Mark Strigl has been a music fan from a very young age. His all-time favorite music groups and artists include Tool, KISS, Iron Maiden, Pink Floyd, U2, Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Guns N' Roses, and Black Sabbath. He has attended hundreds of rock concerts in his lifetime, the first of which was a Motley Crue/Saxon show at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom in 1984. Not long after attending his first metal concert, and obviously inspired, Mark began playing his first Gibson Explorer, which soon became his axe of choice. His first Explorer was white with self-applied black tape to match the one played by the Scorpions' Matthias Jabs.

Mark has released several CDs with various different bands and projects. He has worked in the television industry for over 14 years. Mark's long-form production work has included: MTV's It Came from The 80'S Pt2: Metal Goes Pop, VH1's 8 Track Flashback, VH1's Legends, VH1's 100 Greatest Countdown shows, VH1's Divas 2001, and "Barbie Theater" segments for The Rosie O'Donnell show (where he was part of an Emmy Award winning team). He has produced promos for filmmakers Steven Spielberg and M Night Shyamalan. Mark hosts his own podcast shows and has been featured in front of the camera as a "metal expert" for VH1 and MTV2.

Mark currently works in New York City, producing,
writing and conducting shoots for the marketing
department at Sci Fi Channel and appearing on the
television show "Talking Metal on fuse." He lives in
NJ with his wife where he can be found walking his dog through the streets of Maplewood, playing his Gibson guitars through Bogner amps, and drinking fine Scotch at his country estate. Mark has no idea who Captain T is and is no longer commenting on the matter.

A multi-instrumentalist and avid UFO researcher, John Ostrosky a.k.a. John Ostronomy, was introduced to music by his rock guitarist father. By the time he received KISS "Alive!" on his seventh birthday, his mission was evident.

At 6, John performed "Wipe-Out" at his first organ recital. He became a drummer at 8, and by 10, he added both guitar and bass to his professional repertoire. By 17, he began studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Two weeks later, he took the stage with his childhood idol, Ace Frehley. After only 3.3 years, John obtained his Bachelor of Music degree with a concentrate cumulative grade point average of 4.0. Phil Collins, Al Jareau, and Ahmet Ertegun gave him his degree.

John relocated to New York City where he first appeared live with Slaughter's Mark Slaughter. He then began collaborating with Beatlemania alumnus, Mitch Weissman and Mountain bassist, Richie Scarlet, on "Return of the Comet, A Tribute To Ace Frehley," his first international release.

In 1998, John debuted Ostronomy's "Disturbing Abduction" on MTV's Rocks Off where he frequently critiqued videos alongside Kid Rock, Dicky Barrett (Mighty Mighty Bosstones), Jesse Camp, and Matt Pinfield. He then made his acting debut in the Basement Jaxx "Red Alert" video which led to a principal role in the Heineken "Lighter" spot. John went on to appear in promos for Nick-At-Nite, VH1, and MTV2.

Since his first national television appearance, John has appeared on numerous other shows including MTV's Do What, VH1's 100 Most Metal Moments, and ABC's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, where he appeared in KISS alongside celebrity contestant, Gene Simmons.

In 2005, John produced the Rock & Roll Ball benefit concert for VH1 Save the Music where he performed with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Marky Ramone of the Ramones and Mountain's Richie Scarlet. Throughout his musical career, John has also performed with musicians including longtime favorites Paul Stanley and Bruce Kulick of KISS as well as members of Anthrax, Biohazard, Black Label Society, Cyndi Lauper, Deep Purple, Dream Theater, Exodus, Frehley's Comet, God Forbid, Guns N' Roses, Halford, Iced Earth, In This Moment, the Late Show Horns, Overkill, Ozzy Osbourne, Sebastian Bach, Raging Slab, Slaughter, the Smithereens, Twisted Sister, Warrior Soul, and more.

In 2006, John began work with producers Alex and Roger Coletti and KISS on the multi-platinum DVD series KISSology. He received a 5x platinum RIAA award for "KISSology Vol. 1," "Vol. 2" has been certified 6x platinum, and "Vol. 3" has been certified 8x platinum. To date, the series has achieved a total of 19x platinum status.

John currently co-hosts the Talking Metal podcast and "Talking Metal on fuse." He also works with Gibson Guitars and performs with Paisley Babelon.

Official Website: Ostronomy.com

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