1. Mark McLean was born on February 5,1975 and is a Canadian musician, drummer, composer, lyricist and studio musician.
16 Facts About Mark McLean
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Mark McLean has released three albums under his own name.
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Mark McLean is musically multilingual: jazz, rhythm and blues, funk, pop or any genre required for the song.
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Mark McLean's brother Lester McLean is an accomplished saxophonist and vocalist in the Toronto jazz and RnB scene.
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Mark McLean began his career at age nine as a gifted classical pianist, but by age 14 had started a second career playing the drums.
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Mark McLean graduated with honors from The University of Toronto with a bachelor's in performance in jazz.
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Mark McLean was named "Post-secondary Musician of the Year" by the Jazz Report Magazine in 1998.
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That summer Mark McLean taught at Canada's Interprovincial Music Camp.
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Mark McLean was the jazz director at Sir John A Macdonald Collegiate Institute while taking his undergraduate degree.
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Mark McLean's recording and touring highlights include George Michael, Gladys Knight, Joe Sample, Jamie Cullum, Andy Bey, Molly Johnson, Peter Cincotti, Andrea Bocelli, Serena Ryder, Catherine Russell, Jane Bunnett, Billy Joel, Dionne Warwick and Michael Kaeshammer.
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Mark McLean has two movie appearances: Drummer in Peter Cincotti band in Spider-Man 2 and Peter Cincotti: Live in New York.
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Mark McLean is endorsed by Regal Tip Mallets and Brushes, Zildjian Sticks and Cymbals, Remo drum heads and Yamaha Drums.
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Mark McLean moved to New York City in 1999 following receipt of a grant awarded him by the Canada Council for the Arts.
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Mark McLean even helped him shop for a drum kit and as luck would have it, they walked into Drummer's World on 46th street in Manhattan and met jazz drummer, archivist and radio personality, Kenny Washington.
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Mark McLean has worked with many of jazz masters and pop icons, including Wynton Marsalis, Michael Feinstein, Billy Joel, Quincy Jones, Gladys Knight, Diana Krall, Glen Campbell, Carla Cook, Linda Eder, Jimmy Webb, Vanessa Williams, Patti Austin, the Backstreet Boys and producer Phil Ramone.
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Mark McLean served as arranger on Molly Johnson's 2009 Juno-award-winning album Lucky, and was co-arranger on Sophie Milman's 2009 release Take Love Easy, while continuing to tour and record as a member of George Michael's band.