Mark Endert

Mark Philip Endert (born January 17, 1971)^[1] is an American record producer and audio engineer. Best known for his work with alternative rock bands, he has won a Grammy Award from two nominations.^[2]

Mark Endert
Birth name	Mark Philip Endert
Born	(1971-01-17) January 17, 1971 (age 54)
Origin	Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Genres	Rock pop country
Occupations	Record producer audio engineer
Instruments	Piano keyboards synthesizers
Years active	1990–present
Website	www.markendert.com

Biography

From the early 1990s to the present, Endert is credited on albums spanning a wide array of musical genres with sales totaling more than 90 million albums worldwide.

He is best known for his work on the rock songs "This Love" by Maroon 5,^[3] "I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin Degraw,^[4] and "Everything You Want" by Vertical Horizon.^[5]

Endert has been nominated for two Grammy Awards and has contributed to the Album of the Year nominees; Madonna's Ray of Light^[6] and Sara Bareilles' The Blessed Unrest.^[7] He won a Grammy Award for his contributions to Lauren Daigle's album Look Up Child.^[8]

Notable album credits

Year	Artist	Album	Awards/ Rankings
1996	Fiona Apple	Tidal	Certified 3x Multi-Platinum by RIAA[9]
1998	Madonna	Ray of Light	Won – Grammy: Best Pop Album, Best Dance Album,[6] 16 Million Album Sales Worldwide[10]
1999	Melanie C	Northern Star	Worldwide Sales Nearing 4 Million[11]
1999	Ricky Martin	Ricky Martin	15 Million Album Sales Worldwide[12]
1999	Vertical Horizon	Everything You Want	Certified 2x Multi-Platinum by RIAA[13]
2000	Madonna	Music	11 Million Album Sales Worldwide [14]
2001	Ours	Distorted Lullabies
2002	Maroon 5	Songs About Jane	Certified 4x Multi-Platinum by RIAA,[15] Over 10 Million Album Sales Worldwide [16]
2002	Splender	To Whom it May Concern
2003	Gavin Degraw	Chariot	Certified Platinum by RIAA[17]
2004	Delta Goodrem	Mistaken Identity	Certified 5x Multi-Platinum in Australia by ARIA[18]
2005	Anna Nalick	Wreck of the Day	Certified Gold by RIAA[19]
2005	The Fray	How to Save a Life	Certified 2x Multi-Platinum by RIAA[20]
2007	Delta Goodrem	Delta	Certified 2x Multi-Platinum in Australia by ARIA[21]
2007	Maroon 5	It Won't Be Soon Before Long	Certified 2x Multi-Platinum by RIAA[22]
2007	Rihanna	Good Girl Gone Bad	9 Million Album Sales Worldwide[23]
2008	Miley Cyrus	Breakout	Certified Platinum by RIAA[24]
2009	Train	Save Me, San Francisco	Certified Gold by RIAA[25]
2010	Chris Tomlin	And If Our God Is For Us...	Won – Grammy: Best Contemporary Christian Music Album[26]
2012	Train	California 37	Certified Gold by RIAA[27]
2013	Chris Tomlin	Burning Lights	Nominated – Grammy: Best Contemporary Christian Music Album[7]
2013	Sara Bareilles	The Blessed Unrest	Nominated – Grammy: Album of the Year[7]
2014	MercyMe	Welcome to the New	Nominated - Grammy: Best Contemporary Christian Music Album[28]
2014	Train	Bulletproof Picasso
2017	Grace VanderWaal	Just the Beginning
2017	MercyMe	Lifer	Nominated - Grammy: Best Contemporary Christian Music Album[28]
2017	Train	A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat
2018	Carrie Underwood	Cry Pretty	Certified Gold by RIAA.[29]
2018	Lauren Daigle	Look Up Child	Won - Grammy: Best Contemporary Christian Music Album[8]

Notable song credits

Year	Artist	Song	Awards/ Rankings
1996	Fiona Apple	"Criminal"	Won – Grammy: Best Female Rock Vocal Performance[30]
1996	Fiona Apple	"Shadowboxer"
1996	Fiona Apple	"Sleep to Dream"
1998	Madonna	"The Power of Good-Bye"
1999	Madonna	"Beautiful Stranger"	Won – Grammy: Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media[31]
1999	Tonic	"You Wanted More"
1999	Vertical Horizon	"Everything You Want"	Billboard Hot 100 #1 Single,[32] Billboard's most played song in 2000.[33]
2002	Maroon 5	"This Love"	Won – Grammy: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal,[34] #1 Mainstream Top 40 Single[35]
2003	Gavin Degraw	"Chariot"	Certified Gold by RIAA[17]
2003	Gavin Degraw	"I Don't Want to Be"	#1 Mainstream Top 40 Single[36]
2005	Anna Nalick	"Breathe (2 AM)"	Certified Gold by RIAA[37]
2005	The Fray	"How to Save a Life"	Nominated – Grammy: Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[38]
2005	The Fray	"Over My Head (Cable Car)"	Nominated – Grammy: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[38]
2006	Five for Fighting	"The Riddle"
2007	Maroon 5	"Makes Me Wonder"	Won – Grammy: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals,[39] #1 Hot 100 Single[40]
2007	Maroon 5	"Wake Up Call"	Certified 2x Multi-Platinum by RIAA[41]
2008	Maroon 5 feat. Rihanna	"If I Never See Your Face Again"	Nominated – Grammy: Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals[42]
2009	Train	"Hey Soul Sister"	Certified 6x Multi-Platinum by RIAA[43]
2009	Train	"If It's Love"	Certified Gold by RIAA[44]
2009	Train	"Marry Me"	Certified Platinum by RIAA[45]
2011	Christina Perri	"A Thousand Years"	Certified 8x Multi-Platinum by RIAA[46]
2012	Train	"Drive By"	Certified 3x Multi-Platinum by RIAA[47]
2012	Train	"50 Ways to Say Goodbye"	Certified Gold by RIAA[48]
2013	Chris Tomlin	"Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)"	Nominated – Grammy: Best Contemporary Christian Music Song,[7] Certified Platinum by RIAA[49]
2013	Phillip Phillips	"Gone, Gone, Gone"	Certified Platinum by RIAA[50]
2013	Sara Bareilles	"Brave"	Nominated – Grammy: Best Pop Solo Performance[7]
2014	MercyMe	"Greater"	Certified Gold by RIAA[51]
2016	Train	"Play That Song"	Certified Platinum by RIAA[52]
2017	Grace VanderWaal	"So Much More Than This"	Winner of America's Got Talent Season 11[53]
2018	Lauren Daigle	"You Say"	Won - Grammy: Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/ Song[54]
2018	MercyMe	"Grace Got You"	Nominated - Grammy: Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/ Song[54]

Personal life

Endert married in 2004, and the following year moved from the Los Angeles area to the east coast of Florida to start a family.^[55] Since then he has enjoyed balancing his professional and family life with his wife, son, and daughter.