# Mark Endert

Mark Philip Endert (born January 17, 1971) 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.

## 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, "I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin Degraw, and "Everything You Want" by Vertical Horizon.
Endert has been nominated for two Grammy Awards and has contributed to the Album of the Year nominees; Madonna's Ray of Light and Sara Bareilles' The Blessed Unrest. He won a Grammy Award for his contributions to Lauren Daigle's album Look Up Child.

## Notable album credits

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

## Notable song credits

| Year | Artist | Song | Awards/ Rankings |
| 1996 | Fiona Apple | "Criminal" | Won – Grammy: Best Female Rock Vocal Performance |
| 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 |
| 1999 | Tonic | "You Wanted More" | |
| 1999 | Vertical Horizon | "Everything You Want" | Billboard Hot 100 #1 Single, Billboard's most played song in 2000. |
| 2002 | Maroon 5 | "This Love" | Won – Grammy: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, #1 Mainstream Top 40 Single |
| 2003 | Gavin Degraw | "Chariot" | Certified Gold by RIAA |
| 2003 | Gavin Degraw | "I Don't Want to Be" | #1 Mainstream Top 40 Single |
| 2005 | Anna Nalick | "Breathe (2 AM)" | Certified Gold by RIAA |
| 2005 | The Fray | "How to Save a Life" | Nominated – Grammy: Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal |
| 2005 | The Fray | "Over My Head (Cable Car)" | Nominated – Grammy: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal |
| 2006 | Five for Fighting | "The Riddle" | |
| 2007 | Maroon 5 | "Makes Me Wonder" | Won – Grammy: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, #1 Hot 100 Single |
| 2007 | Maroon 5 | "Wake Up Call" | Certified 2x Multi-Platinum by RIAA |
| 2008 | Maroon 5 feat. Rihanna | "If I Never See Your Face Again" | Nominated – Grammy: Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals |
| 2009 | Train | "Hey Soul Sister" | Certified 6x Multi-Platinum by RIAA |
| 2009 | Train | "If It's Love" | Certified Gold by RIAA |
| 2009 | Train | "Marry Me" | Certified Platinum by RIAA |
| 2011 | Christina Perri | "A Thousand Years" | Certified 8x Multi-Platinum by RIAA |
| 2012 | Train | "Drive By" | Certified 3x Multi-Platinum by RIAA |
| 2012 | Train | "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" | Certified Gold by RIAA |
| 2013 | Chris Tomlin | "Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)" | Nominated – Grammy: Best Contemporary Christian Music Song, Certified Platinum by RIAA |
| 2013 | Phillip Phillips | "Gone, Gone, Gone" | Certified Platinum by RIAA |
| 2013 | Sara Bareilles | "Brave" | Nominated – Grammy: Best Pop Solo Performance |
| 2014 | MercyMe | "Greater" | Certified Gold by RIAA |
| 2016 | Train | "Play That Song" | Certified Platinum by RIAA |
| 2017 | Grace VanderWaal | "So Much More Than This" | Winner of America's Got Talent Season 11 |
| 2018 | Lauren Daigle | "You Say" | Won - Grammy: Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/ Song |
| 2018 | MercyMe | "Grace Got You" | Nominated - Grammy: Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/ Song |

## 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. Since then he has enjoyed balancing his professional and family life with his wife, son, and daughter.