Born in Maryville TN. Graduated from Olivet University in Music and moved to Nashville in 1982. Mark, a bassist, played for and or recorded with various artists including Twila Paris, Susan Ashton, Rosanne Cash, Andrus Blackwood & Co. David Meece, Rusty Goodman, Bruce Carroll, The Rock and Roll Reunion(FourTops, Temptations and Martha Raye) Out Of The Grey, Ty Herndon, Girls Next Door, Jesse Dixon Chris Eaton & Clay Cross while working his way into playing sessions.

 

By 1995 Mark was recording and producing full time. Artists Mark has recorded with include Dolly Parton, Dottie Rambo, Chet Atkins, Michael Martin Murphy, JD Summner, Roy Clark, Randy Travis, Russ Taff, The Happy Goodmans, The Gaithers, Legacy Five and Miranda Lambert among many others. He has produced several gift market projects as well as numerous other projects.