Mark V Sheldon
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Mark V Sheldon's compositions have been described over the years as
"epic", "filmic", and "dramatic" spanning the range of John Williams,
John Barry, and Tchaikovsky to Tangerine Dream, Jean Michel Jarre, and
VNV Nation, some of Mark's favorite composers & influences. Regardless
of style, whether classical, techno, folk, or anything in between, one
can always remember his melodies and be moved by their visual-inducing
emotions.
Mark V Sheldon has been "Specializing In Melody" since the age of five when he discovered his natural ability to play and create catchy tunes by teaching himself the harmonica by ear. He went on to learn the accordion at ten, the piano at 12, MIDI and synthesizers at 15, the guitar at 30, and a long list of other exotic instruments along the way, completely by ear. He has collected rare synthesizers since 1984 and has well over a hundred in his collection.
Mark graduated UCSC with a BA in an individual major of Audio/Visual Composition which he created. He is also an honors graduate of Monterey Peninsula College and the prestigious private high school, Stevenson (Robert Louis Stevenson) in Pebble Beach. Shortly after completing the Recording Engineer Program with honors in 1997 at the Los Angeles Recording Workshop (which is now the Los Angeles Film School/Recording Division), Mark realized his passion for teaching as he spearheaded the Pro Tools curriculum and has been with the school teaching Pro Tools, MIDI, and composition ever since. He was one of the first people to receive his Pro Tools Certification in both music and post-production when Digidesign (AVID) first began offering certification.
Outside of his teaching jobs, Mark wears many hats including his first passion as a composer, BMI/BMG songwriter, producer, Pro Tools editor, consultant and tutor, MIDI expert and programmer, and writer. Mark has worked with world-renowned synthesist Michael Lehmann Boddicker as co-songwriter and consultant. Mark was also the principle Pro Tools editor for the audio versions of Thomas Greanias' best-selling novels "Raising Atlantis" and "The Atlantis Prophecy" and has produced six tracks for the legendary hip-hop artist Kool Keith with Thee Undatakerz. Mark won international acclaim with his debut CD "As Above So Below" as Havoc Razor. This album was nominated (from over 10,000 albums submitted) for "Best Techno Album of 2004" by the JPF Music Awards, an international organization which is now the world's biggest music awards show. His second song, "Liberté," from the album won 5th place as "Best Techno Song of 2004" from over 140,000 songs submitted in 57 categories from 85 different countries. Numerous songs from it have also been placed in various films.
When not immersed in these creative endeavors, Mark can be found in his studio, the Synatarium, perpetually bridging his walls of vintage classics such as the Fairlight Series-III and Voyetra-8 with the latest in current technology, always keeping an open mind and embracing "happy accidents" which continuously feed his creativity. Aside from music and teaching, his passions include sound design, the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom, and motorcycling.
Mark V Sheldon has been "Specializing In Melody" since the age of five when he discovered his natural ability to play and create catchy tunes by teaching himself the harmonica by ear. He went on to learn the accordion at ten, the piano at 12, MIDI and synthesizers at 15, the guitar at 30, and a long list of other exotic instruments along the way, completely by ear. He has collected rare synthesizers since 1984 and has well over a hundred in his collection.
Mark graduated UCSC with a BA in an individual major of Audio/Visual Composition which he created. He is also an honors graduate of Monterey Peninsula College and the prestigious private high school, Stevenson (Robert Louis Stevenson) in Pebble Beach. Shortly after completing the Recording Engineer Program with honors in 1997 at the Los Angeles Recording Workshop (which is now the Los Angeles Film School/Recording Division), Mark realized his passion for teaching as he spearheaded the Pro Tools curriculum and has been with the school teaching Pro Tools, MIDI, and composition ever since. He was one of the first people to receive his Pro Tools Certification in both music and post-production when Digidesign (AVID) first began offering certification.
Outside of his teaching jobs, Mark wears many hats including his first passion as a composer, BMI/BMG songwriter, producer, Pro Tools editor, consultant and tutor, MIDI expert and programmer, and writer. Mark has worked with world-renowned synthesist Michael Lehmann Boddicker as co-songwriter and consultant. Mark was also the principle Pro Tools editor for the audio versions of Thomas Greanias' best-selling novels "Raising Atlantis" and "The Atlantis Prophecy" and has produced six tracks for the legendary hip-hop artist Kool Keith with Thee Undatakerz. Mark won international acclaim with his debut CD "As Above So Below" as Havoc Razor. This album was nominated (from over 10,000 albums submitted) for "Best Techno Album of 2004" by the JPF Music Awards, an international organization which is now the world's biggest music awards show. His second song, "Liberté," from the album won 5th place as "Best Techno Song of 2004" from over 140,000 songs submitted in 57 categories from 85 different countries. Numerous songs from it have also been placed in various films.
When not immersed in these creative endeavors, Mark can be found in his studio, the Synatarium, perpetually bridging his walls of vintage classics such as the Fairlight Series-III and Voyetra-8 with the latest in current technology, always keeping an open mind and embracing "happy accidents" which continuously feed his creativity. Aside from music and teaching, his passions include sound design, the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom, and motorcycling.