Facts: - |name: mark morriss - instrument: vocals electric guitar acoustic guitar harmonica - years active: 1994 -- present - |background: solo_singer - birth name: mark james morris - genre: indie rock alternative rock britpop - birth date: 18 october 1971 - image size: 300 - image: mark morriss2.jpg - associated acts: the bluetones - occupation: singer songwriter Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mark morriss .
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'' for other people with a similar name , see mark morris -lrb- disambiguation -rrb- . ''mark james morriss -lrb- born 18 october 1971 , hounslow , middlesex , england -rrb- is an english singer-songwriter , formerly the lead singer for the bluetones , who split up in september 2011 following a farewell tour .he is the older brother of former bandmate and bass player/illustrator scott morriss , and is currently pursuing a solo career .his debut solo album , '' memory muscle '' , was released in may 2008 .a gentler , folk-tinged record , it includes five re-recorded tracks which had previously been released under the name '' fi-lo beddow '' as an ep in february 2006 .the strings on the record were arranged by david arnold , who became a fan of '' expecting to fly '' whilst scoring '' independence day '' .in may 2011 , morriss played at the leestock music festival in sudbury , suffolk as the headline act on the closing sunday , and it was announced that he would also be performing again at the festival on 3 june 2012 .in 2014 morriss released his second solo album , '' a flash of darkness '' .he is also currently a full member of matt berry 's live band , the maypoles .