After Mark left his academic work behind he increasingly focussed on his longtime passion of being a musician. He is now studying the North Indian Bamboo Flute 'Bansuri' with the Indian Bansuri Maestro R.K. Bikramjit Singh.

Mark has collaborated on six CD projects:
1. A meditative album called "Waves of Silence" with Andres Condon, weaving together the sounds of guitar and Bansuri.
2. "Wachuma's Wave", a shamanically oriented project with percussion, flute and overtone vocals together with Byron Metcalf and Steve Roach as guest artist.
3. "Disciple", a solo project by Mark, supported by Steve Roach's soundworlds and Byron Metcalf's percussion, released in February 2005.
4. "Mantram", a shamanically oriented full collaboration between Steve, Byron, and Mark, that has just been released.
5. "Parimal in Silence", a live recording of meditative music during an evening celebration at Parimal Meditation Center, Germany.
6. "Dharma Moments" (preliminary working title), the second collaboration with Andres Condon, featuring a surprising mix of guitar, Bansuri, chants, percussion etc.

Check this page from time to time to learn more about these and other upcoming CDs.

Additional information about the CDs and Mark's style:
Mark's style of flute playing and vocals is mainly influenced by North Indian Classical music, by the Tuvinian throat singing traditions of Mongolia, and by various modern ambient artists. In his work with several musicians Mark is pursuing three different genres of music:

1. Devotional-Sacred, created by mantra chants and traditional Indian Ragas played on the Bansuri, such as in the newly released album 'Disciple' or as in 'Parimal in Silence'. These albums lend themselves well for all types of deep meditation, Yoga practice, spiritual/devotional and heartcentered disciplines etc.

2. Meditative-Relaxing, created by weaving guitar, Bansuri and soft percussion into a tapestry of sound that is very appealing to ear and spirit, supporting any relaxing or meditative mood. This genre appears on 'Waves of Silence', and on the upcoming 'Dharma Moments'.

3. Shamanic-Ambient, created by soundworlds, overtone chants, powerful percussion from frame drums, claypots etc., and Bansuri flutes. This genre reflects the profound ecstasies and the challenging depths of shamanic journeys. It can be heard on 'Wachuma's Wave' and on the recently released album 'Mantram'.