Mark Tipton has extensive experience tracking in the studio, including recording notated solos, section parts, and improvised solos, producing sessions, contracting players, and seeing projects through from concept to fruition. He is available to add a trumpet solo, horn lines, and/or other orchestrated elements to your next creative studio project, either remotely or live in your studio of choice.
Although the combination of the global pandemic and Mark’s intensive doctoral studies meant that some of his projects had to be put on hold over the past two years, he is excited to complete these works-in-progress and dive into some new material!
ALBUMS PRODUCED BY MARK TIPTON:
Mark Tipton – Blue Heron Voyage [working title; anticipated release in 2025]
This new album will showcase Mark’s Boston ensemble, and will feature his recent original jazz compositions. Personnel includes: Mark Tipton – trumpet & flugelhorn, Annalise Stalls – alto & soprano sax, flute, Gabriel Nieves – tenor sax & flute, Joey Dies – trombone, Keegan Marshall-House – piano, Rhodes & Hammond B-3, Kai Lance – guitar, Daniel Mayer – upright & electric bass, Caleb Montague – drum, and vocals by Aviana Gedler and Pitiki Aliakai.
Mark Tipton – …secret histories…
This project is “chapter 2” of new mythologies for trumpet(s), Mark’s 2018 album of multitrack trumpet compositions; pre-production stage (release date TDB) / Mark Tipton – trumpets & flugelhorn.
Les Sorciers Perdus – Joan of Arc
Silent Film Score by Mark Tipton; currently in post-production (rec. 2021) / Mark Tipton – trumpet & flugelhorn; Danny Fisher-Lochhead – alto & soprano saxophones; Ryan Blotnick – guitar; Tyler Heydolph – bass; Beau Lisy – drums.
Les Sorciers Perdus – [title TBD]
Jazz album of original works; currently in post-production (rec. 2019) / Mark Tipton – trumpet & flugelhorn; Danny Fisher-Lochhead – alto & soprano saxophones; Ryan Blotnick – guitar; Tyler Heydolph – bass; Beau Lisy – drums.
Mark Tipton – new mythologies for trumpet(s)
Multitrack trumpet compositions by Mark Tipton; (released 2018) / Mark Tipton – Bb, C, D, Eb trumpets, Bb cornet, piccolo trumpet in A and Bb, Bb flugelhorn, conch shell.
Les Sorciers Perdus – Alchemist’s Dream
Original jazz compositions; (released 2017) / Mark Tipton – trumpet & flugelhorn; Don Pride – guitar; Tyler Heydolph – bass; Peter McLaughlin – drums.
Mark Tipton & Peter Dugas – Late Nights & Lost Loves
Original songs by Mark Tipton; (released 2009) / Mark Tipton – vocals (& some piano) with Peter Dugas – piano.
Mark Tipton – Love-Themes from Imaginary Films
Original songs by Mark Tipton; (released 2008) / Mark Tipton – trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals, synthesizer, whistling; Sara Caswell – violin; Carl Dimow – flute & bass flute; David Spinley – tenor sax; Ric Becker – trombone; Miguel Weissman – blues harp; Peter Dugas – Steinway grand piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3; Dan Cole – electric & acoustic guitars; Gerald Menke – pedal steel; Cassidy Holden – electric & upright bass; Paul ‘Pablo’ Legaspi – drum set & auxiliary percussion; Nailah Porter – vocals; Sara Goldenthal – backup vocals. Co-Produced by, William Moses, Dan Cole & Miguel Weissman.
Mark Tipton & The Tip-Toppers – The Living Room Sessions
Original tunes in a traditional jazz style by Mark Tipton; (released 2006) / Mark Tipton – cornet & vocals; Bill Rayne – trombone; Peter Dugas – piano; Joel Eckhaus – tenor guitar.
Mark Tipton & Marie Rivard – At the Ursaline Convent, Miles City, MT
Folk & Blues songs recorded in a beautiful acoustic space; (released 2006) / Mark Tipton – trumpet (& some vocals) with Marie Rivard – vocals & acoustic guitar. Co-Produced by, William Moses.
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In addition to recording his own albums, Mark Tipton has enjoyed recording with numerous artists across the US in a wide spectrum of musical styles. These artists include: Seulah Noh Big Band, Richard Nelson & The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, UMaine Faculty Jazz Ensemble, Giuppi Paone, Osnat Netzer & Yababai-Bop, Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir, snowmonks (Gil Helmick, Jesse Lynch, Mark Tipton, Wayne Smith, Patrick Barter), Zeile August, Eddie Elliott, Caroline Cotter, Joel “Ukulele Eck” Eckhaus, Guy Mendilow, Dan Ostermann (Mr. Riddims & click.BOOM!), Sir Shadow, Spoze, Rustic Overtones, Jacob Augustine and the House of Fire, Kenya Hall, Jan Broberg Carter, Carl Dimow, Over a Cardboard Sea, Miguel Weissman, Dr. Gabriel Crenshaw, Dan Cole, Dave Gagne, Loose Marbles, Meghan Yates, Gunther Brown, Chad Walls, State Street Traditional Jazz Band, Pacific Brass Ensemble, the Interlochen Arts Academy Wind Ensemble, the 2005 Henry Mancini Institute Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble, Simeon Flick, Steve Lynnworth, Flannery Brothers, Gypsy Tailwind, Mystic Vibes, Terry Brennan, Jan Kubiac, and others.
• Studios where Mark has recorded: Firehouse 12 (New Haven, CT), Brooklyn Recording (Brooklyn, NY), Acadia Recording Company (Portland, ME), PBS [“Pete’s Basement Studio”] (Westwood, MA), 64 Sound (Highland Park, CA), The Halo Studio (So. Windham, ME), SIR Studio (New York, NY), The Studio Portland (Portland, ME), and at small independent studios.
• Session Engineers with whom Mark has worked: Michael Barry, Jim Begley, Greg DiCrosta, Steve Drown, Todd Hutchison, Pete Kontrimas, Taylor Mesplé, William Moses, Billy Slifka, John Wyman.
• Mastering Engineers with whom Mark has worked: Bob Ludwig, Pat Keane, Miguel Weissman.