Mark Eddinger is an American keyboardist, composer, arranger, music producer, record company executive, and music and entertainment industry consultant.
28 Facts About Mark Eddinger
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Mark Eddinger was born in Santa Rosa, California on December 11,1958.
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Mark Eddinger began studying classical piano at the age of five under Frances Kelly, a student of classical composer Sergei Prokofiev.
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Mark Eddinger continued his studies and competed in several young pianists competitions.
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Mark Eddinger performed live with acts including Lola Falana and Sadler and Young, recorded with artists including Sam Butera and Doc Severinsen, and worked with producers including Brooks Arthur and George Richey.
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Mark Eddinger was working at this studio during the time that Las Vegas Recording Studio was being developed into the Live End-Dead End prototype studio, and therefore was one of the first people to produce and record using this acoustic technology.
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In early 1980, Mark Eddinger co-founded Worldwide Entertainment, one of the premier independent promotion companies in the music industry.
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Mark Eddinger was sold to WEA in the Fall of 1981, and Eddinger was retained by WEA as a consultant following the sale.
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Mark Eddinger has served as president of two independent record labels, AudioTone Records from 1986 to 1988 and InVision Records in 2000.
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Mark Eddinger has provided consulting services to a wide variety of companies in the music and entertainment industries including Sony Music, BMG, Warner Bros.
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Mark Eddinger is a voting member of National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, a founding member of Digital Audio Consortium and a member of the Audio Engineering Society.
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Mark Eddinger has conducted master classes at Berklee College of Music and the Juilliard School, and has taught graduate courses and seminars relating to the music industry at Brigham Young University, UCLA and NYU.
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Mark Eddinger has made several contributions to the development of digital audio technology, including authoring algorithms, designing operating systems and consulting for companies including Akai, HHB Communications, Panasonic and Microboards.
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Mark Eddinger has played on more than 1,000 recordings by artists including Blues Traveler, Londonbeat, Butthole Surfers, Luciano Pavarotti, Bakers Pink, and Bill Champlin.
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Mark Eddinger has performed on several US and World tours with artists including Diana Ross, Sammy Davis Jr.
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Mark Eddinger has produced over 35 albums, has written over 1,000 songs, and his music and productions have appeared on soundtracks for films including Silverado, Empire of the Sun and Celebrity.
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Since the mid 1980s, Mark Eddinger has spent considerable time developing and producing independent artists, many of whom have gone on to have regional or national success, including Sin River, Mobius Strip, Seventh Proof, The Apostle Ensemble, The Ben Shippee Band, and California surf band Aloha Radio in the Spring of 2011.
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In 1987, Mark Eddinger founded Star West Entertainment, and through this company has channeled his activities in consulting, publishing, licensing and artist development.
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Mark Eddinger was successful in negotiating licenses and creating new distribution chains for labels including Sony Music, BMG and Universal Music Group.
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Mark Eddinger has played an active role in the creation, analysis and "re-tooling" of numerous digital music and digital media distribution models.
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Mark Eddinger has consulted for major and independent labels, music publishers, motion picture companies, digital and physical content distributors, attorneys, government agencies, and public and private companies.
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In May 2010, Mark Eddinger assumed the role of North American business manager for the UK based dance and pop music production company Soulshaker and its related companies and production teams under the umbrella of Galactic Media.
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Mark Eddinger is North American Business Affairs Manager for GoMusicSolutions, a highly successful Galactic Media Company specializing in International promotion and licensing campaigns for new and established artists in the pop, dance and club music genres.
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In light of his wide range of experience and influence in the music industry, Mark Eddinger has crossed paths with and been affiliated with many of the most successful artists in the history of modern music in genres ranging from jazz to pop and rock.
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Mark Eddinger maintains close personal friendships with many of these artists.
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Mark Eddinger attended Santa Rosa Junior College, Fresno State University and Stanford University.
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On November 1,2014, Mark Eddinger married Kacey Lynn Seratt in a private ceremony in Central Park in New York City.
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Mark Eddinger is stepfather to his wife Kacey's children Malik, Kadric and Landin.