associated_acts years_active |name label article_title background instrument genre origin birth_name occupation
hammock , common children , the choir , glassbyrd 1995 -- present marc byrd hammock music , darla marc byrd
 solo_singer guitar , piano ambient , christian rock , alternative rock , post-rock el dorado , arkansas carey marcus byrd musician , songwriter , producer
marc byrd

carey marcus `` marc '' byrd is an american musician , writer , and producer best known as one-half of the post-rock/ambient duo hammock , along with former common children band-mate andrew thompson .
since its formation in 2005 , hammock has released six full-length albums and five eps .
one review of hammock 's most recent record `` oblivion hymns '' remarked that hammock '' ... has gone on to become one of the foremost purveyors of affecting ambient post-rock on the scene . ''
byrd was also involved in the 2006 ambient art project `` the sleepover series , volume 1 '' , which featured five solo tracks written and performed by byrd .
after an impromptu invitation to give their first-ever live performance as hammock at the overseas debut art exhibition of riceboy sleeps , the artistic collaboration between jón Þór -lrb- jónsi -rrb- birgisson -lrb- lead singer and guitarist of sigur rós -rrb- and alex somers -lrb- graphic designer and member of the band parachutes -rrb- , marc and andrew wrote brand-new songs to celebrate the occasion , an undertaking which evolved into their album , `` maybe they will sing for us tomorrow '' -lrb- darla records -rrb- .
in december 2010 , hammock released their fourth ep titled `` longest year '' , a beatless and wordless `` mini-album '' that was born out of the difficulty the band faced in 2010 , including the near-total destruction of byrd 's home in the epic 2010 nashville flood .
as a member of hammock , marc has collaborated with singer/songwriters such as matthew ryan and matthew perryman jones who have lent their vocals to several hammock tracks .
prior to the formation of hammock , marc fronted the alternative rock band common children , as well as the band glassbyrd with his wife christine glass .
in 2005 , byrd joined the choir and produced their album `` o how the mighty have fallen '' .
prior to that , steve hindalong of the band had produced albums for common children , and co-written the worship song `` god of wonders '' with byrd .
the choir 's 2010 album `` burning like the midnight sun '' includes the song `` legend of old man byrd '' , which had originally been written for marc and was performed at his 40th birthday party .
