Mark Desrosiers:  

mrdesatyahoodotcom I started out working for the county of San Diego right out of high school and then working for Cal Trans (State of California) as a highway/landscape worker. I loved the hard labor and working outdoors. Then after state layoffs in the mid 80s I started selling Life Insurance. It lasted for a couple of years. During this time I connected with a co-worker and we started a band together. This led to other bands and trying to make a living as a musician. I did many jobs but settled as a sports official because it allowed me to work minimal hours and concentrate on my music. I decided in 1990 to go to Musician's Institute in LA after my band in San Diego broke up. It was the best experience of my life and a great year of learning. I then made a big mistake and moved to Oregon. I suffered there for 8 years singing with blues bands and hating it. I also picked up 3 other sports to officiate and worked year round at that. I did have a few good experiences but most of them entailed me leaving the state. I went to Greenland for a month with some friends I met at school. We played at "The Top of the World Club". I also went to Dutch Harbor, Alaska and worked in a club for a month as a DJ. In 1996 I started hosting Karaoke to pay...Expand for more