Mark Eddinger

MD of N.America Operations

Mark Eddinger is the Director of North American Operations for Audiofreaks. Mark is a keyboardist, composer, arranger, music producer, record company executive, and music and entertainment industry consultant. In May 2010, Eddinger assumed the role of North American business manager for Soulshaker and its related companies and production teams under the umbrella of Galactic Media ltd. 
Mark is Founder of Star West Entertainment, is an Executive Vice President of O’Brien Energy Resources, a successful energy exploration company in the U.S., and is a Board Member and Trustee of the Foundation for Economic, Environmental and Social Sustainability.
In Early 1980, Eddinger co-founded Worldwide Entertainment, one of the premier independent promotion companies in the music industry. During his tenure with Worldwide, Eddinger created and directed successful regional promotional campaigns for over 30 artists including Aretha Franklin, Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, Grateful Dead, Journey, AC/DC and Heart. The company was sold to WEA in the Fall of 1981, and Eddinger was retained by WEA as a consultant following the sale. He also worked briefly for Warner Bros. Records in 1982 and for Columbia Records in 1984. Eddinger moved to New York City late in 1984. Over the past 25 years, Eddinger has served as president of two independent record labels, AudioTone Records from 1986–1988 and InVision Records in 2000. Eddinger has provided consulting services to a wide variety of companies in the music and entertainment industries including Sony Music, BMG, Warner Bros. Records, MCA Records, Warner Chappell Music, ASCAP, and the RIAA, and has been a trusted advisor and consultant to many music industry executives, managers, attorneys and recording artists. He is a voting member of National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, a founding member of Digital Audio Consortium and a member of the Audio Engineering Society. He has conducted master classes at Berklee College of Music and the Juilliard School, and has taught graduate courses and seminars relating to the music industry at Brigham Young University, UCLA and NYU.
Eddinger's original synthesizer programs have been used on thousands of recordings by artists including Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriel, Herbie Hancock, Brian Ferry, and Oasis. Over the past three decades his programs and samples have resided in keyboards and synthesizers manufactured by companies including New England Digital (Synclavier II), Moog, Oberheim, Kurzweil, Yamaha, ARP, and Roland. He has also made several contributions to the development of digital audio technology, including authoring algorithms, designing operating systems and consulting for companies including Akai, HHB, Panasonic and Microboards.
Eddinger has played on more than 1,000 recordings by artists including Blues Traveler, Londonbeat, Butthole Surfers, Luciano Pavarotti, Bakers Pink, and Bill Champlin. Eddinger created original synth sounds, played keyboards and performed live percussion on the Butthole Surfers track "Pepper" from the album "Electric Larryland" which reached #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1996. He has also performed on several U.S. and World tours with artists including Diana Ross, Sammy Davis Jr., Cliff Richard, Chaka Khan, Be Bop Deluxe and Nazareth. He has produced over 35 albums, has written over 1,000 songs, and his music and productions have appeared on soundtracks for films including Silverado, Empire of the Sun and Celebrity. For his contributions as a musician, producer, arranger, programmer, and industry executive, Eddinger has been the recipient of RIAA Gold and Platinum Awards commemorating the sales of over 50 million albums.
Over the past few years, Eddinger has played an active role in the creation, analysis and "re-tooling" of numerous digital music and digital media distribution models. During this time he has consulted for major and independent labels, music publishers, motion picture companies, digital and physical content distributors, attorneys, government agencies, and public and private companies. Eddinger is also known for his expertise in worldwide licensing and has been responsible for licensing hundreds of recordings that have been marketed in the U.S. and in over 50 other countries.
Eddinger attended Santa Rosa Junior College, Fresno State University and Stanford University.