Mark Springer is a British pianist and composer. Springer first came to public attention in the group Rip Rig and Panic. This group also featured the singer

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, Sean Oliver,

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, and Bruce Smith. During his time with the group, started his exploration of piano performances and compositions. Springer has composed for piano, string quartets, opera, and other ensembles, and owns his own record label.

Biography

Mark Springer first began playing gigs with the experimental rock band

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. The group's members had been Springer's schoolmates. In 1981, Springer formed Rip Rig + Panic with

and Bruce Smith, two former members of Pop Group. After Rip Rig + Panic disbanded in 1983, Springer began recording as a solo artist. His debut album titled ''

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'' was released in 1984 and consisted of numerous solo piano recordings.

Discography

;With Rip Rig + Panic *'' God'' (1981) *'' I Am Cold'' (1982) *''

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'' (1983) *Circa Rip Rig + Panic (2017) Recorded by Mark Springer and members of Rip Rig + Panic with singer from

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, Nico. ;As a solo artist *''

'' (1984) *''Swans And Turtles'' (with Sarah Sarhandi, 1990) *''Menu'' (1991) *''Eye'' (1998) *''Capture'' (1999) *''Nature/Music/Food/The Stars and The Planets'' - Featuring the drummer from Portishead, Clive Deamer. (2000) *''Metonic: Music for Solo Piano & Piano Quartet'' (2002) *''Solo Situation'' (2004) *''E.T.A. N.Y.C.: Jazz Standards and Original Compositions'' (2005) *Diving (2018) *Menu 2 (2016) *The Watching Bird (2017) *The Rip Rig + Panic Piano Solos (2018) Collaborations *Aparat - Duo with Mark Springer and Arthur Jeffes of

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(2016) *First Light by the Pax Trio with Mark Springer, David Wright and Sirish Kumar (2009) *Triptych by the Pax Trio with Mark Springer, David Wright and Sirish Kumar (2006) Original music score compositions * Weekend - Feature film Weekend by Barnaby Southcombe * London Kills Me - Feature film by Hanish Kureishi * Moll Flanders - Granada 4 Part TV series * The fall Out Guy - BBC drama, Produced by Paul Tickell * The House - Film Short by Sam Hodgkin * ITV Documentary on the-surrealist painter Leonora Carrington * BBC Documentary film on Mark Springer and his father, the artist, Michael Springer * Das Erde - Documentary for German TV * Fatto a Mano - Film Short by S. Killery * L’Amour Fou - French art house documentary * The Potentino Concerto - Film Short by Agnieszka Biolik

References

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