Mark has been working with sound systems since he was a senior at Morgantown High School in 1974.  He has a degree in Music Education from West Virginia University where he was the Drum Major for “The Pride of West Virginia”, the Mountaineer Marching Band.  He studied sound engineering at James Madison University and has recorded and produced eight albums over the years.  His high school show choirs have worked with Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith and Gary Chapman and performed at the World’s Fair, Walt Disney World, King’s Island and MGM Studios.  He currently is Director of Music at Buffalo High School in Putnam County, where he was selected “Teacher of the Year” in 1993, and is very active in developing a Music Technology program for the county school system.