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- Music Composer
M
Markawat
- Charlotte, United States
- 1 project
About
- Joined June 2023
Skills· 1
Projects · 1
Education
MM Composition · CSULA1998
Commercial Music Emphasis (Film/TV/Songwriting)
MM Composition · Henry Mancini Institute1997
BM Piano Performance (Commercial Music) · CSULB1993
AA General Studies · Cuesta College1991
Certifications and awards
Music Composer/Arranger/Producer2025 – 2030
MARK ADAM WATKINS Music Director/Composer/Keys (818) 371-4500 _________________________ For the last 34 years, Mark Adam Watkins has served in multiple capacities as a composer/songwriter, pianist/keyboardist, music director, theatrical director and producer. His career in music has yielded several professional touring engagements throughout 34 countries and 46 states. Adam’s eclectic interest in the arts has afforded him many opportunities to compose for and perform in the different genres that commercial music purveys. He has worked on numerous productions which have included a mix of disciplines from Worship Services, Film/TV production, commercial music, musical theatre, ballet/modern dance, to orchestral commissions both pure and programmatic. Some of the highlights of those productions include his work with: - Los Angeles Philharmonic -Blues/Jazz Vocalist - Lou Rawls - Jazz/R&B Vocalist – Al Jareau - Charlotte Symphony - The Bechtler Ensemble - Green Light Productions (Producers: Matt Damon/Ben Affleck/Wayne Newton) - Pop Artist, Beyonce - Film Composer, Bill Conti - N’SYNC’s J.C. Chasez with Jive Records - Actors: Richard Dreyfuss, Samuel Jackson, Jane Kazmeryck, Brad Whitford, George Wendt. - R&B/FunkVocalist, Issac Hayes - Pop Sensation, Debbie Harry (Blondie) - Pop Vocalist, Lisa Loeb - Rockabilly/Swing Recording Artist, Brian Setzer - Jazz Trumpeter/Vocalist, Jack Sheldon - The New Four Freshman - Emmy award winning choreographers, David Connolly and Anita Mann - Composer Frankie Blue, V.I.P. (Fox TV) - Cellist Cameron Stone and the Artistic Liberties String Quartet - Conductor Rick Henn and The Pageant of the Masters orchestra - SuperBowl/Olympics choreographer, Doug Jack - Vocalists Ted Neely and Carl Anderson, Jesus Christ Superstar (national) Mr. Watkins academic credits include his scholarship as 1 of 5 international composers at the Henry Mancini Institute in 1998. His mentors there include such composer/performers as Dave Grusin, James Newton Howard, Alf Clauson, Jack Elliot, Jack Smalley, Johnny Mandel, Patrick Williams, and John Clayton, among others. He completed his graduate work in Commercial Music Composition/Arranging at California State University, Los Angeles studying with singer/songwriter Deborah Holland. His B.M. in Piano Performance comes from California State University, Long Beach where he studied with composer/arranger, John Prince.
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