Mark Endert is a Grammy award winning American music producer, mixer, arranger and musician.

Mark Endert
OriginCalifornia, United States
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
  • Piano
  • keyboards
  • synthesizers
Years active1990's – Present
Websitewww.markendert.com

Biography

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From the early 1990s to the present, Endert is credited on albums spanning a wide array of musical genres with sales totaling more than 90 million albums worldwide.

Billboard #1 Singles include "This Love" (Maroon 5),[1] "I Don't Want to Be" (Gavin Degraw)[2] and "Everything You Want" (Vertical Horizon).[3]

Endert has been nominated for numerous Grammy Awards including Album of the Year Nominations; Madonna's Ray of Light[4] and Sara Bareilles' The Blessed Unrest.[5] He received a Grammy Award for Lauren Daigle's Look Up Child album.[6]

Notable album credits

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Year Artist Album Awards/ Rankings
1996 Fiona Apple Tidal Certified 3x Multi-Platinum by RIAA[7]
1998 Madonna Ray of Light Won – Grammy: Best Pop Album, Best Dance Album,[4] 16 Million Album Sales Worldwide[8]
1999 Melanie C Northern Star Worldwide Sales Nearing 4 Million[9]
1999 Ricky Martin Ricky Martin 15 Million Album Sales Worldwide[10]
1999 Vertical Horizon Everything You Want Certified 2x Multi-Platinum by RIAA[11]
2000 Madonna Music 11 Million Album Sales Worldwide [12]
2001 Ours Distorted Lullabies
2002 Maroon 5 Songs About Jane Certified 4x Multi-Platinum by RIAA,[13] Over 10 Million Album Sales Worldwide [14]
2002 Splender To Whom it May Concern
2003 Gavin Degraw Chariot Certified Platinum by RIAA[15]
2004 Delta Goodrem Mistaken Identity Certified 5x Multi-Platinum in Australia by ARIA[16]
2005 Anna Nalick Wreck of the Day Certified Gold by RIAA[17]
2005 The Fray How to Save a Life Certified 2x Multi-Platinum by RIAA[18]
2007 Delta Goodrem Delta Certified 2x Multi-Platinum in Australia by ARIA[19]
2007 Maroon 5 It Won't Be Soon Before Long Certified 2x Multi-Platinum by RIAA[20]
2007 Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad 9 Million Album Sales Worldwide[21]
2008 Miley Cyrus Breakout Certified Platinum by RIAA[22]
2009 Train Save Me, San Francisco Certified Gold by RIAA[23]
2010 Chris Tomlin And If Our God Is For Us... Won – Grammy: Best Contemporary Christian Music Album[24]
2012 Train California 37 Certified Gold by RIAA[25]
2013 Chris Tomlin Burning Lights Nominated – Grammy: Best Contemporary Christian Music Album[5]
2013 Sara Bareilles The Blessed Unrest Nominated – Grammy: Album of the Year[5]
2014 MercyMe Welcome to the New Nominated - Grammy: Best Contemporary Christian Music Album[26]
2014 Train Bulletproof Picasso
2017 Grace VanderWaal Just the Beginning
2017 MercyMe Lifer Nominated - Grammy: Best Contemporary Christian Music Album[26]
2017 Train A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat
2018 Carrie Underwood Cry Pretty Certified Gold by RIAA.[27]
2018 Lauren Daigle Look Up Child Won - Grammy: Best Contemporary Christian Music Album[6]

Notable song credits

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Year Artist Song Awards/ Rankings
1996 Fiona Apple "Criminal" Won – Grammy: Best Female Rock Vocal Performance[28]
1996 Fiona Apple "Shadowboxer"
1996 Fiona Apple "Sleep to Dream"
1998 Madonna "The Power of Good-Bye"
1999 Madonna "Beautiful Stranger" Won – Grammy: Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media[29]
1999 Tonic "You Wanted More"
1999 Vertical Horizon "Everything You Want" Billboard Hot 100 #1 Single,[30] Billboard's most played song in 2000.[31]
2002 Maroon 5 "This Love" Won – Grammy: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal,[32] #1 Mainstream Top 40 Single[33]
2003 Gavin Degraw "Chariot" Certified Gold by RIAA[15]
2003 Gavin Degraw "I Don't Want to Be" #1 Mainstream Top 40 Single[34]
2005 Anna Nalick "Breathe (2 AM)" Certified Gold by RIAA[35]
2005 The Fray "How to Save a Life" Nominated – Grammy: Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[36]
2005 The Fray "Over My Head (Cable Car)" Nominated – Grammy: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[36]
2006 Five for Fighting "The Riddle"
2007 Maroon 5 "Makes Me Wonder" Won – Grammy: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals,[37] #1 Hot 100 Single[38]
2007 Maroon 5 "Wake Up Call" Certified 2x Multi-Platinum by RIAA[39]
2008 Maroon 5 feat. Rihanna "If I Never See Your Face Again" Nominated – Grammy: Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals[40]
2009 Train "Hey Soul Sister" Certified 6x Multi-Platinum by RIAA[41]
2009 Train "If It's Love" Certified Gold by RIAA[42]
2009 Train "Marry Me" Certified Platinum by RIAA[43]
2011 Christina Perri "A Thousand Years" Certified 8x Multi-Platinum by RIAA[44]
2012 Train "Drive By" Certified 3x Multi-Platinum by RIAA[45]
2012 Train "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" Certified Gold by RIAA[46]
2013 Chris Tomlin "Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)" Nominated – Grammy: Best Contemporary Christian Music Song,[5] Certified Platinum by RIAA[47]
2013 Phillip Phillips "Gone, Gone, Gone" Certified Platinum by RIAA[48]
2013 Sara Bareilles "Brave" Nominated – Grammy: Best Pop Solo Performance[5]
2014 MercyMe "Greater" Certified Gold by RIAA[49]
2016 Train "Play That Song" Certified Platinum by RIAA[50]
2017 Grace VanderWaal "So Much More Than This" Winner of America's Got Talent Season 11[51]
2018 Lauren Daigle "You Say" Won - Grammy: Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/ Song[52]
2018 MercyMe "Grace Got You" Nominated - Grammy: Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/ Song[52]

