11 Facts About Mark Pirro

Mark Pirro is a founding member of Tripping Daisy, an alternative rock band that was active from 1991 to 1999.

Mark Pirro is an original and current performing member of The Polyphonic Spree, and performed with the groups Menkena and Foreign Fires.

Mark Pirro is a founding member of Tripping Daisy along with vocalist Tim DeLaughter and guitarist and pianist Wes Berggren.

Mark Pirro performed with Tripping Daisy on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 1993 as well as supported Def Leppard during the North American portion of the Slang World Tour.

Mark Pirro played with the group until 1999 after the death of Berggren.

Mark Pirro went on to join The Polyphonic Spree, a choral symphonic rock band formed by DeLaughter in 2000.

Mark Pirro has toured internationally with The Polyphonic Spree throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, Australia, Canada, and Uganda.

Mark Pirro appeared with the group in the 2015 film The Big Short, as well as on the soundtrack to the movie.

Mark Pirro is the inventor of the Copperphone, a hand crafted microphone designed and built through his company Placid Audio.

Mark Pirro designed the first Copperphone while playing with The Polyphonic Spree, as a way to produce a "telephone" voice effect for lead singer DeLeaughter.

Mark Pirro has been known to use instruments, software and effects from Musicvox, iZotope, FEA Labs, and Waterstone Guitars.