Mark grew up in Eastern Washington State playing violin, piano, guitar and drums. He helped to form the band Loudermilk (guitar/keys) in 1995 and made two LPs and one EP over the span of 8 years (American Recordings/Dreamworks Records). He also helped to form Gosling (guitar/keys) in 2003 and over 4 years released one EP and one LP (The Control Group/V2 Records). Mark relocated to NYC in 2007 after the the breakup of Gosling and since then has toured/worked with:
Craig Wedren (guitar/keys),Paul Chesne (guitar),Shudder To Think (guitar),Jeremy Fisher (bass/keys),The Raconteurs (keys), Harper Simon (keys), and Brendan Benson (guitar/keys).
As well as playing with other musicians Mark has released a few bits of solo material, one on the "Destroy All Humans! 2" soundtrack (The Greenhornes are also featured on that one) and a split 7" EP on Hidden Pony Records with Canadian singer/songwriter Hannah Georgas. He has plans to release a full-length later this year if his touring schedule with Brendan permits.
When not working on music projects, Mark also directs music videos, and does graphic design work. He recently returned from Mexico where he and his wife Jaime, were married on New Years Day.
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