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Mark Aanderud

b. 1976

Mexican conductor and composer

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About Mark Aanderud

Born 1976. Mark Aanderud is a Mexican composer, record producer and pianist.

Mark Aanderud (born 1976) is a Mexican pianist, composer, arranger, producer and conductor.

Aanderud started piano studies at 8 years old at the Escuela Nacional de Musica in Mexico City. He started to perform professionally when he was 18 years old. Aanderud is known as a jazz pianist and composer, but through the years he has also performed, composed and recorded in several genres from Jazz and classical music to progressive rock and Latin music. His first CD as a leader, Mark Aanderud Trio 02, was awarded best jazz album of the year 2003 by the Czech Music Awards.

In recent years, Aanderud has toured with international artists including the Mexican singer-songwriter and actress Ximena Sariñana and the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group. Aanderud has also recorded additional piano parts with The Mars Volta for their 2009 release Octahedron.

Discography

With The Mars Volta Octahedron (2009)

With Stomu Takeishi, Hernán Hecht RGB (RareNoise Records, 2014)

With the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group Los Sueños de un Higado (2009) Xenophanes (2009) Woman Gives Birth To Tomato! (2013) Doom Patrol (2017)

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1976, Mexico City
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mark Aanderud?

Mexican conductor and composer

When was Mark Aanderud born?

Mark Aanderud was born in 1976 in Mexico City.

What is Mark Aanderud's occupation?

Mark Aanderud is a composer, record producer and pianist.

What nationality is Mark Aanderud?

Mark Aanderud is Mexican.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mark Aanderud

· Wikidata: Q3293974

· DBpedia: Mark Aanderud

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