Mark Aanderud
Encyclopedia
Mark Aanderud is a Mexican
born pianist
, composer
, arranger
, producer
, conductor
.
Mark Aanderud started piano studies at 8 years old at the Escuela Nacional de Musica in Mexico City. He started to perform professionally when he was 18 years old. Mark Aanderud is known as a jazz pianist and composer, but through the years he has become one of the most versatile musicians, performing, composing and recording, in many generes of music from Jazz and classical music, to progressive rock or Latin music. His first Cd as a leader Mark Aanderud Trio 02 was awarded as best album of the year 2002 by the Czech Music Awards. Mark has performed and recorded with some of the most innovating musicians in the world like Tim Berne, David Gilmore, Eli Degibri, Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Eric Reeves, Ximena Sariñana, Jonathan Kreisberg, Magos Herrera, Hernan Hecht, Agustin Bernal, Rick Parker and has performed many festivals and clubs in France, Germany, Czech Republic, Spain, England, Greece, Holand, United States, Mexico, Japan, Colombia, Argentina, etc.
In recent years, Mark has toured with international artists such as the Mexican
, singer-songwriter
and actress, Ximena Sariñana
, and the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group
. In addition to his touring efforts, Mark has also recorded additional piano parts with The Mars Volta
for their 2009 release "Octahedron
".
Mark is a classical composition student at the Academy of Music in Prague and tours with Mark Aanderud Trio and Mark Aanderud Ensemble as well as with Aanderud Hecht Project and David Gilmore.
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
born pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, arranger
Arrangement
The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
, producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
.
Mark Aanderud started piano studies at 8 years old at the Escuela Nacional de Musica in Mexico City. He started to perform professionally when he was 18 years old. Mark Aanderud is known as a jazz pianist and composer, but through the years he has become one of the most versatile musicians, performing, composing and recording, in many generes of music from Jazz and classical music, to progressive rock or Latin music. His first Cd as a leader Mark Aanderud Trio 02 was awarded as best album of the year 2002 by the Czech Music Awards. Mark has performed and recorded with some of the most innovating musicians in the world like Tim Berne, David Gilmore, Eli Degibri, Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Eric Reeves, Ximena Sariñana, Jonathan Kreisberg, Magos Herrera, Hernan Hecht, Agustin Bernal, Rick Parker and has performed many festivals and clubs in France, Germany, Czech Republic, Spain, England, Greece, Holand, United States, Mexico, Japan, Colombia, Argentina, etc.
In recent years, Mark has toured with international artists such as the Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
, singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and actress, Ximena Sariñana
Ximena Sariñana
Ximena Sariñana Rivera is a Mexican singer-songwriter and actress. Sariñana's musical career was launched in 2008 with the release of her first studio album Mediocre, an adult contemporary pop-rock/vocal jazz album that has been critically acclaimed and nominated for various awards, including two...
, and the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group
The Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group is the main side project of Omar Rodríguez-López. The group is most often a live entity to perform the various outlets of his solo music aside from The Mars Volta.-History:...
. In addition to his touring efforts, Mark has also recorded additional piano parts with The Mars Volta
The Mars Volta
The Mars Volta is a Grammy award winning American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2001 by guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, the band incorporates various influences including progressive rock, krautrock, jazz fusion, Latin American music, and...
for their 2009 release "Octahedron
Octahedron
In geometry, an octahedron is a polyhedron with eight faces. A regular octahedron is a Platonic solid composed of eight equilateral triangles, four of which meet at each vertex....
".
Mark is a classical composition student at the Academy of Music in Prague and tours with Mark Aanderud Trio and Mark Aanderud Ensemble as well as with Aanderud Hecht Project and David Gilmore.
With Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
- Los Sueños de un Higado (2009)
- XenophanesXenophanes (Omar Rodriguez-Lopez album)-Release history:...
(2009)