Editing John Mark Painter

{{short description|American songwriter}}

{{BLP sources|date=May 2010}}
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| name              = John Mark Painter
| background        = non-vocal instrumentalist
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| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1967|10|6}}
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| genre             = {{hlist|[[rock music|Rock]]|[[pop music|pop]]|[[alternative rock]]|[[experimental music|experimental]]}}
| occupations       = Multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger
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'''John Mark Painter''' (born c. October 6 1967) is an American multi-instrumental musician, composer and arranger. He is best known for his role, with his wife, singer [[Fleming McWilliams]], in the rock duo [[Fleming and John]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p182827/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Fleming & John|last=Bush|first=John|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=May 25, 2010}}</ref>

Painter grew up in Miami, and began playing trumpet, saxophone, bass, guitar and piano by age 11.

Painter met McWilliams while attending [[Belmont University|Belmont College]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], and immediately began collaborating on songs. While pursuing a record contract, Painter began playing studio sessions for artists like [[Indigo Girls]], [[Nanci Griffith]] and [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]].

Fleming and John released its first album, ''[[Delusions of Grandeur (Fleming and John album)|Delusions of Grandeur]]'', in 1995 for independent label [[R.E.X. Records]], then [[Universal Records]]. Their second album, ''[[The Way We Are (Fleming and John album)|The Way We Are]]'' in 1999 notably showcased Painter's skills as arranger and as instrumentalist on a panoply of uncommon instruments.

Painter continues to work heavily in the Nashville area as a studio musician, performing on albums by [[Carolyn Arends]], [[Ben Folds Five]], [[Fear of Pop]], [[Owsley (musician)|Owsley]], Rich Creamy Paint (Rich Painter, who is John Mark Painter's nephew), [[Sixpence None the Richer]], [[Gabe Dixon Band]], [[Sevendust]], [[Jon Foreman]], Frally Folds and others.

Also producing artist such as [[Shapiro]], Pantana, and Alva Leigh for Dweeb Records at IHOF Studio.

Painter was the composer for the 2005 animated film "[[Hoodwinked!|Hoodwinked]]", the 2006 film "[[The Second Chance]]" starring [[Michael W. Smith]], and the [[VeggieTales]] DVD "[[The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's]]".

He is currently a member of the alternative rock band [[Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil]] with [[Steve Taylor]], [[Jimmy Abegg]] and [[Peter Furler]]. Their first album, ''[[Goliath (Steve Taylor album)|Goliath]]'' was released in November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shorefire.com/releases/entry/steve-taylor-the-perfect-foil-debut-goliath-nov.-18|title=Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil Debut 'Goliath' Nov. 18 |accessdate=March 8, 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==

*{{IMDb name|1842652|John Mark Painter}}

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[[Category:Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee]]
[[Category:American male songwriters]]
[[Category:1967 births]]
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[[Category:Musicians from Miami]]
[[Category:Belmont University alumni]]
[[Category:Songwriters from Tennessee]]
[[Category:Songwriters from Florida]]
[[Category:Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil members]]