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Mark has performed with some of the biggest names in the music industry.
Along with having released three albums as an artist, Mark Hollingsworth has performed at major venues around the world, as well as on live TV numerous times.
Mark has contributed to two Grammy winning albums:
- 2013 Grammy Winning Echoes of Love” by Omar Akram – ethnic flutes
- 1996 Grammy Winning “Your Secret Love” by Luther Vandross – flutes, clarinet
See more credits below
MH’s Instrument List
Flutes:
- Concert flute
- Piccolo
- Alto flute
- Bass flute
Ethnic Flutes – various, including
- bansuri,
- quena,
- fifes
- ocarinas,
- penny whistles,
- dizi,
- recorders
- shakuhachi
- pan pipe
Clarinets:
- Bb Clarinet
- Bass Clarinet
- Eb Sop Clarinet
Saxes:
- Soprano
- Alto
- Tenor
- Bari
- Bass
Recording Studio
Sound Treated Studio:
- RME UCXII Interface
- (Pro-Tools, Logic, Sibelius)
- API mic pres & EQs,
- Neve compressor
MICROPHONES
- AEA Ribbon mics R84, A840, N22
- Mojave 200A
- gefell m300s
- AKG C414s
Credits – Studio Player / Sideman
Producers:
- Quincy Jones
- David Foster
- George Duke
- Marcus Miller
Vocalists / Bands:
- Stevie Wonder
- Ray Charles
- Christina Aguilera
- Father John Misty
- U2
- Boyz II Men
- Alice Cooper
- Jody Watley
- Santana
- Tom Petty
- Luther Vandross
- Bill Medley
- Natalie Cole
- Celine Dion
- Whitney Houston
- Donna Summers
- Michael Bolton
- Michael McDonald
- Manhattan Transfer
- Tony Bennett
- The “Funk Brothers” – Mowtown
- Willie Nelson
- Tom Jones
- Jeffery Osborne
- James Ingram
- Paul Anka
- Dionne Warwick
- Donny Osmond
- Isaac Hayes
- Glenn Frey
- Bobby Vinton
- Tony Martin
- Buddy Grecco
- Maureen McGovern
- Darlene Love
Instrumentalists:
- Dan Siegel
- Dori Caymmi
- Ricky Minor
- Brian Bromberg
- Kenny Lattimore
- Everette Harp
- Paul Jackson Jr.
- Greg Adams
- Grant Geissman
- Lori Andrews
- Mark Murphy
More details at allmusic.com
Miscellaneous Recordings & Other
- “Scrubs” CBS – 7 Seasons
- “Sabrina Who?”
- “Eureka”
- “Celebration of Gospel” ’07 BET
- “Burlesque” – featuring Christina Aguilara
- “Iron Man I & II” – (additional music)
- “Act of Valor” – Featured on ethnic flutes
- The Library of Congress – Special recording of a “lost” George and Ira Gershwin Musical
- “Casa de Mi Padre” Starring Will Ferrell (orchestrations)
- Ren and Stimpy’s Christmas Album
- The Arsenio Hall Show (1st time: Tom Jones, 2nd time Jody Watley)
- “Ray Charles 50th Anniversary in Music” TV special: Fox
- “The American Music Awards”
- The Oscars “ Technical Achievement Awards Shows (9 years)
- The New Tom and Jerry Cartoon Theme
- “Boomerang”
- “Bio-Dome”
- “Overtime” with Pat O’Brien: Three live CBS shows
- Cartoon Soundtracks for Warner Brothers and Disney (including some of Chuck Jones’ last works)
- “Xiu-Xiu” (The Sent-Down Girl) Chinese flutes for the soundtrack of the award-winning movie
- Appeared in the movie “Out to Sea” with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
- Appeared on “Melrose Place”
- “The District” – recorded a featured Alto solo & coached the actor who sidelined the part
- 1992 Presidential Inauguration