Music. Craft. AI. Human creativity.

Rock-filtered.
Whiskey-fueled.

Infusing old-school craftsmanship with new technology, creativity, and the human spirit. Never afraid of AI. All through the lens of rock & roll.

The story behind Rock and Roll Reclaimed

The latest riff · October 12, 2026

Getting things off the ground with AI

AI is helping me move my single-person business forward. This week, I'm returning to MAICON in Cleveland for my fourth year.

Rock and Roll Reclaimed Shop

Coming soon

Rock and Roll Reclaimed started with a love of music and old materials waiting for a second life. We’re imagining, designing, and making rock & roll-inspired items using reclaimed wood and other materials from my family’s farm.

Weathered white barns and a windmill on the family farm Old wooden stall and sunlit doorway inside a farm building Weathered boards and timber beams inside a barn Sunlight coming through wooden walls beside the barn’s timber framing

Photos from my family’s farm, by Mark Dauner.

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Five years

Five years after leaving corporate life, Mark Dauner reflects on Bowie, reclaimed wood, AI, and building an independent home on the open internet.

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Mark Dauner

The person behind the riffs

Hi, I’m Mark.

I’m a writer, a maker, a rock & roll fan, and a whiskey enthusiast. I’m interested in what happens when time-honored traditions meet new tools, and how we keep the human part in everything we create.

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