Mark Rutherford (composer)
| Mark Rutherford | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mark Joseph Rutherford |
| Also known as | Darkus Markus Darkus Markus Rutherford |
| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Classical, orchestral, electronic, drum and bass, experimental, world |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, producer, arranger, musician, music supervisor |
| Instruments | Classical guitar, guitar, piano, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, percussion, programmer |
| Labels | Virgin, EMI, Universal, MCA, Warner Bros. Records, Sony, BMG, Polygram |
| Associated acts | Metalheadz, Rufige Kru, Jam Nation, Khao, Mekon |
| Website | Official website |
Mark Joseph Rutherford is a classically trained British musician, composer and producer. He has worked with, and for, some of the world's most prominent producers, directors, artists and writers including Peter Gabriel, Steve Levine, William Orbit, Goldie, Mike Oldfield, Simon Beaufoy, John Woo, Tony Cinciripini, Bille Eltringham and John Hughes.
Although Rutherford has worked extensively in the music industry, he now mainly composes and produces music for films and video games. Since 2009 Rutherford has scored three feature films; The Darkest Day Panic Button and Devils Bridge As well as scoring the award winning short film Dust.
He has also composed for the following video games:
From the age of nine, Rutherford studied classical guitar and classical music theory. He studied the Segovia Technique for around 12 years under the guidance of tutor Leslie Nicholls (LGSM BA Hons), a former pupil of the highly acclaimed Professor Adele Kramer. He learnt to play the piano while studying composition and classical music history. He also won a number of classical music competitions with his playing.
Rutherford was a key member and songwriter with Jimmy The Hoover, a band managed by the legendary punk impresario Malcolm McLaren. As well as having a top 20 hit, they also toured with bands such as Siouxsie and the Banshees and Bow Wow Wow.
Following this early success, Rutherford travelled to Central and Eastern Africa in order to live with, and record, the native tribes people. He devised and configured a high quality and lightweight mobile system that could be used discreetly to record tribes people in challenging and sometimes dangerous environments. In the year and a half spent there, he absorbed many musical styles and rhythms which remain a valuable source of inspiration.
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