Real name: Paul Mark & The Van Dorens

Effective period / Period of releases: 1991 - 2012

Members: Paul Mark (3)

Mark's recorded output spans several decades, embracing the Americana/Roots spectrum with a relentlessly original take on blues, rock, soul, country, surf, cabaret, R'nB, and old-timey sounds. Mark's musical family, the Van Dorens, is a revolving-door collective of dedicated musicians and production collaborators. Mark grew up in Connecticut then attended University of CT and got bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and English. Mark then attended grad school at New York University where he earned a Masters in English. There he was nearly finished with his Ph.D in English when a recording contract halted his studies. After travelling in Europe and living in Paris for an extended period he returned to Manhattan where he's lived for the past 25 years.