Mark Petersen (musician)
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Mark Petersen is a New Zealand rock guitarist from Dunedin
. Formerly a member of Working With Walt
, he replaced guitarist Andrew Brough
in Straitjacket Fits
in 1992. Peterson played on the their final album 'Blow' and toured with the band until they broke up in February 1994. Peterson played guitar on the Straitjacket Fits
2005 reunion tour of New Zealand. He was later inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
with the rest of Straitjacket Fits
. He now records and performs under the pseudonym 'Cabbage Bomber'
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
. Formerly a member of Working With Walt
Working With Walt
Working With Walt was a music group formed in the 1980s, and based in Dunedin, New Zealand.Working With Walt disbanded sometime by the late 1980s with Jan Hellriegel going on to a solo music career, and David Wood helping form Straitjacket Fits....
, he replaced guitarist Andrew Brough
Andrew Brough
Andrew Brough is a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Dunedin, New Zealand, who is best known for his work with the New Zealand Music Hall of fame inductees, Straitjacket Fits.- Early career :...
in Straitjacket Fits
Straitjacket Fits
Straitjacket Fits formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1986 and were a prominent band in the Flying Nun label's second wave of the Dunedin Sound.-Biography:...
in 1992. Peterson played on the their final album 'Blow' and toured with the band until they broke up in February 1994. Peterson played guitar on the Straitjacket Fits
Straitjacket Fits
Straitjacket Fits formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1986 and were a prominent band in the Flying Nun label's second wave of the Dunedin Sound.-Biography:...
2005 reunion tour of New Zealand. He was later inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
The New Zealand Music Hall of Fame is a hall of fame dedicated to noteworthy musicians from New Zealand. The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand and Australasian Performing Right Association announced their intentions to create the hall of fame in August 2007...
with the rest of Straitjacket Fits
Straitjacket Fits
Straitjacket Fits formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1986 and were a prominent band in the Flying Nun label's second wave of the Dunedin Sound.-Biography:...
. He now records and performs under the pseudonym 'Cabbage Bomber'