Mark S. Berry Continues To Be A Music Industry Leader.

1. Mark S. Berry,Music Producer: Continues To Be A
Music Industry Leader
(1888PressRelease) January14, 2014 - Toronto,Ontario-There is a
clean-cut,distinguished-lookingman walkingdown the street.He is
dressed casuallyin a white t-shirt,jeans and biker boots.It may be
difficult to tell at his point,but he is an innovativemedia business
leader, artist, author,producer, and a well-recognized name in the
internationalmusicindustry.His name is Mark S. Berry, Music
Producer.
Adamant about his loveof music production,Markstarted his own
company,The Attack Media Group (AMG) in 1998. AMG is a fully
independentmedia companywith an international mandate for
signingand promotingemergingartists,publishingassets and film &
DVD streaming content.Attack's music publishingdivision is half-
owned by Cherry Lane Music in NYC with catalogues that include,
(Black Eyed Peas, John Legend, Elvis Presley, John Denver, "The
Passion of the Christ")and its music has been placed on several major
Hollywood productionsand soundtracks including"The Making of
Matrix Reloaded,""Coach Carter,","Urban Legend", "Gang Tapes"
"Harvard Man"and manymore alongwith majortelevision programs
such as "Dawson's Creek," "Roswell,""Americas Most Wanted"and
multiple insertions in various MTV programming.Mark's latest venture
is the interactivewebsite, www.attacktrax.com, which allows
filmmakers and music supervisors to easilysource music for their
projects.
Born in New England and raised in New York, Mark's music career
began at the Institute ofAudio Research (IAR) in New York City.Rather
than opt for the typical after-school job of peddlingfast food,the
seventeen year-old would commute to Manhattan at night where he
made records for emerging basement bands.It was good practical
experience that served to round out his education.Upon graduating,

2. the kid from Brooklyn was intrigued bythe British Beat,and found
employment at Sir George Martin's AIR Studios in Oxford Circus,
London,England where he worked for over 2 years. Like most young
music industryexecutives,he began by fetching coffee and emptying
ashtrays.However, by diligentlypayingattention,Markgleaned
valuable experience production techniques that would servehim well
later on.
A concentrated effort to learn about music production enabled Mark
to collaborate with several renowned British rock
engineers/producers,such as Chris Thomas (Elton John,The
Pretenders,Pink Floyd, INXS), John Punter (Japan),Bill Price (Sex
Pistols),Alan Harris (Mott The Hoople, T-Rex) and Sir George Martin
(The Beatles).Under such tutelage, Mark contributed to projects that
were reshapingthe face of the rock industry:Roll Over Beethoven by
the Electric Light Orchestra, Procol Harem's Grand Hotel, and Live -
Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple and "Live and Let Die" soundtrack
by Paul McCartney& Wings. Another perkwas the opportunityto
socialize with rock icons.While working on CarlySimon's No Secrets
album, an 18 year-old Mark got to hang out with Mick Jagger, who
was tracking background vocals for the world-wide smash hit "You're
so Vain"and would become his very first engineeringcredit.
With a few hard-earned credits to his name, Mark returned to the U.S.
in the mid 1970s. He freelanced for some of the top recording studios
in New York ie: Record Plant,Hit Factory & Jimi Hendrix's Electric
LadyLand before beingoffered the positionofStaff Engineer and in-
house A&R Producer for Vanguard Records. After Eleven years with
Vanguard,he moved into the area of dance and rock remixing.Mark's
edgy engineeringand mixingtechniques significantlycontributed to
the success of multi-platinum artists such as David Bowie, Duran
Duran,Billy Idol,Kool & The Gang, Yes, Cameo,Toto,and Boy George.
Mark was also introduced to Michael Gudinski,the president of
Mushroom Records & Frontier Touring,Australia's largest
independentrecord label and concert promotion firm where he went

3. on to produce several multi-platinum albums released bythe label
garnering7 top 10 singles in that countryalone.
In 1991, Mark relocated to Toronto.That same year, he worked with
the band Glass Tiger (Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone)and produced
the album Get Off for multi-platinum band Haywire.Mark also
discovered alternativerockband I Mother Earth,and orchestrated the
group's massivesigningsuccess with EMI through the 5-song master
he created at Metalworks Studios.This success was followed by more
award-winningproductions forartists like Hugh Dillion (Flashpoint
television program, The Headstones)and Burton Cummings (Guess
Who). Finally,Pierre Paradis,the mega-Canadian rockmanager,
solicited Mark's services to produce Voivod.The resultingOuter Limits
(MCA/Universal)album features the 17-minute opus "Jack Luminous,"
arguablyremains one of his most compellingcriticallyacclaimed
productions.
Mark is currently attendingan undergraduate program specializingin
cinema studies at Innis College, Universityof Toronto,which will assist
toward his goal of feature length film and television production.His
dedication to remain one step ahead of the pack validates all of the
success he has enjoyed.His first book,Risking NothingWould be Way
too Risky for Me, is due for release in the Summer of 2014. The book
offers some insight about production,engineering,mixingas well as
becoming an entrepreneurin this rapidlyevolvingworld of music &
media.
Pragmatic, charismatic,opinionated,and sometimes controversial,
Mark Berry, Music Producer lectures internationallyabouthis role as
the Chairman ofa fledglingmedia company. He is a requested speaker
at some of the world's most distinguished & prestigious music
conferences includingthis year's MIDEM '13 Conference in Cannes,
France and Music IndustryChina (MIC) held in Taipei,Taiwan.
A master of today's high tech equipment with a variety of skills,Mark

4. enjoys the reputation ofa producer truly capable of takinga project
from conception to completion,inclusiveofdistribution,promotion&
marketing.AMG's focus is music distribution through its deal with
Universal MusicGroup,the insertions ofmusic into international
feature film and television releases,as well as the development of
realitybased television programmingwhich is alreadyunderway.
For more information,please visit:www.markberry.com &
www.attackmediagroup.com
Publicity:
416-340-9111 Ext. 221
info ( @ ) attackmediagroup dot com
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