# Mark Evitts

Mark Steven Evitts is an Emmy award-winning American composer, producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Evitts has worked with such artists as Nas, Hit-Boy, G Herbo, Cheat Codes (DJs), Train, Blues Traveler, Jewel, Rodney Atkins, The Band Perry, Secondhand Serenade, Katharine McPhee, Drew Seeley, Jaida Dreyer, We The Kings, among many others.
In April 2023, Frog and Toad released as a series on Apple TV+, in which Evitts was the composer and songwriter. Speaking of Evitts's original song for the show about Ice Cream, in which Tom Kenny sang the lead, Laura Zornosa of Time said, "It’s an earworm song—one that’s easy to imagine kids requesting again and again." In December 2024, The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced that Frog and Toad’s 2nd season would be nominated for three Emmy Awards: Preschool Animated Series, Music Direction and Composition for an Animated Program, and Editing for a Preschool Animated Program.
In 2021, Mark was a co-writer on the Nas (feat. Blxst) single, "Brunch on Sundays" for the Grammy nominated rap album, King's Disease II. Evitts also recorded on Joey + Rory's RIAA certified Gold selling, Grammy winning album, "Hymns", as well as working with producers Sam Hollander and Josh Edmondson (songwriter) on ten episodes of NBC's SMASH, including the Emmy nominated original song, "I Heard Your Voice In A Dream".
Mark co-wrote additional music with film composer Alex Geringas on the Netflix Animation feature film Arlo the Alligator Boy. He has been an arranger, musician and music producer on several hit television shows, including The Bachelor, Nashville, Blood & Oil, the BBC documentary, "Love In A Day", Discovering Lucy Angel, SVT's award winner documentary series Jills veranda, as well as films such as Summer Forever and Finding Your Feet.
In addition to his original compositions and arranging, Mark was also in the trio, St. Alban consisting of Mark, Peter McVeigh of Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Andy Dunlop (guitarist for Travis) of Glasgow, Scotland. Their self-titled debut album was BBC Radio's Album of the Week.

## Early life and education

A Kentucky-native, Evitts began his classical music training at age twelve with the Concertmaster of the Paducah Symphony Orchestra, Kathy McCann Gardner. In 1999, Evitts went to Murray State University where he met mandolinist, Chris Thile. Evitts left Murray State University after only a semester. In 2006, Mark began touring with the band Scarlet Kings (previously Oval Opus) until 2009. In 2010, Evitts ventured into film as the musical director and producer for the documentary Newport. Mark went back to school to finish his degree and is a 2024 graduate of Berklee College of Music.

## Honors

In 2022, Mark was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel by Kentucky governor, Andy Beshear. In May 2024, Evitts was inducted into the Paducah Tilghman High School Hall of Fame.

