For a number of years, he has been a member of Campbeltown Brass and has also served as Bandmaster of Campbeltown Junior Brass. He is a member of the National Youth Brass Band of Scotland and thoroughly enjoyed a tour of Japan with the band in 2008.

Since 2003, Mark has enjoyed presenting the “Brass Band Show,” a weekly programme on local radio station Argyll FM.

Towards the end of his secondary school education, Mark studied at the RSAMD Junior Academy for two years under Alastair Sinclair (RSNO) and is now in his second year of studying at the RSAMD on the BMus (Hons) course under Chris Stearn (Scottish Opera) (and is enjoying not having the weekly trip to and from Glasgow!)  Mark is also receiving conducting lessons from Nigel Boddice MBE.

Mark is originally from Campbeltown, and began playing the trombone aged eight, eventually making the switch to bass trombone. He received his first few years of instruction from Gordon Evans MBE. Whilst at school, he was also a member of the West of Scotland Schools Symphony Orchestra and the Argyll and Bute Schools Concert Band. In 2004, he was the Campbeltown Rotary Club's "Most Promising Young Musician of the Year", being awarded the Norman Milne Memorial Trophy. Mark has enjoyed competing at solo, ensemble and banding level and this culminated in 2007, becoming the Scottish Youth Solo Champion.