Mark Prator

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Mark Prator
Mark Prator, Drummer, Producer, Recording Engineer

Mark Prator American born drummer, Recording engineer/producer, and studio owner, most famous for producing a long list of Florida Death Metal bands including Obituary. He has also played on several discs including Iced Earth, Wes Dearth (aka John Wesley), KMFDM (remix), and Robert Wegmann. Currently Owner/operator of the recording studio RedRoom Recorders in Tampa, Florida. Most recent projects include Porcupine Tree ("Arriving Somwhere" DVD), and Sister Hazel ("Lift-Unplugged").

He most recently toured as drummer with Sebastian Bach formerly of Skid Row.

[edit] Mark Prator is credited on the following CDs:

Porcupine Tree - "Arriving Somewhere" , Navarre Corporation 2006 , Sound Recording
10 Second Drop - "10 Second Drop" , Rock Ridge Music 2006 , Drums, Engineer
Sister Hazel - "LIft: Acoustic Renditions" - April 2005 - Engineer
Original Soundtrack - "One Tree Hill: Music From the WB Television Series" , Maverick 2005 , Engineer
John Wesley - "Shiver" , Racket Records 2005 , Engineer, drums
Various Artists - "Roadrage 2005" (DVD) , Roadrunner 2005 , Producer, Mixing
Obituary - "Frozen in Time" , Roadrunner 2005 , Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Necrophagia - "Harvest Ritual Vol. 1" , Season Mist America 2005 , Mixing
Sister Hazel - "Live Live" , Rock Ridge Music 2004 , Engineer
Submersed - "In Due Time" , Wind-Up 2004 , Digital Editing
Todd Grubbs - "Toddities Volume 1", Grubbworm Music 2004 , Mixing
Mike Tramp - "Songs I Left Behind" , Frontiers 2004 , Engineer, Mixing
Obituary - "The End Complete/World Demise" , Roadrunner 2004 , Engineer, Second Engineer
Deicide - "Scars of the Crucifix" , Roadrunner 2004 , Engineer
Todd Grubbs - "Beautiful Device", Grubbworm Music 2003 , Mixing
Gordian Knot - "Emergent", Sensory Records 2003 , Producer, Mixing Engineer
Iced Earth - "Days Of Purgatory" , Century Media 2003 , Mastering
Jason Lane - "Demonstration" , Jason Lane Productions, LLC 2003 , Producer, Engineer, Drums, Add'l Vocals
Nasty Savage - "Wage of Mayhem" , Crook'd 2003 , Engineer, Mixing
Mullally/Wegmann - "The Mayfly Glimmer", Fumiko Records 2002 , Drums
Dan McMillion Jazz Orchestra - "Up Your Brass" , Sea Breeze 2003 , Engineer
Ralph Santolla - "Shaolin Monks in the Temple of Metal" , Frontiers 2003 , Drums, Engineer
Vital Remains - "Dechristianize" , Olympic 2003 , Engineer, Mixing
Lowbrow - "Sex, Death, Violence" , Crood'd Records 2003 , Engineer, Mixing
John Wesley - "Chasing Monsters" , Dream Catcher 2001 , Producer, Engineer, drums
Obituary - "Anthology" , Roadrunner Records 2001 , Mixing ("Buried Alive")
Malintent - "The Second Coming", Abyss Records 2001
Monstrosity - "Enslaving the Masses" , Conquest 2001 , Mastering
Ceremony - "Days Before the Death" , Martyr 2001 , Mastering
Molten Mike - "Genuine Bluesman" , Ranluron 2000 , Digital Mastering
Millenium - "Hourglass" , 2000
Lowbrow - "Victims at Play" , Crook'd Records 2000 , Mixing, Engineer, Mastering
Demons & Wizards - Demons & Wizards, Steamhammer/SPV 1999 , Drums
Gordian Knot - "Gordian Knot" , Sensory Records 1999 , Mixing
Iced Earth - "Something Wicked This Way Comes", Century Media 1998 , Drums
John Wesley - "The Emperor Falls" , Dream Catcher 1998 , Drums
Kamelot - "Siege Perilous" , Noise USA 1998 , Engineer
Morbid Angel - "Formulas Fatal to the Flesh" , Earache 1998 , Engineer
Mighty Joe Plum - "Aardvark" , Ear Drops Music 1997 , Mastering
Various Artists - "Tribute To Judas Priest: Legends Of Metal" , Century Media 1997 , Drums
Iced Earth - "The Dark Saga", Century Media 1996 , Drums
Morbid Angel - "Domination" , Giant/Warner 1995 , Additional Engineering
John Wesley - "Under the Red and White Sky" , Racket Records 1994 , drums, percussion
Todd Grubbs - "Combination", Grubbworm Music 1994 , Drums
Savatage - "Handful Of Rain" , Atlantic 1994 , Engineer
Coroner - "Grin" , Futurist 1993 , Assistant Engineer
Savatage - "Edge Of Thorns" , Atlantic 1993 , Assistant Engineer
Kreator - "Renewal" , Noise Records 1992 - Engineer, Second Engineer
Obituary - "The End Complete" , Roadrunner 1992 , Assistant Engineer
Autodrive - "Autodrive" , Long Island Records 1991 , Drums, Vocals