Mark Spiro
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MARK SPIRO is an American Songwriter, Record Producer, Recording Artist, and TV Series Original Music Producer. He is represented on over 100 Million Records sold World-Wide.
RECORD PRODUCER
TV SERIES ORIGINAL MUSIC
SOLO RECORDING ARTIST
COLLABORATIONS
HISTORY
Originally from Seattle, Mark relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career within the music industry in his early 20’s. While in L.A., he met German Record Producer/Label Owner Jack White
, where he would spend several years in Germany working as an 80’s Solo Artist (Album “In Stereo”), Song-Writer and Producer (Laura Brannigan, Anne Murray
, Englebert Humperdink
, Pia Zadora
, Hazell Dean
, etc.).
Upon Marks return to Los Angeles in the Mid-80’s, he began building a reputation as a successful songwriter with his first major cut on the “Top Gun Movie Soundtrack” (Multi-Platinum record), and has continued to successfully write songs and produce for other artists/bands (see partial list above).
Mark Spiro was one of the first recording artists to be signed by Interscope Records/Jimmy Iovine
. Scheduling conflicts/politics resulted in Mark leaving Interscope Records. He then recorded and released his “Care of My Soul” solo album released in Australia/Scandinavia/Japan. Mark recently produced the artists Ruby Summer and is completing writing/producing his 8th record as a solo artist.
Discography and Soundtrack Filmography
SONGWRITER- JULIAN LENNONJulian LennonJohn Charles Julian Lennon is an English musician, songwriter, actor, and photographer. He is the son of John Lennon and Lennon's first wife, Cynthia Powell. Beatles manager Brian Epstein was his godfather. He has a younger half-brother, Sean Lennon. Lennon was named after his paternal...
- “Saltwater” - TOP GUN Movie Soundtrack – “Mighty Wings” Cheap Trick
- TRUE ROMANCE Movie Soundtrack - "In Dreams" John WaiteJohn WaiteJohn Charles Waite is an English rock singer and musician. He was lead vocalist for The Babys and Bad English. As a solo artist, he scored several international hits, including 1984's "Missing You", a top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, reaching #1 in the...
- SELENA Movie Soundtrack - "Only Love" SelenaSelenaSelena Quintanilla-Pérez , known simply as Selena, was a Mexican American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits...
- MUSIC FROM ANOTHER ROOM Movie Soundtrack - "Day After Day" Julian Lennon
- LILA McCANNLila McCannLila Elaine McCann is an American country music singer who made her debut at age sixteen with the single "Down Came a Blackbird." Reaching a peak of #28 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, the song was the first release from her 1997 album Lila, which became the highest-selling...
(Multi-Platinum) - BAD ENGLISHBad EnglishBad English was an American/British hard rock supergroup formed in 1988, reuniting keyboardist Jonathan Cain with singer John Waite and bassist Ricky Phillips, his former bandmates in The Babys.- History :...
- John WaiteJohn WaiteJohn Charles Waite is an English rock singer and musician. He was lead vocalist for The Babys and Bad English. As a solo artist, he scored several international hits, including 1984's "Missing You", a top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, reaching #1 in the...
, Jonathan CainJonathan CainJonathan Cain is an American musician, best known for his work with The Babys, Journey and Bad English.-Early life:...
/JourneyJourney (band)Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between the 1978 and 1987, after which it temporarily disbanded...
, Neil Schon/JourneyJourney (band)Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between the 1978 and 1987, after which it temporarily disbanded...
, Deen CastronovoDeen CastronovoDeen Castronovo is an Italian American drummer who has played in various bands, including Kandles at Nine, Cacophony, Bad English, Journey, The Enemy, Wild Dogs, Dr. Mastermind, Hardline, Planet Us, Soul Sirkus, Social Distortion, and Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler's G/Z/R, as well as in...
/JourneyJourney (band)Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between the 1978 and 1987, after which it temporarily disbanded...
, Ricky PhillipsRicky PhillipsRicky Phillips is an American bass guitarist and the current bass player for the rock band Styx. He has also played in Nasty Habit, The Babys, Bad English, and Coverdale-Page....
/The Baby’sThe BabysThe Babys were a British rock/pop group best known for their songs "Isn't It Time," and "Every Time I Think of You." Both songs were composed by Jack Conrad and Ray Kennedy, and reached #13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in the late 1970s... - JOHN WAITEJohn WaiteJohn Charles Waite is an English rock singer and musician. He was lead vocalist for The Babys and Bad English. As a solo artist, he scored several international hits, including 1984's "Missing You", a top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, reaching #1 in the...
