Despite training from a young age in both piano and cello, it wasn't until his university days that Mark Wilkinson picked up a guitar and began the next stage of his musical journey. He locked himself away for days and nights at a time, carefully crafting his originals. The results of this dedicated approach are apparent in every poetic lyric and melody found throughout his body of work.

Thanks to the well-intentioned badgering of an enthusiastic housemate, Mark made a speedy transition from bedroom composer to stage performer. His live debut took place in 2005 when he wowed an unsuspecting audience with a clutch of songs never before heard in public. Hundreds of gigs later there seems no doubt that the time spent learning his trade has led to the introduction of a new and distinctive voice on the Australian music scene.

A natural storyteller, Mark's songs invoke tales of passion and honesty, tied up in his own observations of the world around him. Infused with a voice drenched in soul, this is music that