Mark J. Feist

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MARK J FEIST
Birth name MARK J FEIST
Born 1970, Melbourne, Australia,
Origin Australia
Genre(s) Hip-hop, R&B, pop
Occupation(s) Songwriter, Musician , producer,
Years active 1988–present
Label(s) ALL
Associated acts Destinys Child, Beyonce, Kelly Rowland, Sharon Stone, Celine Dion, Kimberley Locke, Louil Silas Jr
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Mark J. Feist is a multi-platinum producer/songwriter who has contributed to the sale of more than 25 million records worldwide, born and raised in Australia but is located and resides in Los Angeles, California

Mark Feist started expressing himself musically at age 2, starting drum lessons, and then piano lessons later at age 6. By the time he reached the age of 13 he was a very accomplished drummer/pianist, getting hired and playing on professional recording sessions for commercial jingles in his native Australia. It was about this time that Mark ventured into musical composition and record production.

When Mark turned 18, his family moved to The Philippines where he began his career as a professional producer/songwriter. Producing & writing his first hit record at age 18, for The Filipino market. From age 18-24 Mark produced and wrote on over 40 gold and platinum albums for artists all over Asia. Primarily for the Japanese, Filipino and Malaysian markets. On a lot of these Albums Mark produced and wrote on multiple cuts. Mark also wrote and produced jingles for; Pepsi, Bristol Myers Squibb and Procter & Gamble for a lot of these Asian markets.

Mark is involved with every aspect of the writing, recording and production process of a record. Contributing "Hands On"- at all stages. Mark writes, produces and arranges. He also plays many of the instruments on the records that he gets involved with. Mark's many years of experience in the studio has made him a top-notch session musician. He also sings, which enables him to produce a great vocal with any artist, as he is able to express himself vocally.

In 1994, at the age of 24, Mark permanently relocated to Los Angeles to start his career in the U.S. IN 1998, 4 years later he had his first U.S. hit record. A song entitled "I Love You" which he wrote and produced for MCA/SILAS recording artists, Keith Washington and Chante Moore. This hit lead to many other productions and co-writes including records for Regine Velasquez album "Drawn", Destiny's Child (The Number 1 worldwide Hit) "Emotion", which was featured on "Survivor", the multiplatinum compilation, "Now 9" and "(Number 1's), Kelly Rowland, Celine Dion, Mýa, John Legend, Jennifer Holiday, The Spice Girls, Shanice Wilson, Donnel Jones, Outkast, George Clinton, Aaron Carter, Kimberley Locke, Stacie Orrico, Brian McKnight, Jesse Powell and Many more...

In 2002 Mark formed "DNM WORLDWIDE", a production/writer-partnership, with Multi-platinum songwriter/producer Damon Sharpe; whose works include the number 1 hit "Love Don't Cost A Thing" for Jennifer Lopez. Mark Feist and Damon Sharpe collectively have contributed to the sales of more than 60 million records worldwide in their careers.

In 2005 Mark Produced, Wrote and Arranged "Come Together Now", a charity single made to benefit the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake/Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The song was co-written by Sharon Stone, Damon Sharpe, Mark Feist, and Denise Rich and released on November 21, 2005. It featured the following artists:

In October 2005, Mark Feist appeared on CNN's Larry King Live with Sharon Stone, Denise Rich and Damon Sharpe to promote the release of the single.

In March 2007 American Idol alumni Kimberley Locke's second album Based on a True Story (Kimberley Locke album) was released on Curb/Warner. Mark Feist produced six songs on the album. Three of these songs he co-wrote and the other three he produced and arranged.

In January of 2007, DNM WORLDWIDE was dissolved and Mark Feist went back to producing and writing on his own, under his production company "REAL MF LTD" Mark had used this production company in the past ; Destinys Child (Survivor and #1's) and Kelly Rowland (Simply Deep) to name a few.