Mark grew up between South / Southeast Asia and McLean, Virginia, where he graduated from the Potomac School. He started Suzuki piano at an early age and at 13 began composition studies with composer Francis McKay at Georgetown’s Levine School of Music. In 2003, Mark obtained a BMUS (with Honours & Distinction) and in 2005 earned a Masters in Music (Maîtrise en musicologie) at Université Laval. This was followed by a second Masters (Musikkproduksjon / opptaksteknikk) at Universitetet i Stavanger in 2006. In 2007 Mark worked as producer for the International Chamber Music Festival of Stavanger and as a sound researcher for the University of Oslo. As of 2008 Mark had completed all Ph.D. coursework and is currently a doctoral candidate at Université Laval / McGill University.

Mark has also worked as a record producer in the popular music industry. In 2002 hit-maker Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, Destinys Child) invited him to spend a year co-writing in the studio, where Mark contributed to the soundtrack of the film Honey (Jessica Alba), as well as TLC's album 3D (2x Platinum), singles for K-Ci & JoJo, Tyra Banks, and other commercial releases. Outside of his work at Darkchild, Mark has written for a number of solo artists ranging from Maya to Garou, collaborated with members of bands including Lifehouse and Vampire Weekend, and recorded internationally in a range of key studios - Victor/RCA Studios (Montreal), Rainbow Studios (Oslo), The Grind Factory (Atlantic City), The Nucleus (Toronto), etc. He has also collaborated with a number of songwriters - DomWan (Ray-J), J. Mathis (Brandy), Serge Lacasse (Mitsou), Anthology (Jadakiss), Eric Filto (Soul Attorneys), Clayton Oliver (Joss Stone).

A musicologist, Mark has published recent articles in
Music Theory Review and Journal of the Art of Record Production, and has lectured in industry workshops, conferences, and universities throughout North America and Europe, including University of Toronto, University of Oslo, City University of New York, The Swedish Institute of Culture in Paris, Carlton University in Ottawa, Saint John’s University, Sapienza University of Rome.

Mark is Artistic Manager of YOA Orchestra of the Americas and Music Director of l’Atelier de Recherche et de Création Cinématographique et Audiovisuel (Paris).