Mark Melni is a solo pianist based in Twin Falls,

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. Coming from a lineage of musical scholars, Mark Melni is the second in his family to produce an album. Born in

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, Mark was raised in

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, where he attended private lessons from Helen Groutes and Reginald Stuart through the Academy of the West. He has raised his family in Twin Falls, Idaho. There he has continued to compose music and organize some of his life's work for this album, with the endless support of his wife, Mary. After refining his music with the help of Kelly Yost and including the artistic talents of his oldest son, Paul, he has presented a great compilation of Lost Art. In the summer of 2007, Mark Melni invented The Melni Electrical Connector in his garage. With a design concept similar to the Chinese finger trap, the invention contains an electrically conductive spiral that, once the connector is twisted, is able to “grip” stripped wires, cables and other elongated elements and securely connect them. Thus eliminating the time-consuming, unreliable and expensive crimping, soldering and wrapping that is prevalent with many current electrical connectors.

External links

Mark Melni's official site.The Melni Connector
{{DEFAULTSORT:Melni, Mark Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey People from Twin Falls, Idaho Musicians from Idaho American male pianists 21st-century American pianists 21st-century American male musicians