
Mark came to Calderdale Music in 2024.
He has been devoted to music and music education since a very young age.
He studied piano and composition at the Royal Academy of Music, and gained His Bmus (hons) degree at London University. His PhD in music centred around research into forms of piano improvisation. In 2017, the Royal Academy of Music elected him as Associate (ARAM).
Mark has taught at institutions including Leeds College of Music (now Leeds Conservatoire), Massey University in New Zealand, Trinity Laban Conservatoire and given masterclasses at music institutions across Europe, Asia and Australasia. He has released numerous albums of acoustic and electronic music, as well as having performed around the world with significant names in Jazz, Latin Music and Popular Music.
He teaches piano across a range of genres, composition, theory and music production