- GIANTGiant (band)Giant is an American melodic hard rock band that was formed in 1987.The band consisted of founding members Dann Huff and Alan Pasqua , and had Dann's brother David Huff on drums and Mike Brignardello on bass....
(Dann HuffDann HuffDann Huff is an American musician, session musician, singer-songwriter and producer. For his work as a producer in the Country music genre he has won several awards including the Musician of the Year award in 2001 and 2004 at the Country Music Association Awards and the Producer of the Year award...
) - RUBY SUMMER
- MIKE RENOMike RenoMike Reno , born January 8, 1955 in New Westminster, British Columbia is a Canadian musician, drummer, and lead singer of the rock band Loverboy. He has also fronted other bands, including Moxy....
(LoverboyLoverboyLoverboy is a Canadian rock group formed in 1980 in Calgary, Alberta. Throughout the 1980s, the band accumulated numerous hit songs in Canada and the United States, earning four multi-platinum albums and selling millions of records...
) - HEARTHeart (band)Heart is an American rock band who first found success in Canada. Throughout several lineup changes, the only two members remaining constant are sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. The group rose to fame in the 1970s with their music being influenced by hard rock as well as folk music...
- CHEAP TRICKCheap TrickCheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...
- REO SPEEDWAGONREO SpeedwagonREO Speedwagon is an American rock band. Formed in 1967, the band grew in popularity during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s. Hi Infidelity is the group's most commercially successful album, selling over ten million copies and charting four Top 40 hits in the US...
- EMMANUELEmmanuel (singer)Emmanuel is a Mexican singer who debuted in the 1970s.He is the son of the late Mexican-born bullfighter Raúl Acha"Rovira" and his first wife, Spanish singer Conchita Martinez....
- LUIS MIGUELLuis MiguelLuis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican singer. He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel and is often referred to as "El Sol de México"...
- LUIS ANGEL
- MR. BIGMr. Big (band)Mr. Big is an American rock supergroup, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1988. The band is a quartet composed of Eric Martin , Paul Gilbert , Billy Sheehan , and Pat Torpey ; Mr. Big also included Richie Kotzen, a reputable blues-based guitarist who replaced Gilbert in 1999...
- KANSAS
- WINGER
RECORD PRODUCER
- LILA McCANNLila McCannLila Elaine McCann is an American country music singer who made her debut at age sixteen with the single "Down Came a Blackbird." Reaching a peak of #28 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, the song was the first release from her 1997 album Lila, which became the highest-selling...
- Warner Brothers Records/Asylum Records (Produced 2 Records) - MIKE RENOMike RenoMike Reno , born January 8, 1955 in New Westminster, British Columbia is a Canadian musician, drummer, and lead singer of the rock band Loverboy. He has also fronted other bands, including Moxy....
(LoverboyLoverboyLoverboy is a Canadian rock group formed in 1980 in Calgary, Alberta. Throughout the 1980s, the band accumulated numerous hit songs in Canada and the United States, earning four multi-platinum albums and selling millions of records...
) - JOHN BERRY - Lyric Street Records
- MARIA CONCHITA ALONSOMaria Conchita AlonsoMaría Conchita Alonso , better known as María Conchita, is a Venezuelan Grammy Award-nominated singer and actress.- Early life :...
- PolyGram Records - ANNE MURRAYAnne MurrayMorna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies....
- Capitol Records (Produced 2 Records) - RUBY SUMMER - Disney-Lyric Street Records-/Seany Records (Produced 2 Records)
- LESLIE & KELLY - CBS Records Germany (Produced 3 Records)
- MARK SPIRO - Atenzia Records/MTM Records/West Coast Records (Produced 8 Records)
TV SERIES ORIGINAL MUSIC
- ONE TREE HILL - TV Series - Song - "Darling it was You" - starring James Lafferty, Chad Michael Murray, Sophia Bush.
