Mark Jenkins

Who is Mark Jenkins?

Mark Jenkins is a British musician and music writer most widely known for his live concert performances, CD releases, magazine features and books. His reviews, interviews and features have appeared in various UK and international magazines including Melody Maker, New Musical Express, Music Week, International Musician, Keyboard Player, Keyboard, Virtual Instruments, Mac Format, Mac User, and many others, and his book Analog Synthesizers has been acclaimed in the UK and US as among the most comprehensive ever published on the subject.

International reviews included Tape Op magazine in the US stating 'this is the best book to date I've seen on analog synthesis.'

Mark Jenkins was influenced by the early music of Mike Oldfield and Tangerine Dream, and created his first recordings in high school using the tape delay methods also used by Terry Riley and Robert Fripp. Studying a BA Arts course at university, he worked in the university television and electronic music studios to create his first live performances. On graduating with a BA Honours degree he became Music Editor of the pioneering music magazine Electronics & Music Maker. Working on other publications where he interviewed artists including Philip Glass, Depeche Mode and Duran Duran, he gave further performances at London Olympia, the London Planetarium and the Royal Festival Hall among other venues.