Pianist, composer and singer/songwriter from Berkshire, England. Makes eclectic arty pop/rock stuff with a prominent classical music influence, frequently collaborating with vocalists drawn from a variety of genres.

Comparisons? Think the otherness of Kate Bush, the precision of Neils Tennant and Hannon, the balls of Rufus Wainwright and the wonder of Pink Martini, all balanced out by a glom of Thom Yorke.

His first official release, 'Ascendant', was a dark and haunted neo-classical song-cycle, with linking sections between songs anticipating and echoing musical themes heard elsewhere on the album. Staff reviewer Adam Downer at Sputnikmusic placed Ascendant in his Top 20 of 2008 and Top 100 of the decade. Indie music site Bluesbunny called it 'a Tim Burton movie for the ears...'

The follow-up album 'Alterations' was released in 2012 and consists of five 'almost-pop' songs transformed into five 'almost-classical' songs through the cunning redeployment of musical riffs and themes. It's an ambitious and varied work, running the gamut from naggingly catchy philosophical disco (The Death Of Copyright) to anthemic pop rock (Nothing Impossible), messed-up apocalyptic cabaret (The Up Shit Creek Blues), soaring string-laden theatrical climaxes (Paradise By Numbers) and gypsy/flamenco fuelled wonderment (Aurora). The connections between the two halves bind it all together in subtle and surprising ways.

Both albums can be previewed in their entirety on Bandcamp (see link above) and Spotify, and are both available as a digital download or physical CD.

A first taster from Alterations, 'The Death Of Copyright' EP, was released in mid 2011 as a digital download. The extra tracks include an atmospheric stripped down version of ABBA's understated masterpiece, The Day Before You Came and an old-skool extended version of album track Headlonging. A second EP for 'Nothing Impossible' included the fast n furious electro rant of Good Money and the haunted-pop of Keep Driving.

Various music videos can be found on Vimeo and YouTube (see links above). Most of these have been lovingly hand produced by Mark, though there are also some choreographic collaborations and live recordings available.

Plans for 2013 include a whole album of stripped-down moody covers of Europop songs, and a classical piano trio album project with regular collaborators Tony Woollard and Charlie Brown using instrumental rearrangements of previously recorded album tracks.