guitar player Ed Faris both from L.A. band called Level. Mike Ransom is the former guitarist for the metal band Adema, which was led by Mark Chavez. ... Dave DeRoo (b. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Luke Caraccioli (born June 6, 1978) is an American-born singer. ...

In Midnight Panic

Though there were rumors that he was working on a project dubbed "State Of Mind," which formerly featured Geno Lenardo and Frank Cavanagh, the guitarist and bassist of Filter, these turned out to be false. Chavez's former band, which does not feature the aforementioned musicians, is called Midnight Panic.These are his comments about how Midnight Panic was formed: Former guitar player for the band Filter. ... Filter is a rock group formed in 1993 by Richard Patrick and guitarist/programmer Brian Liesegang. ... This article is about the nu metal band. ...

"MIDNIGHT PANIC started on an afternoon out at my studio in Bakersfield. Matt Low started working with me on programing different loops and music, which got things off the ground! I found Matt while producing a band that he was in, we worked really good together. Things just kept getting better and we decided to do a band. The first name we had was STATE OF MIND, but then we found out that there was already a band that had that name so we changed it to MIDNIGHT PANIC. My cousin, the guitar player, Peter Shubert started coming around and we got some songs together. I liked what he brought to the table because I always wanted a punk feel to the music and that's what he brought! We had a lot of music together but we needed a strong bass player. I called my longtime friend Mike Montano and he came out to check out the music! He loved it, and ironically Mike was the very first bass player that I had in ADEMA back in 1998. We disbanded that ADEMA in '99 but everything happens for a reason!"

The band line up included Chavez himself, his cousin, Peter Shubert, and the former Adema co-founders, Mike Montano and Cesareo Garasa. The band had released their debut album in 2005 and a follow up LP was expected out in the later part of 2007. The band formerly featured Matt Low as their drummer from 2005 to late 2006. He has since left the band to return to SWAG 667. During the summer of 2007, Mark had been working on a solo project. Sadly only a few weeks after confirming he was working on a solo project; Mark in a Myspace bulletin he posted,stated that he is no longer working with Midnight Panic and this is the information he released about his recent events posted on Myspace July 14th, 2007 1:28 a.m.,

"Songs are coming along! I should have them done in a couple of days. I will post a bulletin the minute they are loaded on my page. Oh yea, I am no longer doing Midnight Panic. I have decided that the solo record is the path that I want to take in my music ventures. Just you wait, you all will see why I have made this decision. The music is saving my life. I would appreciate if you would all let me know what you think of my decision once you've heard the new solo project. Thanks, Marky"

Since then, the two remaining members Pete and Mike stated that they would post up formerly unheard songs by the group to be available for download on their page. They also stated in their blog, that whether it be together, in another group, or separate, Mike and Pete would continue to write music.

Present Day

Today, Mark is hard at work with his solo project. Recently, it has been announced that Chavez plans to launch his debut solo album in early 2008. The line-up for his solo project according to his page are as follows:

Mark Chavez - Vocals, Guitar, Bass

Joe Davis - Guitar, Drums

Adam Stahl - Guitar

Mark has yet to give fans an update on his status with the solo project. He has thus far remained silent since announcing his solo career back in July 2007.

Personal life

Mark Anthony Chavez Jr. is the younger half-brother of Jonathan Houseman Davis of Korn, both of whom were raised together. Davis helped promote Adema's second album Unstable. Chavez was married to a woman named Brandi, but split up during the summer of 2007. They have a son, Mark Anthony Chavez III, born March 18, 2003. He is good friends with Linkin Park frontman, Chester Bennington (who appeared in the music video for Adema's single, "The Way You Like It"). He is once again on good terms with his former band mates of Adema. This article is about the band. ... Unstable is Ademas second album, released in 2003. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. ... Chester Charles Bennington (born March 20, 1976)[1] is an American vocalist. ...

External links

Marky Chavez's Myspace Page[1]

• Official Midnight Panic Website(Now Defunct)
• Midnight Panic MySpace
• Midnight Panic Label website(Now Defunct)
• Midnight Panic Fan Army Website(Now Defunct)