biography

Mark was born in 1973 and raised in East Yorkshire, northern England. His passion for music was apparent at a young age - loving the times when his dad would play vinyl LPs of artists such as Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, Dire Straits and Bread.

The Wigglesworth connection

His first acoustic guitar arrived at age 7 but only in recent years did Mark discover that his great-granddad - who had bought him the instrument – had spent time with the ‘Apostle of Faith’ Smith Wigglesworth. This rich heritage revealed the earliest known connection of Mark’s love of music with a strong passion for depth of encounter with God.

Bands & gigs

During the 1990s lengthy stints with the bands Damarius and subsequently Eff-com as lead guitarist saw Mark play pubs, clubs, festivals, schools & prisons around the UK.

Studios, CDs & worship

Mark has also tutored guitar, worked on session vocals & guitar for various artists and is constantly increasing his studio engineering & mixing expertise – including some assisting for Matt Hill on a couple of ‘Audacious’ CD projects.

Mark’s free 4 song EP ‘MPFree’ was released in early 2008 and is available as free MP3 downloads from his website www.markpiercemusic.com. He is currently writing new material for a full studio release.

Mark currently lives in York, UK.