Pictured: Mark Harrison performing at a recent NAMM music industry trade show in Los Angeles.
Mark Harrison studied classical piano as a child, and by his teenage years was playing in various rock bands in his native Southern England. In the 1980s he began writing music for TV and commercials, including a piece that was used for the British Labor Party ads in a national election. He also appeared on British television (BBC), and became a fixture on London's pub-rock circuit.
In 1987 he relocated to Los Angeles to experience the music business in the U.S.A. He soon began performing with top musicians such as John Molo (Bruce Hornsby band), Jay Graydon (Steely Dan), Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets), and numerous others. Mark has written and recorded three albums with his contemporary jazz band (the Mark Harrison Quintet), and currently plays on the Southern California club and festival circuit with the popular Steely Dan tribute band Doctor Wu.
Mark has composed and recorded a large body of work for television music libraries, commercials and documentaries, and his TV music credits include Saturday Night Live, The Montel Williams Show, American Justice, Celebrity Profiles, America's Most Wanted, True Hollywood Stories, and many others.
Mark has specialized in teaching contemporary music styles for decades, and has become one of the most in-demand music educators in Southern California. He has held faculty positions at the renowned Grove School of Music (instructing hundreds of musicians from all around the world) as well as at the University of Southern California (Thornton School of Music), working alongside world-famous musicians such as Patrice Rushen, Alfonso Johnson, and the late Ndugu Chancler.
Mark currently runs a busy online teaching studio, for professional and aspiring musicians alike. His students include Grammy-winners, hit songwriters, members of the Boston Pops and L.A. Philharmonic orchestras, and first-call touring musicians with major acts. Mark's music instruction books are used by thousands of musicians in over twenty countries, and are recommended by the Berklee College of Music for all their new students. He has also written Master Class articles for Keyboard and How To Jam magazines, covering a variety of different keyboard styles and topics.
In 2019 Mark became an endorsed artist/educator for Dexibell keyboards (manufactured by Proel in Italy). Mark is delighted to be using these great keyboards in live performances as well as online classes worldwide.
Mark Harrison studied classical piano as a child, and by his teenage years was playing in various rock bands in his native Southern England. In the 1980s he began writing music for TV and commercials, including a piece that was used for the British Labor Party ads in a national election. He also appeared on British television (BBC), and became a fixture on London's pub-rock circuit.
In 1987 he relocated to Los Angeles to experience the music business in the U.S.A. He soon began performing with top musicians such as John Molo (Bruce Hornsby band), Jay Graydon (Steely Dan), Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets), and numerous others. Mark has written and recorded three albums with his contemporary jazz band (the Mark Harrison Quintet), and currently plays on the Southern California club and festival circuit with the popular Steely Dan tribute band Doctor Wu.
Mark has composed and recorded a large body of work for television music libraries, commercials and documentaries, and his TV music credits include Saturday Night Live, The Montel Williams Show, American Justice, Celebrity Profiles, America's Most Wanted, True Hollywood Stories, and many others.
Mark has specialized in teaching contemporary music styles for decades, and has become one of the most in-demand music educators in Southern California. He has held faculty positions at the renowned Grove School of Music (instructing hundreds of musicians from all around the world) as well as at the University of Southern California (Thornton School of Music), working alongside world-famous musicians such as Patrice Rushen, Alfonso Johnson, and the late Ndugu Chancler.
Mark currently runs a busy online teaching studio, for professional and aspiring musicians alike. His students include Grammy-winners, hit songwriters, members of the Boston Pops and L.A. Philharmonic orchestras, and first-call touring musicians with major acts. Mark's music instruction books are used by thousands of musicians in over twenty countries, and are recommended by the Berklee College of Music for all their new students. He has also written Master Class articles for Keyboard and How To Jam magazines, covering a variety of different keyboard styles and topics.
In 2019 Mark became an endorsed artist/educator for Dexibell keyboards (manufactured by Proel in Italy). Mark is delighted to be using these great keyboards in live performances as well as online classes worldwide.