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Mark was born in Fullerton, California in 1953 and grew up in Yucaipa, Redlands and Grand Terrace.

Art and music have always been his two primary passions, which started emerging while in grade school, even winning a talent contest for drawing, becoming his first "exhibition".

In tenth grade he joined a local band which honed his keyboard skills, and got his first taste of playing music for a living.

After graduating from High School, he worked as a printer's apprentice designing graphics and logos for customers, but soon after found playing music more lucrative. This led to becoming a manager for a local recording studio, then more art exhibitions and touring.

Up to that point creating artwork was done with mostly conventional materials (ink, watercolor, acrylics) but this led to the inevitable step into the digital realm with the introduction of computers in the 1980's, opening up more creative possibilities with each new operating system and software upgrade.

In 1991 he and his wife moved to Flagstaff, Arizona where he pursued gallery exhibitions and working for Coconino County until 2001, initiating the county's web site, rejuvenating its monthly newspaper, and designing graphics and advertisements for the Recorder's Office. During this time he still pursued submitting music to record companies and publishers, finally landing a deal in 1993 resulting in the release of the "Forgotten Times" album. In 2003, he built Synthesaur Recording, and got a second publishing deal from an indie label in New York which released the Xenchaos "Uncommon Scents" album in 2005.

He continues to write and record music, design album covers and graphics for clients, and display artwork with the city of Flagstaff. Mark emphasizes, "My mission is to utilize all of the creative energy, knowledge, skills, gifts and ideas that I have been given, to produce the best and most artistic product that I am capable of producing."