 Originally a trumpet player from Houston, Texas, Mark has welcomed the change to dueling pianos! A versatile musician, Mark plays the piano, bass, trumpet and all other brass instruments. Mark's extensive career has consisted of participation in many local and regional bands. Some of his more memorable moments have come while playing trumpet on Premier Cruise Lines; "Big Red Boat". Mark has also participated in many cover bands around Houston as a keyboardist/vocalist.
He caught the piano bug when he first saw a dueling piano show at Pat O'Briens. A year later he got an audition and was playing at the legendary Pat O'Briens in New Orleans. Since moving back to Houston, Mark started up Blazing Pianos, a Dueling Piano option for corporate and private parties. Mark has also taken on many solo gigs doing a dueling piano style one man show. Most recently he created the Party Bus.
When Mark is not working on one of his many personal projects, he freelances As a dueling piano player across the country. Over the last few years Mark has played in several cities across Texas including; Houston, College Station, Corpus Christi, San Angelo, Waco, Galveston and Brenham. The phone keeps ringing for Mark to play outside of Texas as wellat places including; Las Vegas, New Orleans, Lake Charles, Tampa Bay, Orlando, Chicago, Chamaigne, N. Carolina, and numerous venues in California.
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