Mark Damian is an international touring & session drummer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, music supervisor and mix engineer based in Los Angeles, CA. He’s performed with bands and DJ’s across the country and abroad, recorded with a number of bands and singer-songwriters, appeared in music videos, TV commercials and product demo videos, produced a catalog of original and co-written music as well as film trailer cues, video game music compositions, sound designs, has mixed short films, documentaries, feature films and works as an audio post production engineer and music supervisor for national television programs.
Musical genres Damian has worked in include rock, pop, alternative, electronic, industrial, R&B, blues, Americana, and DJ/live drum combos. Since 2004 Mark has played nationally with guitar virtuoso and vocalist Laith Al-Saadi who’s popularity increased to new heights after reaching the final four on NBC’s The Voice in 2016 allowing his records to reach #10 on the iTunes rock charts & #1 on the blues charts. Damian had played drums and provided backing vocals on Laith’s sophomore release, “In The Round” as well as Al-Saadi’s “Tribute to Jimi Hendrix” EP.
Starting in 2015 Mark has been performing in the studio, on stage and in video with alt rock artist Josie Pace releasing a number of singles like Placebo’s Pure Morning before signing to Negative Gain Records for her debut album IV0X10V5 in 2022 that includes “Battleground”,“Fire” and “Perfect Replacement”.
In 2022, Damian received a call from long-time session guitarist, Jeff “SKUNK” Baxter (Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers, two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee) to join the band on a tour to support his latest solo release, “Speed of Heat”. International and domestic touring would continue into 2023 with more dates to be announced in 2024.
Producer/Sonwriter/Keyboardist, CJ Vanston ( Prince, ‘NSync, Barbra Streisand, Ringo Starr, Jaguares, Celine Dion, Bob Seger, Richard Marx, Tina Turner, Alexz Johnson, Joe Cocker, Peter Cetera, Anna Vissi, Yellowcard, Spinal Tap, Harry Shearer, Steve Lukather, Dennis DeYoung, Toto), requested Damian’s drum and percussion work on a Kenny Loggins recording, co-written with Richard Marx. The song will be featured in a documentary film documenting Loggins’ career to be released in 2024.
AUDIO PRODUCTION
Having years of experience mixing music Damian expanded his production pallet when he began working with Alloy Tracks founder, Troy MacCubbin in 2013 contributing film trailer and video game cues, sound effects, and co-writing/producing songs for commercial placements. This work has resulted in a number of credits that include Blade Runner 2049, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Trek Beyond, Nine Lives, Steve Jobs: The Man In The Machine (featuring Livin’ Life Now written & performed by Damian/MacCubbin). In 2014 Mark was named director of audio post production on the national television show, Start Up, produced by Emmy nominated host Gary Bredow. Shorts films, documentaries, and features would come next along with a certification in a relatively new area called forensic audio, using skill and training with high powered software to clean up the most problematic audio for use in court cases.