Prairie Sun Recording

06/10/2026

Are you interested in keeping up-to-date on the happenings of Mooka Rennick and Prairie Sun Recording?
Join Mooka's Why Behind the What Facebook group!
In the group, you will find exclusive:

- Interviews
- New song release updates
- Events
- Insightful musings by Mooka and other interesting contributors
- And much, much more!

Join for the love of music! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whybehindthewhat

05/29/2026

Mooka’s Musical Highlight Reel
A year-and-a-half of music encompassed into one video! Time flies when you're having fun and learning the ins and outs of your studio.
What's your favorite track so far?
When will the album be done?
December 2026! We'll see…

I am grateful to have known talented engineers and musicians, and they're too numerious to count them all. Special mention to Ethan Schweiger for being a wonderful assistant for the past two years.
Thank you all for making these musical journeys possible. More to come in the future!
Love you all madly.

Mooka’s Bandcamp: https://markmookarennick.bandcamp.com/
The Abolitionist's Bandcamp: https://theabolitionists.bandcamp.com/

Brothers: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/markmookarennick/brothers?ref=release
The Jones: https://markmookarennick.bandcamp.com/track/the-jones-2025-remaster
Are We Gonna Make It: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/markmookarennick/are-we-gonna-make-it?ref=release
The Road: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/theabolitionists/the-road-2025-remaster?ref=release
Prophecy: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/markmookarennick/prophecy?ref=release
Drones: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/markmookarennick/drones-3?ref=release
Say Goodbye (a million tears): https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/markmookarennick/say-goodbye-a-million-tears?ref=release

05/24/2026

Say Goodbye (a million tears) - Available now!
Bandcamp: https://markmookarennick.bandcamp.com/track/say-goodbye-a-million-tears
Streaming: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/markmookarennick/say-goodbye-a-million-tears?ref=release

04/23/2026

We were gonna release our new single today (Say Goodbye) But….. BREAKING NEWS FROM THE L.A. BASIN!
Music Connection Magazine did this amazing interview with us, and it's now live!
Do yourself a favor and give it a read. Thank you to Rob Putnam (https://www.facebook.com/rob.putnam.56) for putting this all together :)
https://www.musicconnection.com/mark-mooka-rennick/

A highlight:
"The 3 most important things he's learned as a producer and studio owner are:
- Be open-minded. That's huge.
- Be humble. Don't impose your personality upon the production, don't make yourself a part of what the artist is doing.
- Serve other artists and make connections. Help other people's careers."

Excerpt

04/14/2026

Tom Menrath came to Prairie Sun in 1980. He was introduced to me by Allen Sudduth (https://www.facebook.com/allen.sudduth) Tom was a local fella, and a serious fan of music. He backed and produced Mark Ford of the famous Ford Brothers from Mendocino County. Analog, 24-track. Outstanding recording by Allen Sudduth.

Tom later went through many tenures; Monster Cable, Guitar Center Pro Audio, Vintage King, and left us kicking butt at ASG. With many twists and turns, I was happy to say I was with him through all of it.

I am deeply saddened that we have lost one of the most giving, kind, and intelligent people that I knew in the music industry. I send my deepest condolences to his wonderful wife.And all of us - who knew and worked with Tom - should be aware that he would insist that "WE BUCK UP AND KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP!"
God bless you, Tom Menrath.

FOH Article by George Petersen: https://fohonline.com/newsroom/news/in-memoriam-tom-menrath-1960-2026/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRKZbdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFwU0VLd0FCVTJ5VXluTGRxc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHmkgWZB57MC7jcgxhKYllS6bHAiyzgWQgtZ2n19sZqJmXHhnT1sy1zEhRV0-_aem_KRt4Q9sJmVwqa-X6zRpeSw

04/04/2026

I love this thing called collaboration! Happy Easter to all my friends and family’s and all forms of Spiritual……..
I love the Marginalian! May my higher power bless her and her community@the unknown/universe nameste

How, knowing that even the universe is dying, do we bear our lives? Most readily, through friendship, through connection, through co-creating the world we want to live in for the brief time we have…

03/31/2026

Everyone wants to be happy
But if you practice gratitude,
Happiness takes care of itself