Mark McGuire

Mark McGuire is an American guitarist and composer, born in 1986 in Cleveland, Ohio. He came to attention as a founding member of Emeralds, the Cleveland trio that combined looped guitar with analog synthesizers. His solo records build long pieces from layered, looping electric and acoustic guitar, and he continued them after leaving the band in 2013. Mark McGuire formed Emeralds with Steve Hauschildt and John Elliott. Alongside the band he issued many small-run solo releases, gathered by Editions Mego on the double set A Young Person's Guide to Mark McGuire.