Mark Goffeney, is a musician - an Emmy-nominated guitarist and singer (known as "Big Toe" because he plays guitar with his feet) - who lives in San Diego and was born without arms.
Three reasons to love Mark Goffeney
- He's Good
- He's a Great Guitarist
- He Plays With His FEET!
Mark Goffeney at a Glance
Mark Goffeney is a native San Diegan whose talent and ambition have helped him to achieve ongoing success as a performer, speaker and television personality. Mark has been recognized for his work internationally and was nominated for an Emmy award in 1998 for his principal role in the Fox Network commercial, "Feet". Music was a big part of Mark's family and he remembers being deeply touched by it at a very early age. By age nine, Mark was attempting to create his own music, but choosing an instrument would prove to be a challenge.For a while he played trombone in the school band, and then his dad brought home an old guitar he had found on a jobsite. Mark asked his neighborhood friend and mentor, a real guitar player, for instruction. Ironically, the guitar had only four strings.
Mark was learning to play guitar and bass at the same time! With his friend's help, Mark soon developed his own technique. He would lay the guitar on the ground, supporting the neck with whatever he could get his feet on. He would strum with his left...foot... and make chords with his right.
By early adulthood, Mark was committed to a full-fledged career in music and by the end of the nineties; Mark had successfully completed his first CD, titled "Big Toe".
Sponsored by PSB Records and produced by Steve Dudas (known for his work with Aerosmith and Ozzy Osbourne).
This CD is a collection of Mark Goffeney's greatest, original songs and was also featured in the San Diego Reader's "Best of the Best". Mark is able to provide great entertainment to any crowd, as he did recently on ARD TV in Germany where he opened for Lee Ann Rimes on the European hit show, "Lippe Blofft". The station forwarded over 100 emails received the day following the show from viewers wanting Mark's CD. To date, CDs have been mailed to fans in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
Source: http://www.bigtoerocks.com/mark.html
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This is one of the best compilations of your stuff I've seen! A minute or two of you speaking to an audience would be the icing on this well-prepared cake. Nice! I'm proud to be your 1st tupperware drummer :-) --Joe
Posted June 02, 2008
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jessywaite
thats incredible ive never seen someone do that till now! you could use all of this info in a presnetation with display stands. Posted April 22, 2008 |
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Irishshep
Brilliant! Posted April 21, 2008 |
WAW, es increible Mark tocando con los pies; mis respetos y mi saludo. Sigue asi, eres la esperanza para muchos con problema de baja autoestima.
un afectuoso abrazo
Posted February 23, 2008
"Bravo!!!" That was all I could shout after I watched Mark perform one evening in Balboa park. It usually takes a whole orchestra to move me to that word. But Mark has more than just talented toes; He has a magnetic smile and persona that just reels you in.
Posted January 13, 2008
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