Grammy® Award-Winning Engineer & Producer
Film Scoring | Classical | Immersive | Hybrid Analogue/Digital Mixing
With a background in music performance, and a deep understanding of all technical aspects of the recording process, Mark’s guiding philosophy is always to be able to step back and be absorbed by recordings on an emotional level – to not be conscious of the speakers, microphones, editing, mixing. Mark is known for balancing artistic sensitivity with technical precision, always putting story and musical intent first.
• Creative Music Production & Project Management
• High Resolution Acoustic Music Recording
• Immersive Music Mixing for all media projects
• Dolby Atmos Masters to UMG, Sony, Apple specifications
Selected Credits
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
– Music Producer, Engineer, & Mixer (New Line Cinema)
(Composer: Stephen Gallagher | Director: Kenji Kamiyama)
• Ultraman Rising
– Scoring Engineer, Scoring Mixer & Supervising Music Editor (Netflix)
(Composer: Scot Stafford | Director: Shannon Tindle)
• Soul of the Ultimate Nation (MMORPG Game Soundtrack)
– Music Mixer (Webzen)
(Composer: Howard Shore)
• TheInventor
– Music Mixer
(Blue Fox Entertainment)(Composer Alex Mandel | Director:Jim Capobianco)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
– Supervising Music Editor (New Line Cinema)
Composer: Howard Shore | Director: Peter Jackson)
• Kaija Saariaho: Adriana Mater
– Grammy® Award, 2024: Best Opera Recording – Mixing Engineer
(Esa-Pekka Salonen,San Francisco Symphony & Chorus | Deutsche Grammophon)
• Stravinsky: TheFirebird (1910)
– Mixing Engineer
(Esa-Pekka Salonen, San Francisco Symphony | SFS Media)
• Haydn Op. 76 Quartets
– Producer, Recording Engineer
(St. Lawrence String Quartet | Phenotypic Recordings)
• Beethoven: The Complete StringQuartets
– Producer, Recording Engineer
(Cypress String Quartet | Avie Records)
•J ohn Adams: The Dharma at Big Sur & My Father Knew Charles Ives
– Recording & Mixing Engineer
(Tracy Silverman & BBC Symphony | NonesuchRecords)
• Stay Human– Michael Franti & Spearhead
– Mixing Engineer
(BooBooWax)
• They Moved in Shadow All Together– Emily Jane White
– Mixing Engineer
(Talitres)
• Wonder - The Songs of Stevie Wonder– SF Jazz Collective
– Recording Engineer
(SF Jazz Records)
Awards & Recognition
• Grammy® Award 2024 –Best Opera Recording
• Golden Reel Award 2019 – Outstanding Achievement in SoundEditing – Special Venue
• Guest Faculty: Verbier Festival (2023→Present), BanffCentre for the Arts (1999→Present)
• Echo-Project (Immersive OrchestralRecording) focus group member
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Anime Feature Motion Picture from New Line Cinema/Warner Bros.
Director: Kenji Kamiyama
Composer: Stephen Gallagher
Recording Engineers: Mark Willsher & John Neill
Produced and Mixed by: Mark Willsher
Animated Feature Motion Picture from Netflix Feature Animation
Director: Shannon Tindle
Composer: Scot Stafford
Supervising Music Editor: Mark Willsher
Orchestra Recorded & Mixed by: Mark Willsher
Contemporary Opera Recording on Deusche Grammophon
2024 Grammy Winner: Best Opera Recording
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan, Christopher Purves, San Francisco Symphony & Chorus
Immersive & Stereo Mixing Engineer: Mark Willsher
Immerisve & Stereo Mastering Engineer: Mark Willsher
In-Game Cinematics and trailers for Dream Games Royal Kingdom & Royal Match
Directors: Doug Sweetland & Marie Hyon
Sound Supervisor: Scot Stafford
Composer: Stephen Spies
Re-Recording Mixer & Scoring Engineer: Mark Willsher
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