Mark has been playing guitar since he was 13. By the age of 16 he was teaching his teacher and has been instructing, performing in nightclubs and recording cds ever since. He teaches 5 days a week a diverse variety of ages, and personalities acoustic and electric guitar. Mark's enduring success as a teacher is due to the fact that he actually likes teaching and his students enjoy coming to the lessons. During a 2 year hiatus Mark tutored Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett at S.F.S.U. in the Jazz department.