Mark Kramer

Best known as the in-house producer and proprietor of the Shimmy Disc label, Kramer (first name Mark) has also had an extensive career as a musician, usually in bands or with collaborators, but occasionally solo as well. His music tends to be atmospheric with a touch of the abstract, frequently using found sounds to add texture and detail to his recordings, and is often deeply personal, dealing with issues in his life and his own creative fascinations, though not without a sense of humor. 1992's The Guilt Trip was his first magnum opus, an eclectic two-hour spectacular; 2012's The Brill Building paid homage to great Jewish pop songwriters; and 2021's And the Wind Blew It All Away was a meditation on love in difficult times.