Raised
in Ferndale, Washington, a dairy town, about 20 minutes
from the Canadian border. Began performing around age
twelve, and formed a number of bands, including, The
Fantastic Four, Dry Ice, Atlantis, and finally Oasis,
(this was years before the British version). Studied
classical piano and performed often. Didn't seriously
consider writing original theater work until winning
a poetry competition at age 20, at that time began writing
"Little Boy Goes to Hell", which became a
"4-Record Set with Book" on Pop Llama Records,
and a musical performed at Seattle's infamous Annex
Theater. Went on to work with creators of Annex in film,
and ultimately produced "Flared Pants", starring
a then unknown, Paul Giamatti and Brian T. Finney. and
Jillian Armenante. Continued to do soundtracks and work
with director Garrett Bennett. Created at least 20 musicals
for adults and children including "Joe Bean"
with his long-time collaborator, Bob McAllister. Arranged
for many Northwest rock albums including the very popular,
"Return of the Frog Queen" by Jeremy Enigk
and the grammy-winning, "Amsterdam Stranded",
by Norway's Midnight Choir. A long time orchestrator
for the Walkabouts, traveled to Poland and conducted
the Warsaw Philharmonic, as well as toured both Western
and Eastern Europe with that same band. Most notably,
is a writer/producer on "Wonka," Seattle's
longest-running children's show. Lived in Seattle for
20-plus years, but now lives in Sebastopol, CA, and
envisions his future in art, primarily as a director
of film. Mark has a 15-year-old son, Aidan Fay. |
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| Picture by Darrell
Peterson ©2005 |
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