A Cajun vampire hunter…. A female “Jack” the Ripper…. Vengeful airship pirates…. Survivors and revolutionaries…. A flying hitman…. The devil himself….
These are just some of the memorable characters that populate the vivid lyrics and soundscapes of Escape the Clouds’ steampunk-inspired original narrative songs. As Escape the Clouds, Mark Rossmore twists genre influences from industrial, world music, sea shanties, and electronic music into an altogether new palette of sounds and rhythms. His songs are danceable, energetic, and atmospheric.
- Escape the Clouds’ music has been streamed over 2 million times on Spotify, with thousands of monthly listeners, and he has shared stages with steampunk notables such as Abney Park, The Cog is Dead, Nathaniel Johnstone, Frenchy and the Punk, and Unwoman.
- Based out of Seattle, WA, he has released five albums and three EPs, and is currently working on his next full length album.
- While a solo performer, Escape the Clouds delivers a full-band sound on-stage with guitar, vocals, electronic percussion, and backing tracks.
- Scroll below for music samples, performance photos, testimonials, live performance videos, and technical information. More interviews and press are available here.
- Social Media: Instagram, Threads, Facebook, YouTube
- Would appeal to fans of: Stabbing Westward, Miracle of Sound, The Cog is Dead, Abney Park, Frenchy and the Punk, Victor Sierra.
Music samples
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- Album | Live in Concert
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- Single | Don’t Give Up the Ship
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- Album | Machine Language
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- Single | In the Shadows
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- EP | The Gears of Change
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- EP | Alamo Rising
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- EP | Moments 01 | Travels
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- Album | Until the End
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- Album | Circumnavigator
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- Album | Bring the Rain
Press photos
testimonials
Escape the Clouds is honored to have been repeatedly invited back to perform by numerous events over the years. Below are some of the events where he has performed, including testimonials from event promoters.
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- Dragon Con
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- Steampunk Adventurers Weekend
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- SWFL SteamCon
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- Pensacon
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- Coast Con
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- Southern Steam and Chili Cook Off
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- Necronomicon
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- RAIL Steampunk Under the Sea
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- FanDom Con
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- SWFL SpaceCon
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- The Steampunk World’s Fair
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- RAIL
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- Dragon Con
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- Steampunk Adventurers Weekend
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- Pensacon
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- SWFL SteamCon
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- ArtServe Live Music Rock Show
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- Steampunk Adventurers Weekend
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- SWFL SteamCon
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- Press Photo – Credit: Lady in Pink Photography
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- SWFL SteamCon
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- SWFL SteamCon 2021
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- Necronomicon 2021
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- SWFL SteamCon
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- Dragon Con
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- Invision Cafe
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- Fandom Con
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- SWFL SteamCon
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- Blues Angel Music
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- CoastCon
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- Musicology
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- Southern Steam and Chili Cook Off
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- RAIL Steampunk Miami
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- Emerald City Comic Con – Credit: E.H. Bishop
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- RAIL Steampunk Under the Sea
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- Steampunk Adventurers Weekend
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- ArtServe Live Music Rock Show
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- Press Photo – Credit: Lady in Pink Photography
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- Blues Angel Music
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- RAIL Steampunk Miami
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- SWFL SteamCon
Live performance Videos
technical information
Stage Plot
setup
Stage setup: As a solo artist, Escape the Clouds has a compact and flexible stage footprint, with a full-band sound.
Mixing: Escape the Clouds can either:
1) Use his own mixer to output a stereo feed to the house PA.
2) Output to six channels via his own DI, while using his own in-ear monitoring system.
Sound System: For Seattle-area shows, Escape the Clouds can provide his own sound reinforcement for rooms of up to 200 people.
Home port
Escape the Clouds is located in the Seattle area of Washington State.