Personal life

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Endert married in 2004, and the following year moved from the Los Angeles area to the east coast of Florida to start a family.[53] Since then he has enjoyed balancing his professional and family life with his wife, son, and daughter.

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Maroon 5 Chart History" Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Pop Songs – January 22, 2005". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "Adult Pop Songs – July 15, 2000". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "41st Annual Grammy Nominees – January 5, 1999". CNN. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Grammy Awards 2014 – January 26, 2014". LA Times. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Grammys 2018 - 61st Annual Grammy Awards". Grammy.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  7. ^ "RIAA - Tidal". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  8. ^ Thorpe, Vanessa (July 2009). "Orbit switches from Madonna to Tennyson with live Radio 3 epic" The Guardian.
  9. ^ "Mel C (ex Spice Girls): 'Carriera solista terrificante'" Rockol.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  10. ^ Adams, Steve (November 4, 2006). "Martin's World View". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 64–. 00062510. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  11. ^ "RIAA - Everything You Want". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  12. ^ Gerard, Chris (July 2009). "Madonna’s 'Hard Candy' Strikes Sour Note" NBC Washington
  13. ^ "RIAA - Songs About Jane". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  14. ^ Leeds, Jeff (May 21, 2007). "Second CD by Maroon 5 Faces Great Expectations" New York Times. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  15. ^ a b "RIAA - Chariot:. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  16. ^ "ARIA - Mistaken Identity". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  17. ^ "RIAA - Wreck Of The Day". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  18. ^ "RIAA - How To Save A Life". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  19. ^ "ARIA - Delta". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  20. ^ "RIAA - It Won't Be Soon Before Long". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  21. ^ Copsey, Rob (June 2007). "Rihanna celebrates the tenth anniversary of her breakthrough album Good Girl Gone Bad: "I'm forever grateful"". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  22. ^ "RIAA - Breakout". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  23. ^ "RIAA - Save Me, San Francisco". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  24. ^ "Grammys 2011 – 54th Annual Grammy Awards". Grammy.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  25. ^ "RIAA - California 37". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  26. ^ a b "Grammys - MercyMe Artist". Grammy.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  27. ^ "RIAA - Cry Pretty". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  28. ^ "Grammys 1997 – 40th Annual Grammy Awards". Grammy.com'. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  29. ^ "Grammys 1999 – 42nd Annual Grammy Awards". Grammy.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  30. ^ "Vertical Horizon Everything You Want Chart History" Billboard.com. Retrieved November 14, 2019
  31. ^ Carlson, Brian Taylor (August 13, 2019) "World Food & Music Festival: What you need to know" Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  32. ^ "Grammys 2005 – 48th Annual Grammy Awards" Archived November 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Grammy.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  33. ^ "Maroon 5 This Love Chart History" Billboard.com. Retrieved November 14, 2019
  34. ^ "Gavin Degraw I Don't Want To Be Chart History" Billboard.com. Retrieved November 14, 2019
  35. ^ "RIAA - Breathe (2 AM)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2019
  36. ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (December 7, 2006). "Mary J. Blige, Chili Peppers Top Grammy Nominations List". MTV.
  37. ^ "Grammys 2007 – 50th Annual Grammy Awards". Grammy.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  38. ^ "Maroon 5 Makes Me Wonder Chart History" Billboard.com. Retrieved November 14, 2019
  39. ^ "RIAA - Wake Up Call". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  40. ^ "Grammy 2009 Winners List". Grammy.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  41. ^ "RIAA - Hey, Soul Sister". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  42. ^ "RIAA - If It's Love" Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  43. ^ "RIAA - Marry Me" Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  44. ^ "RIAA - A Thousand Years". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  45. ^ "RIAA - Drive By". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  46. ^ "RIAA - 50 Ways To Say Goodbye" Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  47. ^ "RIAA - Whom Shall I Fear". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2019
  48. ^ "RIAA - Gone, Gone, Gone". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  49. ^ "RIAA - A Thousand Years". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  50. ^ "RIAA - Play That Song". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  51. ^ Daly, Sean (September 15, 2016). "'America's Got Talent' season 11 winner announced". Foxnews.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  52. ^ a b "Grammys 2018 - 61st Annual Grammy Awards". Grammy.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  53. ^ Tingen, Paul (September 2007). "Secrets of the Mix Engineers: Mark Endert". Sound on Sound.