- MARKER - TV Series - 13 Episodes Original Music - starring Richard Grieco, Exec Produced by Stephen J. Cannell
- FAME - TV Series - Song - "Man in the Mirror"
SOLO RECORDING ARTIST
- MARK SPIRO - 1986 - In Stereo - Germany
- MARK SPIRO - 1994 - Care of My Soul - Japan, Australia, Scandinavia
- MARK SPIRO - 1996 - Now is Then, Then is Now - Europe & Scandinavia
- MARK SPIRO - 1998 - Devotion - Europe & Scandinavia
- MARK SPIRO - 1999 - The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of - Europe & Scandinavia
- MARK SPIRO - 2003 - King of Crows - Europe & Scandinavia
- MARK SPIRO - 2005 – Mighty Blue Ocean - Europe & Scandinavia
- MARK SPIRO - 2011 - Untitled Current Album - Europe & Scandinavia
COLLABORATIONS
- STEVE PERRYSteve Perry (musician)Stephen Ray "Steve" Perry is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Journey from 1977–1987 and 1995–1998. Perry had a successful solo career throughout the late 1980s and early '90s.Perry's voice has garnered acclaim from musical peers and music...
(JourneyJourney (band)Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between the 1978 and 1987, after which it temporarily disbanded...
) - DAVID LEE ROTHDavid Lee RothDavid Lee Roth is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and former radio personality. Roth was ranked nineteenth by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Singers of All Time....
- RICK SPRINGFIELDRick SpringfieldRick Springfield is an Australian-born singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. He was a member of pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971 and then started his solo career with his début single "Speak to the Sky" reaching the top 10 in Australia. In mid-1972, he relocated to the United States...
- DAVID CASSIDYDavid CassidyDavid Bruce Cassidy is an American actor, singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his role as the character of Keith Partridge in the 1970s musical/sitcom The Partridge Family. He was one of pop culture's most celebrated teen idols, enjoying a successful pop career in the 1970s, and...
- TERRI NUNNTerri NunnTerri Kathleen Nunn , is an American singer and actress. She is best known as the lead vocalist of the New Wave band Berlin.-Biography:...
(BerlinBerlin (band)Berlin is an American New Wave/Synthpop band. The group was formed in Los Angeles in 1978 by John Crawford . The band contained Crawford, Terri Nunn , David Diamond , Ric Olsen , Matt Reid and Rod Learned . Learned left during the first EU tour and was replaced by Rob Brill...
) - JANE WIEDLINJane WiedlinJane Marie Genevieve Wiedlin is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and actress. She is best known as the rhythm guitarist of the all-female New Wave band The Go-Go's.-Early life:...
(Go-Go's)
HISTORY
Originally from Seattle, Mark relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career within the music industry in his early 20’s. While in L.A., he met German Record Producer/Label Owner Jack White
Jack White (producer)
Jack White is a music composer and producer.- Musical work :White started out as a songwriter/producer for German singers in the early 70s and then developed an international style mainly as a producer...
, where he would spend several years in Germany working as an 80’s Solo Artist (Album “In Stereo”), Song-Writer and Producer (Laura Brannigan, Anne Murray
Anne Murray
Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies....
, Englebert Humperdink
Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)
Engelbert Humperdinck is a British pop singer, best known for his hits including "Release Me " and "After the Lovin'" as well as "The Last Waltz" .-Early life:...
, Pia Zadora
Pia Zadora
Pia Zadora is an American actress and singer. After working as a child actress on Broadway, in regional theater, and in the film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians , she came to national attention in 1981 when, following her starring role in the highly criticized Butterfly, she won a Golden Globe...
, Hazell Dean
Hazell Dean
Hazell Dean is a British dance-pop singer, who achieved her biggest success in the 1980s as a leading Hi-NRG artist. She is best known for the top ten hits "Searchin' ", "Whatever I Do " and "Who's Leaving Who"...
, etc.).
Upon Marks return to Los Angeles in the Mid-80’s, he began building a reputation as a successful songwriter with his first major cut on the “Top Gun Movie Soundtrack” (Multi-Platinum record), and has continued to successfully write songs and produce for other artists/bands (see partial list above).
Mark Spiro was one of the first recording artists to be signed by Interscope Records/Jimmy Iovine
Jimmy Iovine
James "Jimmy" Iovine is an American music producer, entrepreneur and chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M.-Biography:...
. Scheduling conflicts/politics resulted in Mark leaving Interscope Records. He then recorded and released his “Care of My Soul” solo album released in Australia/Scandinavia/Japan. Mark recently produced the artists Ruby Summer and is completing writing/producing his 8th record as a solo artist.