Mark Johns
Mark Johns (PRS)Prolific session guitarist, composer and performer with noteworthy credits.
Latest Tracks
Love And Loss4597/1Positive, driving vihuela, acoustic guitar, charango, cajon & strings bookended by sorrowful beginning & end. Bitterweet2:43115 BPM- High Mountain Pass4597/2Solitary Andean charango builds with delicate strings & acoustic guitars to a dynamic, uplifting finale3:00154 BPM
- Dreams Can Come True4597/3Reflective charango builds with gentle acoustic guitars, wistful strings & vihuela arpeggios. Poignant & evocative2:54100 BPM
- Seeking Spirit4597/4Compelling jarana, charango & acoustic guitar ostinato builds with emotional strings & driving percussion. Slight air of mystery2:29142 BPM
- Fragile Peace4597/5Thoughful charango & poignant acoustic guitar melody build with djembe & lush strings. Feeling of longing with lighter miiddle section2:26142 BPM
- Rest Assured4597/6Thoughtful, uplifting nylon string guitar arpeggios with wistful strings2:5876 BPM
- When Words Fail4597/7Melancholy, passionate classical guitar with moving strings2:2778 BPM
Road Less Travelled3915/1Upbeat, cheerful cuatro & acoustic guitars with soaring strings2:06120 BPM
The story behind the sound
The question is never “Have you heard the work of session guitarist, composer, and performer Mark Johns?” The question is always “Where?” It could have been his album work or during tours with artists as varied as Jeff Beck, Faith Hill, Whitney Houston, Enrique Iglesias, Sting, Marianne Faithfull, Ray Davies from The Kinks, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Irene Cara, Desree, and both Daniel and Natasha Bedingfield. His musical compositions have graced noteworthy small screen productions like Absolutely Fabulous, Bottom, Monarch of the Glen, and French and Saunders. His notable big screen work includes timeless melodic contributions to Four Weddings and a Funeral, Best, and Gangsta No.1. In addition to guitar, Mark also plays the dobro, banjo, and mandolin.
The question is never “Have you heard the work of session guitarist, composer, and performer Mark Johns?” The question is always “Where?”