Mark Evitts

rdf:langString Mark Evitts

rdf:langString Mark Evitts

rdf:langString Mark Evitts

rdf:langString Mark Steven Evitts

rdf:langString Mark Steven Evitts

rdf:langString Mark Evitts performing with Rodney Atkins' "Caught Up In The Country" tour at Black River Coliseum. Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Photo by Charlie Dunn

rdf:langString Composer, Record Producer, String Arranger, Musician, Songwriter

rdf:langString Mark Steven Evitts is an American composer, producer, string arranger, and multi-instrumentalist (including violin/fiddle, viola, mandolin, guitar and piano). Evitts has worked with such artists as Nas, Hit-Boy, G Herbo, David Guetta, Cheat Codes (DJs), Train, Blues Traveler, Jewel, Rodney Atkins, The Band Perry, Secondhand Serenade, Katharine McPhee, Drew Seeley, Jaida Dreyer, We The Kings, among many others. In 2021, Mark was a co-writer on the Nas (feat. Blxst) single, "Brunch on Sundays" for the Grammy nominated rap album, King's Disease II. Evitts also recorded on Joey + Rory's RIAA certified Gold selling album, "Hymns", which earned Evitts two Grammy winning certificates for string arranging and violin/viola performance, as well as working with producers Sam Hollander and Josh Edmondson (songwriter) on ten episodes of NBC's SMASH, including the Emmy nominated original song, "I Heard Your Voice In A Dream", and on 2015's Summer Forever soundtrack, distributed by Disney Music Group. Mark also arranged and recorded strings on the Cheat Codes track, "Shed a Light (Acoustic Version)". He has been an arranger, musician and music producer on several hit television shows, including The Bachelor, Nashville, Blood & Oil, the BBC documentary, "Love In A Day", Discovering Lucy Angel, SVT's award winner documentary series Jills veranda, as well as films such as Changeover, Summer Forever, and Finding Your Feet. Mark co-wrote additional music with film composer Alex Geringas on the Netflix Animation feature film Arlo the Alligator Boy. In addition to his original compositions and arranging, Mark is currently part of the band, St. Alban. The trio consists of Mark, Peter McVeigh of Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Andy Dunlop (guitarist for Travis) of Glasgow, Scotland. Their self-titled debut album was BBC Radio's Album of the Week.