Odin’s Other Eye is an original rock band in Colorado –  “classically modern rock for a new age.”  The material is highly accessible, unique, and always a crowd-pleaser…

Odin’s Other Eye is:

The Mouth of Odin (Marc) – Singer/songwriter, guitar, flute & tin whistle

Booking inquiries here:  G2EProductions @ gmail.com

A brief history of Odin’s Other Eye…

Back in January of 2007, Marc was determined to start an original band to perform some songs he had written as far back as 2003 and song ideas that had been germinating more recently. He wooed drummer, Paul Skramstad, who also had a friend named Scott Ganley, and Marc found bassist, Larry Swim to launch the effort.

Marc was messing around with various band names, including Tabula Rasa and True Infinity. But as he contemplated his 17% Norwegian ancestry and love for all things mythos, the alliteration Odin’s Other Eye sprang to mind. Odin’s eye is the sun shining brightly in the sky, bringing warmth, light, sunburn, and dreadful thirst. It cannot be directly observed without going blind.

Odin’s Other Eye, of course, is the moon, whose beauty can be observed directly and teaches so many lessons about being receptive, open, calm, and patient. The moon is a beautiful goddess bringing a soft and gentle vision to the world. Odin’s Other Eye is also the orb He gave up to drink from the well of wisdom – sacrifice in exchange for experience.

When Marc pitched this idea to the band, Paul rolled up his sleeve and revealed the name “Odin” tattooed on his shoulder. This was his father’s name! And so the band name took. This was also version 1.0 for Odin’s Other Eye, learning to navigate the original music scene in Denver.

Version 2.0 was briefer (circa 2008 – 2009), with Marc and Paul needing to seek a new lead guitarist and burning through multiple bass players. Greg Cheml stepped in on guitar for several gigs, but the bassists didn’t take until Marc finally found Nathan Shafer, a jazz bassist with great chops. This set the stage for version 3.0…

In 2010, Marc found Bob Powell, a monster guitarist who would help bring it all together at last, with Paul and Nathan. Odin played everywhere and Marc was learning to up the game with special quarterly events and live recording. Then Odin stepped into the studio of Sonic Conscious and recorded the appropriately named 6-track demo CD “Six – the Hard Way.” (Yes, double entendre intended). Odin promoted the CD while conducting a two-year-long “End of the Mayan Calendar” tour throughout Colorado.

2013 gradually brought the end of Odin 3.0. Egos clashed, complacency set in, and Bob eventually moved to Arizona. Marc moved on with Nathan, who became his longest-running bandmate (8 years). In 2014, he found a mutual Tull-loving bandmate in Matt Schwarz, and Odin 4.0 took hold through 2019. Nathan departed in 2017 as he had moved across town and Matt eventually moved back to New Jersey. Which brings us up to Covid…

There were two long years of eerie silence – the music had stopped. And two more years of false starts for Odin. Marc needed to start from scratch. Fortunately, he was able to recruit his drummer from another project, Austen Axtell, and found a few of the sundry ghosts that temporarily haunt the music scene. Odin version 5.0 had a two year stint and was able to record three songs at Sonic Conscious Studio run by the brilliant Jason Wagner between 2024 and 2025. Please stay tuned as two new songs, White Collar Criminal(s) and Two Ghosts, will be front and center at our next live performance and thanks for visiting…

Odin would also like to thank some of His more notable expats: Larry Swim (bassist), Scott Ganley (guitarist), Jeff McDowd (bassist), Tim Cassidy (bassist), Mark XXX (bassist), Greg Chmel (guitarist), Paul Skramstad (drums), Bob Powell (guitarist), Kevin Coulson (drums), Norris Schleeter (drums), Nathan Shafer (bassist), Barb Ussery (bassist), Pat Zeller (drums), Juan Castorena (bassist), Jason Leher (flute & sax), and Matt Schwarz (guitarist/flute/harp).