Mark Brzezicki

Brzezicki first played on two singles with the band On the Air featuring bass player Tony Butler and Simon Townshend in 1980.

Brzezicki and Butler, who had formed a session based company 'Rhythm for Hire' shortly joined Big Country and they released their debut album The Crossing in 1983.

[2] His session work continued and Brzezicki was also the sole drummer on Shine, the second (and final, to date) English-language studio album by Swedish singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad of ABBA, released in 1984.

As a session drummer he has also played on recordings with Virginia Astley, The Cult, Midge Ure, Ultravox, Nils Lofgren, Nik Kershaw, Roger Daltrey, Joan Armatrading, Fish, Procol Harum, Howard Jones, Steve Harley, Rick Astley, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Tiffany, From the Jam and Thunderclap Newman.

He was part of the Prince’s Trust house band for seven years, and played on the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert in 1988.

Brzezicki (left) and Stuart Adamson in 1991