After experiencing his first rock concert at age 13, Mark Edward Lewis was inspired to try his hand at composing pieces for piano and electronic keyboards. He went on to pursue a formal education in music, commercial composition, recording arts, film scoring, conducting, and music theory with an emphasis in composition from Fullerton Community College, UCLA Extension, and Azusa Pacific University. He consequently holds two Associate in Arts degrees, one Certificate, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in the above mentioned fields. While attending Fullerton College, Mr. Lewis won first and third place in the Dan Radlauer Composition Competition; he was also awarded the title "Musician of the Year" in 1994 at Azusa Pacific University.
Mark Lewis is also an accomplished pianist, cellist, conductor, and accompanist. He began his musical education on the piano with his mother, Victoria, at age 4. At age 9, he began cello lessons with Orange County recitalist and studio musician Carolyn Litchfield. Since that time, Mr. Lewis has studied piano with Dr. Mary Mark Zeyen, Dr. Robert Sage, Mr. Dwayne Condon, and Mrs. Brenda Reinebach. Mr. Lewis studied conducting with Dr. Gary Bonner and Mr. Al Clifft at Azusa Pacific and privately with Dr. John Reinebach.
Along with formal education, Mr. Lewis has a rich background of internships with Brent Pierce, Don Marsh, Herbie Hancock, and J.A.C. Redford. He has written numerous original compositions and arrangements for jazz bands, orchestras, choirs, ensembles, and synthesizers. He began scoring films for Moody Institute of Science in 1990 at his digital recording studio, LEM Studio Productions. Mr. Lewis has conducted and recorded scores in Los Angeles and London, England, and has seen his music performed on ABC, CBS, NBC, Showtime, Fox, networks A&E, IMAX, Travel Channel, Disney Channel, and various radio stations in the California area. Mr. Lewis hopes to continue his film scoring career and follow in the footsteps of such greats as John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith.
Mr. Lewis owns and manages his business as a free-lance composer/ performer/ producer. He is currently working in such varied fields as television advertisements, independent films, international software development, and production for independent music artists and record labels. Mr. Lewis is the keyboardist in the contemporary jazz group, "Monterey Blu."
"Big Legged Woman" was recorded, programmed, and mixed on a G4 500 SP. This piece was composed for Sweeten Production's new film "Blue Bird," written and directed by Michael Duddie. This piece is COMPLETELY synthesized with no real or live players at all (including the vocals). Judicious use of sample libraries including "Finger Styles", "Vocal Planet", and more, resulted in a piece that is described as "a pretty wild meshing of unlikely key centers and tempi rolled into an impossibly real sounding song." The tune plays under a bar scene in which our hero talks with a mysterious lady about the intricacies of the time travel machine the NSA has just uncovered. "It only lasts a few seconds, but I flushed out the rest of the tune for the soundtrack, and of course, the Mac Addict CD." The rest of the soundtrack (which is predominantly orchestral) is available by e-mailing Mark Edward Lewis from his mp3.com website at http://ww.mp3.com/markedwardlewis.
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