Mark Dowling

Mark Dowling is a South- East London born pianist who has studied music officially since He was 15. Mark currently studies under Jeremy Davis, a former pupil of Vlado Perlemuter, at the London College of Music. Mark is a Director of Music at Christ Church Anerley, regularly leading group ensembles who play vastly contrasting instruments ranging from Voice, drums, Brass band and Baglama. Mark performs for funerals, accompanies and organises cabaret evenings with singers, was resident pianist at Pizza Express in Beckenham for one year, occasional pianist at Pillars Restaurant, Ealing, and a regular performer at Oatlands care home, working with those affected by Dementia and Alzheimer’s. Mark is proficient in regards to live sound, composing using Midi sequencers and recording platforms such as Logic pro and Pro Tools. Mark recently attained an apple pro certification in Logic Pro x. Mark has completed His undergraduate degree at the London College of Music with 1st class honours and now obtained a Masters degree in Music Performance with the desire to become a regular performer and Piano tutor at a university level. Mark has also completed a grad-dip in theology and loves to read!! He is also concerned with keeping fit and healthy, regularly attending the Gym and swimming so as to look good for performances and stay healthy for a long and successful career. Music is my heartbeat. It is what gives me drive and passion in life. My purpose is to move peoples hearts with every single note. It is to help people see things from a different perspective through music. I really believe there is a lot that we can learn about how to live through music. Things like collaboration, cooperation, unity, punctuality, beauty, respect, creativity and harmony. Whenever I teach and whenever I perform, this is the philosophy is espouse to and encourage students and audiences to see. Music is not an optional extra. It is culture. It is aural history. It is memory and it is universal!