Biography
On April 29th, September 22nd and
23rd, 2004, Mark produced and performed his original piano
compositions to sold out audiences at La Place des Arts in
Montreal, Canada. Mark has just released his fifth
CD, Slowly The Day Goes By.
Mark’s music reflects his love
for nature, love and relationships, moods, travel and his quest
for peace and tranquility. Mark’s
compositions are like sound paintings, creating picturesque
images that take the listener’s imagination on a journey. From
one piece to the next, there is a totally different and unique
story to be told and unraveled.
On stage, Mark introduces each piece
to the audience with an intriguing description of the upcoming
composition and what it means to him. His
secret is allowing the listener to discover on a personal and
intimate level, what the music is all about. Mark
uses the entire spectrum of the piano to express the intensity
and lightness of his compositions.
Mark Pinkus was born on the anniversary
of Beethoven’s death. At the age of 7 Mark began composing
music on his yellow acoustic piano. His first composition came
to him while he was looking out his living room window, watching
a black cat balancing on the window ledge as a rainstorm approached.
Mark studied with several piano teachers,
most of whom he frustrated by insisting that he play his own
compositions, rather than those of the masters. At age 11 he
met and was taught by the Canadian composer Anne Eggleston,
who encouraged the pre-teen to perform his compositions in
public. Throughout his high school years Mark persisted in
composing and performing. Mark graduated from McGill University
Canada with a degree in Humanities. He received an Italian
Language Scholarship, from McGill, which allowed him to travel
to Siena, Italy.
Mark returned to Europe and performed
for a number of years, predominately in France and Italy. Among
his activities in France, Mark hosted a trilingual radio show,
on the Italian radio network and he gave a series of lectures
to university students in Paris on various aspects of the music
industry. Mark started his own music consulting company
called MP Music Consulting to assist other musicians to find
their way into the numerous avenues of the music industry.
Mark has successfully produced four
recordings of his own piano compositions. His first, "Starting
to Believe", (1990) was an impressive national success.
However, it was with his second recording "Quiet Place",
(1995), that Mark’s music penetrated the international
market. This CD was on the front cover of the American
magazine “New Age Voice” in 1996. His third CD "Free
Spirit", (1997), hit number 30 on the USA radio top 50
chart, for instrumental music.
Mark's most recent CD "Breakthrough",
released in January 2000, can already be heard on radio stations
and digital television in Canada and the US. His other CD's
also have international sales and airplay on such satelite
radio stations as Sirius, DMX, XM, and Galaxie. Mark has
sold over 100,000 CD’s
and cassettes worldwide. The
latest CD 'Simplicity' (previously titled 'Quiet Place')
sold 20,000 copies in the first 3 months of its release in
2006. Mark's music has been used for television and film
broadcast in Asia, Europe and North and South America. Recently,
Global Television’s syndicated TV series entitled "Men
of Music" did a 30 minute special on Mark's life and music
that has been getting national airplay for the past two years.
Mark most recent project was the completion
of a book to teach music for beginners based on his own original
teaching methods, emphasizing musical creativity and self expression.
Mark is also getting ready to record his new
solo piano CD! |
