Hart, Mark
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Website: http://www.markhart.net
Born On: July 2 1953
Genres: Rock
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As a member of respected rock bands Crowded House and Supertramp, Mark Hart has established himself as a gifted and compelling musician. For more than two decades he has contributed his talents to such critically acclaimed albums as Crowded House�s "Woodface," and "Together Alone," as well as Supertramp�s "Free as a Bird," and �97 platinum "Some Things Never Change." He has played and recorded with such artists as Ringo Starr, Chrissie Hynde, Peter Case and Sam Phillips.
Offstage, Mark is much in demand as a composer and producer. His film credits include award-winning festival favorite The World�s Greatest Gunfighter, the wickedly-comedic Life Among the Cannibals. and his latest, soon-to-be-released Mockingbird Don�t Sing. As a producer, Mark has collaborated with such artists as Tim Finn, Emma Paki, and most recently, Supertramp, co-producing the group�s upcoming release Slow Motion.
Currently, Mark is adding a solo release to his divergent repertoire. Nada Sonata, released in April 2002, is available exclusively through psbrecords.com.
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Mark Hart was born in Fort Scott, Kansas, USA, on July 2, 1953, as his parents' second child. Mark's older brother Jeff has a medical practice in Kansas City. Music came to Mark at an early age. His parents used to sing to Mark and his brother at the breakfast table, his father beating out rhytms on cereal bowls and his mother doing most of the singing. When Mark was about seven he started taking piano lessons, and a few years later he also learned to play the guitar. His teacher was five years older than Mark and played in a band. This guy could play piano in blues style, and taught Mark things like "Watermelon Man" by Herbie Hancock on piano, and then he would teach Mark guitar stuff.
Mark started to study classical music and went to a musical college. After his college days, Mark became a full-time musician, working with a variety of people, from Sonny Bono's daughter to Danny Elfman. He also had a band of his own called Combination, which was managed by Gary Stamler (who also was Crowded House's US manager for about a decade). Combination had a record deal, but nothing happened and the group disbanded. Mark played with Sam[antha] Phillips and toured and recorded as a session musician with Supertramp. In 1989, he started working with Crowded House.
Crowded House had a keyboard situation occur whereby Mitchell Froom, their producer and session keyboardist on their first albums, didn't want to tour with the group. Initially, the group had hired former Split Enz keyboardist Eddie Rayner, but due to fatherhood he too had declined to continue as touring keyboardist, so Crowded House needed someone to replace him. The band's manager, Gary Stamler, recommended Mark, knowing him from his time with Combination. In 1992, after several tours with Crowded House, Mark became a permanent member prior to the recording of "Together Alone".
Mark Hart lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their two daughters.
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| Artist | Hart, Mark + |
| Artist Type | Musician + |
| Bd | July 2 1953 + |
| Birth Date | 2 July 1953 + |
| Genre | Rock + |
| Member Of | Supertramp +, and Crowded House + |
| Page Type | Main Info Page + |
| RID | 1,798,705 + |
