Mark Berman is a renowned pianist, composer and arranger. He has written music, performed and recorded with the proverbial who’s who of jazz, pop and rock: Aretha Franklin, Carole King, Hugh Jackman, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Phoebe Snow, Chita Rivera, Gladys Knight, Wycliff Gordon, Burt Bacharach, Richie Havens and many others.
Mark has also been a powerful presence on Broadway, where he has conducted orchestras for Rent, Smokey Joes Cafe, Blood Brothers and played lead piano/keyboards on Bullets Over Broadway, The Boy from Oz, Hairspray, 42nd Street, The Life, Radio City Spring Spectacular, Aida, The Color Purple, Dream Girls, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hair and Spider-Man.
A graduate of the Hartt School of Music, Berman has written and produced music for television and film including; Sex and the City (where he played piano on the ubiquitous theme), Nurse Jackie, Royal Pains, Bachelorette, Bates Motel and many others on NBC, Showtime, Comedy Central and HBO. Mark’s original music has also been featured on radio at NPR and CRN International.