Mark Kassa- Musicians Institute Alumni, had a great time visiting the school he graduated from. Thanks to Megan Doheny at MI for the tour. Mark also had a chance to meet up with Raunchola Productions producer/owner Rich Mansor (Rich was a co-executive Producer on the “Welcome To The D” album).[…]
Mark Kassa and Slight Return® - USA Rock Band of the Year 2026 - E2 Media Award of Excellence -UK
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The Slight Return® sessions with Andy Vargas (Santana) and Dennis Chambers (Santana, P-Funk) at the famed United Sound Studios in Detroit were a success! We recorded in the same studio that Marvin Gaye, Prince, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ted Nugent, Bob Seger, Aretha Franklin, The MC5, Sly Stone, P-Funk,[…]
Had a great time talking to Chris Layton (former drummer for Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble) backstage at the Experience Hendrix Tour at the Fox Theater in Detroit, MI. Chris told some good Stevie Ray Vaughan stories, especially the one about the show I attended in 1986 when[…]
Promo clip demo by Mark Kassa for the Vibe-Bro Univibe by Shin-ei. “Machine Gun”- by Jimi Hendrix. Thanks to Bob Feldman at Shin-ei for the endorsement and the custom made unit in red. Video by Bill Von Linsowe -VVP Video.
Welcome to The D!® Mark Kassa met one of his favorite guitarists, Henry Garza of Los Lonely Boys. Mark proposed a collaboration on a track with Slight Return.
®Welcome To The D! Mark Kassa of Slight Return meets the Mayor of Detroit, Mike Duggan, at his office in downtown Detroit.
Mark and Marilyn Kassa at the 2017 Grammy Awards at The Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. #grammys #slightreturnusa #welcometothed #recordingacademy #chicagochapter #nashvillechapter
Enjoyed the Grammy Awards and the stay in Hollywood, CA. The first part of the awards ceremony at the Microsoft Theater was excellent, as well as the after party. #grammyawards #redcarpet #hollywood #recordingacademy #nashvillechapter #markkassa
A shot of Wilson Sarkis filming the Vicious Tides video at the Jack White Theater in Detroit, MI. Photo by Matt Sikorski
A great photo by Kathy Hyde Ruzan of Dennis Chambers on the Slight Return® drum kit (from our recent gig) #dennischambers #slightreturnusa
Slight Return just completed video shoots with Wilson Sarkis at the Jack White Theater (inside the Masonic Temple) in Detroit, MI. for the Vicious Tides album (feat. Andy Vargas and Dennis Chambers). Stay tuned for five videos. Photo by Kathy Hyde Ruzan
Photographer Matt Sikorski recorded an impromptu video of Mark Kassa playing Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing” in the Zamboni area before he hit the ice to play the National Anthem at the Huntington Center in Toledo, OH.