Mark began playing music at the tender age of 9 years old. His first instrument (Trumpet) was introduce to him by a classmate. A few years later, he lost interest in the Trumpet and found his passion in drums and began playing at the age of 13. Mark grew up in Dayton, Ohio surrounded by popular musicians, such as the Ohio Players, Slave, Sun, Faze O, Lakeside, Zapp featuring Roger, Heatwave & Steve Arrington's Hall Of Fame. As a youngster, successful entertainers influenced him and they instilled the values of becoming a great musician, songwriter & producer. They inspired him to stay true to the music that he admires. Mark starting playing in clubs at the age of 15 with an all Black rock band (Blackmail). After spending several years in the local club scene with countless bands, his ambitious nature and adoration for music led him to California in 1986. Which preceded an introduction to the Legendary Little Richard and enabled him to participate in his European Promotional tour for the album "LIFE TIME FRIEND" featuring the smash hit "GREAT GOSH A' MIGHTY" from the motion picture "DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS". From this introduction, Mark has gained precious amounts of musical knowledge and exposure that makes him an asset to any musical group and aid in skyrocketing their career to musical success. He has performed with Little Richard on TV Shows, Award Shows, Concerts & Sound Tracks and is currently his drummer. Mark also recorded with the famous funk rock band, Mothers Finest and spent a great deal of time in Japan entertaining, recording commercials and learning the system of the Japanese music industry. He has played with Ricky Minor, Paul Jackson Jr., Shanice, 98 Degrees, Chuck Berry & Johnny Graham (formerly with Earth Wind & Fire). In 1998 he embarked on his label's first promotional campaign, which launched the first lady of Intercity Records.Mark has performed on: A CAPITOL FOURTH, CARITER ROCK 'N' ROLL MUSEUM, MOTOWN LIVE, JAY LENO,TV LAND AWARDS, THE MAGIC HOUR, DAVID LETTERMAN, NIGHT MAN, TODAY SHOW, THE LATE SHOW with Arsenio Hall, THE LATE SHOW with Joan Rivers, THE LATE SHOW with Johnny Carson, WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE (Sound track), PBS ROCK - N - DOO WOOP, BLACK ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS, SOUL TRAIN, SOUL TRAIN MUSIC AWARDS, ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME, SOLID GOLD, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, DOLLY PARTON SHOW, ROCK & ROLL EVENING NEWS.Toured the UK, Europe, Asia, South America, Canada and U.S.A
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