Mark Stuart (musician)

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Mark Alan Stuart (born April 14, 1968 in Owensboro, Kentucky) was the vocalist for the Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline. His parents were both missionaries in Haiti. Stuart met the original guitarist and bassist for Audio A, Barry Blair & Will McGinnis, while attending Kentucky Christian College. Barry Blair was Mark's roommate for three years. He founded the band with them and Bob Herdman and they released their first album, Audio Adrenaline, in 1992.

At Kentucky Christian College Mark obtained degrees in secondary education for science and math. Mark says "I can teach physics, calculus, and chemistry." Originally, he was planning to pursue his goal of becoming an aeronautical engineer.

Mark drives a '94 Ford Bronco and he used to drive a '77 Chevette (which he wrote the song "Chevette" about).

Mark's favorite movie is "Jaws".

Mark has an older brother Dave, and a younger sister Kelly. His father Drex, who is married to Jo, is and ordained minister. When Mark was younger, both Drex and Jo spent four years in Haiti as missionaries. Currently, they are very involved with the Hands and Feet Project.

On January 18, 2006, Audio Adrenaline announced that they were retiring. The primary reason cited was Stuart's "ongoing vocal challenges" stemming from vocal chord damage after years of performing.[1]

[edit] Contributions to other artists

In the rock opera !Hero, Mark starred as Petrov, a character based on the apostle Peter. He starred alongside such notables as Michael Tait and Rebecca St. James.