Mark Sultan
Mark Sultan (born Mark Antonio Pepe) is a Canadian musician and entrepreneur from Montreal, Quebec. He was a member of a number of Canadian garage bands including the Spaceshits, Les Sexareenos, and Mind Controls. He has also spent time performing as a one-man band under the pseudonym BBQ, a moniker which has followed him beyond his solo career to his collaboration with former Spaceshits bandmate Blacksnake in the two-man band, The King Khan & BBQ Show. Mark Sultan usually performs using a number of aliases including Needles, Krebs, Von Needles, Skutch, Creepy, Bridge Mixture, Kib Husk, Noammnn Rummnyunn, Blortz, Celeb Prenup, and BBQ. In 2007 he released his first album as Mark Sultan entitled Sultanic Verses. In 2010, Sultan released $ as Mark Sultan and The Ding Dongs, the debut self-titled LP by Sultan and Bloodshot Bill.
Mark Sultan | |
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Sultan, billed as BBQ performing in 2009 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Mark Antonio Pepe |
Also known as | BBQ |
Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | November 14, 1973
Genres | Garage rock, garage punk, rock and roll |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, drums, percussion |
Years active | 1989–present |
Labels | Last Gang, Sub Pop, Sultan Records, Sympathy For The Record Industry, Goner, Bomp!, In The Red Records |
Website | www.marksultan.com |