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{{short description|American rock music photographer}}
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[[File:Mark Weiss.png|thumb|Weiss in 2020]]
'''Mark Weiss''' is an American [[rock and rollmusic]] photographer.<ref>{{cite book |last=Murray |first=Chris |date=November 20, 2012 |title=Rolling Stones Book 50x20 [[1608871320|httpurl=https://www.am]]<nowiki/>a[[1608871320|zonsimonandschuster.com/books/Rolling-Stones-5050x20/Chris-x-20Murray/dp/1608871320]]9781608871322 |publisher=Insight Editions |isbn=9781608871322 }}</ref>. His most widely recognized photographs capture the look and aesthetic of music and celebrity personalities of the 1980s. His work with renowned publications such as ''[[Circus (magazine)|Circus]]'' magazine and ''FACES'' helped establish Mark "Weissguy" Weiss as a name known for rock photography. He has photographed everyonea fromwide range of acts including the Rolling Stones, KISSKiss, Madonna, to theand Wu Tang Clan.<ref>Archives{{cite web|url=http://www.weissguygallery.com/archive/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930192913/http://www.weissguygallery.com/archive/ | archive-date=2013-09-30| title=Weissguy Gallery}}</ref>▼
 
==Early life==
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Mark Weiss grew up in a middle-class family in [[Matawan, New Jersey]], where his mother worked in public relations and his father was a door-to-door salesman. At the age of thirteen, he acquired a [[Bell & Howell]] [[Canon FP]] camera from a neighbor in exchange for lawn mowing services. This early experience with photography, nurtured by a crash course in developing film at his school, laid the foundation for his career in rock music photography.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Mark Weiss |url=https://thedecadethatrocked.com/intro/ |website=The Decade That Rocked}}</ref>
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▲'''Mark Weiss''' is an American [[rock and roll]] photographer<ref>Rolling Stones Book 50x20 [[1608871320|http://www.am]]<nowiki/>a[[1608871320|zon.com/Rolling-Stones-50-x-20/dp/1608871320]]</ref>. His most widely recognized photographs capture the look and aesthetic of music and celebrity personalities of the 1980s. His work with renowned publications such as ''[[Circus (magazine)|Circus]]'' magazine and ''FACES'' helped establish Mark "Weissguy" Weiss as a name known for rock photography. He has photographed everyone from the Rolling Stones, KISS, Madonna, to the Wu Tang Clan<ref>Archives http://www.weissguygallery.com/archive/</ref>
 
==Career==
===Beginnings===
As a teenager, Weiss photographed live concerts without permission, and sold prints of his photographs to fans of the performers. In 1977 he was arrested for selling pictures of the band [[Kiss (band)|KISSKiss]] at one of their [[Madison Square Garden]] concerts in New York. His first nationally published work was a photograph of [[Aerosmith]]'s [[Steven Tyler]]; a centerfold in the June 1978 issue of ''Circus''. Soon thereafter, Weiss was hired as their staff photographer.
 
His first nationally published work was a photograph of [[Aerosmith]]'s [[Steven Tyler]]; a centerfold in the June 1978 issue of ''Circus''. Soon thereafter, Weiss was hired as their staff photographer.
 
===1980s===
Weiss quickly developed relationships with musicians and their managers, and became immersed in the burgeoning rock and roll scene. He played an active role in creating the visual imagery of [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] and [[glam rock]], as these styles of music began to gain radio airplay, eventually topping the charts and packing stadiums worldwide. Major acts and record labels contracted Weiss for photography and art direction, and many albums to which he contributed to went on to multi-platinum sales. Weiss became tour photographer for numerous artists of the era, including [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Mötley Crüe]], [[Poison (American band)|Poison]], [[Metallica]], [[Twisted Sister]] and countless others. His material is also syndicated internationally in books, magazines, and licensed merchandising.
 
==Influence==
===Musicians===
Mark Weiss has been credited with introducing [[Sebastian Bach]] to the band [[Skid Row (American band)|Skid Row]]. Bach's memorable performance at Weiss' wedding caught the notice of guitarist Dave Sabo, who consequently sent Bach a video of his band Skid Row performing, and arranged an audition. The band went on to make two multi-platinum selling albums with Bach as lead vocalist.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=See Pre-Fame Sebastian Bach, Zakk Wylde Jam on Led Zeppelin at a 1987 Wedding |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/sebastian-bach-zakk-wylde-led-zeppelin-1987-mark-weiss-1080415/ |magazine=Rolling Stone|date=26 October 2020 }}</ref>
 
Weiss is also responsible for introducing guitarist [[Zakk Wylde]] to [[Ozzy Osbourne]]. Upon discovering him through recommendation from Dave Feltz"face" Feld, Weiss gave Ozzy and [[Sharon Osbourne]] a tape recording and photograph of Wylde. As a family friend of the Osbournes, and trusted long-time photographer of Ozzy, Weiss recommended the then teen-aged Wylde to take the lead guitarist role recently vacated by [[Jake E. Lee]]. The Osbournes called Zakk, still living with his parents at the time, and arranged to fly him to Los Angeles and join Ozzy's band.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=See Pre-Fame Sebastian Bach, Zakk Wylde Jam on Led Zeppelin at a 1987 Wedding |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/sebastian-bach-zakk-wylde-led-zeppelin-1987-mark-weiss-1080415/ |magazine=Rolling Stone|date=26 October 2020 }}</ref>
 
==Famous Weiss photographs==
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* 2003 [[Slayer]], ''[[War at the Warfield]]'' DVD cover
* 2007 [[Gwen Stefani]], ''[[The Sweet Escape (song)|The Sweet Escape]]'' single cover
 
== References ==
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==External links==
*[{{Official website|http://www.markweiss.com Mark Weiss official website]}}
 
*[http://www.weissguygallery.com Mark Weiss WEISSGUY gallery: Purchasing Prints]
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*[http://www.myspace.com/markweissguy Mark Weiss Weissguy Official MySpace]
 
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