Mark Christensen | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Mark Christensen |
Origin | United States |
Genres | Hip hop, alternative rock, pop, R&B |
Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer, audio engineer, songwriter |
Instruments | Guitar, bass, vocals, etc. |
Years active | 1990s–present |
Labels | Engine Room Recordings |
Associated acts | Raekwon, Trey Songz, 50 Cent, The Ting Tings, Boyz II Men, Mr. Probz, Hank and Cupcakes, Soulja Boy, etc. |
Website | Profile at Engine Room Recordings |
Mark Christensen is a studio owner and Chief Mastering Engineer at Engine Room Audio in New York City. Christensen is currently known for mastering, producing, or mixing music in the genres of rock, pop, R&B, classical, and hip hop. Christensen has worked on hundreds of albums, and five have been nominated for Grammy Awards as of 2014, with two wins. Christensen has also mastered over thirty Billboard chart top ten hits, and around 25 of the releases have gone platinum or gold. Through the studio he has mastered material by OK GO, The Killers, 98 Degrees, Boyz II Men, Tony Braxton, Talib Kweli, Trey Songz, 50 Cent, Ryan Leslie and The Ting Tings, among others.
Mark B. Christensen was born in Germany, and raised in the United States and England. By the age of sixteen he was touring with his own progressive rock material in the midwest. He began producing music at age nineteen, also studying audio engineering and mastering techniques. He spent three years living in London in the early 1990s, producing independent albums and toured with bands such as The Waterboys and The Clash.