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Mark Doyon (born October 4, 1962 in Washington, D.C.) is a writer, musician and producer. He has written and produced nine alternative-pop albums, including Arms of Kismet's debut, ''Eponymous'', in 2004, and its follow-up, ''Cutting Room Rug'', in 2005. Both were mastered by Jon Astley, a producer for Pete Townshend, George Harrison and Tori Amos. Arms of Kismet blends influences and styles ranging from British rock, country and psychedelia to punk and folk music. Doyon's song ''Mathias Rust'' was featured by Emma Rushton and Derek Tyman in their multimedia exhibition, '' '', at the Artis Den Bosch gallery in The Netherlands in October 2007.

Doyon produced ''Hurry Home Early: the Songs of Warren Zevon'' (2005), ''After Hours: a Tribute to the Music of Lou Reed'' (2003), and ''If I Were a Richman: a Tribute to the Music of Jonathan Richman'' (2001). He also produced records for neo-traditionalist folk songwriters Casey Abrams, Alice Despard and Johnny J. Blair.

He founded Wampus Multimedia, an independent media company and music label with an international focus. The company launched the reissue imprint Foldback Records in 2006 and an ebook publishing arm in 2007.

Doyon published a collection of short stories, ''Bonneville Stories'', in 2001. His second book, the non-fiction ''Slingshot to Obscurity'', will reportedly be published in 2009.

Bibliography

Discography (selected)

As Arms of Kismet

Studio Productions (selected)

Casey Abrams, ''Like a Mirror'' (2005)

Johnny J Blair, ''Treadmarks'' (2005)

Alice Despard, ''Vessel'' (2005)