Vudi is the nickname of Mark Pankler (born 22 September 1952,

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), guitarist with

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band

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. He is also the vocalist and guitarist in San Francisco based

band Clovis de Floret. He also played guitar and keyboards with

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on their 1995 tour, and hence appeared on the double live album Swans Are Dead. Vudi played on Red's Recovery Room. In 2013 he recorded guitar on Echo wild's “Comfortable” single. He also played guitar on one song on Danish band Pocket Life's 2013 album Rattle When You Walk. He played guitar on Jenifer McKitrick's live single "All My Lies", and three songs on her album Road Call, which is being released December 1, 2022. He is currently employed as a bus driver in Los Angeles.

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