A Brief HISTORY

The MISKIMON BROTHERS (pronounced Mis-Kim-In) hail from Dundalk, Maryland, USA.

Brothers Tim and Mark started writing songs as pre-teens, before either of them could play a musical instrument. In the early 1970’s, they both learned to play guitar and drums, self-taught. It wasn’t too long before they joined a few friends to form a band, and played anywhere and everywhere they could. On some of the gigs, they received pay, but they also did their share of freebies.

They became very popular regionally, and by the end of the 1970’s, they were playing up to 200 shows a year.

In order to gain more popularity, they were forced to learn cover songs, and their original songs got pushed to the side.  In doing so, they played over 1,000 shows up and down the East Coast of the USA, throughout the late 1970’s.

During this busy schedule, they still found time to write and record their original music, on a 4-track and then an 8-track analog tape machine.

When Tim could find the time, he peddled tapes around New York City, trying to catch the ear of a record company. Eventually, they signed a few management deals, which led to them signing a few recording contracts during the 1980’s and 1990’s.

As Tim puts it, “We signed two record deals between 1980 and 1991, and both were more interested in controlling our songs than promoting our band. When I refused to give away my heart and soul, it put an end to the contracts. We were pulled out of the studio and left hanging in limbo for the next few years”.

It was at this time that Tim and Mark decided they should put together their own studio, so they could continue to write and record their music, with or without the support of a record label.

Tim and Mark never stopped writing and recording, and have released 4 albums in the Rock, Hard Rock, and Pop genres over the past 20 years. They have written nearly 1,000 songs over the years. They write and record Rock, Pop, and R & B, as well as Easy Listening and Country music. Mark says, “We love it all, as long as it has a nice melody, harmony vocals, and interesting counterpoint”.

During the Covid-19 lockdowns, Tim and Mark recorded and mixed over 50 songs.

The first album, set for release on December 27, 2023, is a country flavored album titled, “SHENANDOAH SUNRISE”. The first single from the album is, “MY BABY’S AWAY”, scheduled for release on December 13, 2023.

The album is chock full of classic Country music, as well as some light rock and Americana.

There are at least four albums, which are finished or nearly complete, that Tim and Mark are planning to release over the next 18 months.

One of them is an easy listening album, and the others are in the rock and country vein.

Tim says, “Prior to Covid-19, we just kept spinning our wheels, talking about finishing this music, but never finding the time to do it. We just kept putting it off–pure laziness. The lockdowns were terrible, but the one good thing we got out of it was we were forced to re-evaluate our careers, our music and our lives. It made us appreciate our talents and refocus our outlook. It’s just too much unheard music that we need to make available to the public. By the grace of GOD, maybe we will get to do it”.