My evil plans for world domination are almost complete. The last thing left is to create a site that showcases the last two and a half decades of my musical life. Once that is done, the future belongs to me! Well, at least I’ll have more time on my hands. It takes a while to digitize these old songs. I’m not complaining. It has warmed my bitter old heart to hear these songs again after so long. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

instrumental music

music w/ vocals

playing w/ others

I began playing flute in the 5th grade after being swindled by my band teacher who said that I could play saxophone after studying the flute for the first half the year. Never did get to play sax. However, continued with flute and haven’t looked back. Performed in the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra in Washington State for two years (one year as second chair, the next as first).

Lost interest in flute for a while during high school, but found a new friend in the piano. Took six months of lessons and then decided to cut my own rug. Enjoyed a variety of learning experiences over the years (Centrum workshop with Alan Youngblood, sharing stylings with Erik Huber and Joe Rojo, playing for beer while backpacking around Europe).

Played flute professionally for a few years in Seattle with Salamander. Great experiences with the band – the Starlight Mountain Festival, Seattle Peace Concerts, Ticket Master Showcase, so many more. Got to enjoy some of the most pleasurable musical moments sitting in on flute with the Renegade Saints, Joanne Rand, Jambay.

I maintain a small digital studio at my home now. Still play piano and flute. Gonna go far, gonna be a big star, carry moonbeams home in a jar…

My music is released to you under license for re-use by a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. This means that you may re-use these tunes (unless otherwise marked with a copyright notice) without needing to ask permission, as long as you credit the source in writing as Mark Oppenneer and on the web by adding a link back to my web site, http://www.fineminddesign.com/mark/. This means you, P-Diddy.