| Mark's continuing journey as a professional 
              musician has currently spanned 25 years and has allowed him to perform 
              throughout the world playing musical styles as diverse as Rock, 
              Pop, Jazz, Fusion, Soul, Funk, Latin, World, Blues, RnB, Reggae, 
              Country, Techno, Bass & Drums and Hip Hop. Performing to audiences 
              as diverse as Australian Outback communities to the Japanese Royal 
              family, from venues ranging from Urban inner city night clubs to 
              under ground W.W.II bunkers in Germany and tropical island resorts 
              to snow bound communities in former communist Europe.  His skills as a multi instrumentalist / music programmer have provided 
              him the opportunity to perform live with international artists such 
              as Toni Childs (USA), Lance Keltner (USA), Glynn Johns (UK), Australian 
              music icons Phil Emanual, Phil Manning (Chain), Ross Wilson (Mondo 
              Rock), Keith Casey (Santana) as well as current Australian country 
              recording artists such as James Blundell, Travis Collins, Luella 
              & the Heelers, Mishele Bradford Jones, Peter Koppes (the Church). 
             Mark has also supported major National and International artists 
              in concert such Peter Green & The Splinter Group (UK), Brian 
              Auger & The New Oblivion Express (USA), Julian Saas Band (NL), 
              Roy Ayers (USA), Wang Chung (UK), Sonia DaDa (USA), INXS, Midnight 
              Oil, Men At Work, Split Enz, Jimmy Barnes, Renee Gayer, Kevin Borich, 
              The Ten Tenors, Hunters & Collectors, Diesel, Vanessa Amorosi, 
              Adam Brand, Melinda Schneider, Jackson Jackson and Richard Clapton 
              to name just a few. Internationally Mark has performed at some of the most prestigous 
              international hotels, including six month residencies at the Tokyo 
              Hilton in Shinjuku Japan and the Portman Shangri-La Hotel in Shanghai 
              China. Appearances at Vomo Island Resort for Sotel Hotels in Fiji, 
              and corporate events in Hong Kong. During the 90's Mark performed with the the Phillip Morris corporately 
              sponsored concept bands, Best of the USA, Long Beach Summer Rock, 
              30 Years of OZ rock, and the Castlemain Perkins Breweries promotional 
              band 'the Xotix'. As a member of the Rob Tognoni Band, Mark played 
              on the 1998, 1999 and 2001 Australian / European club and festival 
              tours and appears on the albums 'Live at the Twilight' and 'Revenge 
              of the Monky Grinder'. Festival appearances included performances 
              headlining the Roth Blues Festival (Germany), a nationally televised 
              appearance at the Leverkusener Jazz and Blues Festival (Germany), 
              in addition to numerous festivals in Denmark, Netherlands and Germany. More recently Mark performed on the luxsury cruise ship 'The World' with with Jazz trio Beyond Beyond with shows in South Africa and Namibia. He also toured with the 'Simply The Best' Tina Turner Tribute, performing casino shows in Johannesburg, South Africa and Gaberone in Botswana. Mark has also been involved in music education conducting bass 
              clinics in Australia, Germany and Denmark. He was also a staff teacher 
              for the Sunshine Coast Musicians Institue and an instructor for 
              Tafe Queensland at the Nambour Campass speacialising in Music Technology 
              and performance. As a session musician Mark has extensive album 
              credits and his music compositions have appeared on albums released 
              in Australia and Internationally. |  |