## Selected Film/TV

| Year | Film/TV Title | Network/Distributor | Credits | Notables for Film/TV Series |
| 2024 | The Runt | | Composer | Dances with Films - Grand Jury Award Indy Film Fest - Best of American Spectrum - Best Narrative Short Film Lonestar Film Festival - Best Short Film Wyoming International Film Festival - Best Screenplay Short Film |
| 2024 | Frog and Toad | Apple TV+ | Series Composer/Songwriter | 3rd Children's and Family Emmy Awards - Frog and Toad (Nominee) Music Direction and Composition for an Animated Program; Preschool Animated Series; Editing for a Preschool Animated Program |
| 2023 | Frog and Toad | Apple TV+ | Series Composer/Songwriter | Common Sense Media Best Kids TV Show of 2023 2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards - (Nominee) Editing for a Preschool Animated Program |
| 2021 | Arlo the Alligator Boy | Netflix | Additional Music Composer | |
| 2020 | Jills veranda (Season 4) | Sveriges Television | Violin, Viola, Mandolin, Arranger | |
| 2018 | Christmas Under The Stars | BYU TV | String Arranger, String Samples, Engineer | |
| 2018 | Finding Your Feet | Entertainment One FilmsRoadside Attractions | String Arranger, Strings, Engineer | |
| 2017 | Love In A Day | BBC One | String Arranger, Violins, Viola, Engineer | |
| 2017 | Jills veranda (Season 3) | Sveriges Television | Fiddle | |
| 2016 | The Bachelor (Season 20) | American Broadcasting Company (ABC) | Mandolin | |
| 2015 | Jills veranda (Season 2) | Sveriges Television | Fiddle, Viola, Arranger | |
| 2015 | Summer Forever | Maker Studios | String Arranger, Strings, Engineer | |
| 2015 | Nashville (Season 3) | American Broadcasting Company (ABC) | Mandolin | |
| 2015 | Blood & Oil (Season 1) | American Broadcasting Company (ABC) | String Arranger, Strings, Engineer | |
| 2012 | Smash (Season 2) | NBC | String Arrangements, Violins, Violas, Cellos | I Heard Your Voice In a Dream Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics |
| 2012 | New Year's Eve with Carson Daly | NBC | String Arranger, Violins, Violas, Engineer | |
| 2011 | Before Vegas, There Was Newport | PBS | Composer, music director, Music Producer, String Arranger, Violins, Violas, Fiddle, Mandolin, Engineer | |

## Selected Discography

| Year | Album/Song Title | Artist | Credits | Label | Notables |
| 2023 | Birthday Cake | Dylan Conrique | Strings | KYN Entertainment | RIAA certification GOLD Single 100 Million Streams |
| 2023 | White Buffalo "Horses and Weed" | Ian Munsick | Fiddle | Warner Music Group | |
| 2023 | Frog and Toad: Season 1 (Apple Original Series Soundtrack) | Mark Evitts | Composer, Producer | Apple TV | |
| 2021 | King's Disease II "Brunch on Sundays" | Nas feat. Blxst | Composer | Mass Appeal Records | 2022 Grammy nominated "Best Rap Album" #1 US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums #1 US Billboard Top Rap Albums #1 iTunes #3 US Billboard 200 |
| 2021 | Judas and the Black Messiah The Inspired Album "Revolutionary" | G Herbo featuring Bump J | Composer | RCA Records | #1 US Billboard Soundtrack Albums #12 US Billboard 200 #32 Canadian Albums (Billboard) |
| 2020 | St. Alban | St. Alban | Composer, Strings, Mandolin, Engineer | | BBC Radio Album of the Week |
| 2019 | Caught Up in the Country | Rodney Atkins | Fiddle, Strings | Curb Records | |
| 2018 | Wind | Sister Hazel | String Arranger, Violins, Violas, Engineer | Croakin' Poets Records | #1 iTunes |
| 2017 | Shed a Light (Remixes 2) | David Guetta, Robin Schulz, Cheat Codes (DJs), Mokita | String Arranger, Strings, Engineer | Warner Music Group | |
| 2016 | Hymns That Are Important to Us | Joey + Rory | String Arranger, Violins, Viola, Engineer | Gaither Music Group | #1 Billboard Country Albums #1 Billboard Christian Albums #4 Billboard 200 Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album RIAA certification GOLD Album RIAA certification GOLD Video Longform |
| 2015 | Blow Up the Moon | Blues Traveler ft. Jewel (singer), Secondhand Serenade | Violins, Violas, Cellos | Loud and Proud Records | |
| 2013 | Waiting for the Dawn | The Mowgli's | Fiddle, Mandolin, Tenor Guitar | Def Jam Recordings | #2 Billboard Heatseeksers |
| 2011 | Sunshine State of Mind | We the Kings | Strings | S-Curve Records | #5 Alternative Songs #9 Billboard Rock Chart |

## Tours

| Year | Artist | Tour Name | Label | Countries |
| 2018-2019 | Rodney Atkins | Caught Up In The Country | Curb Records | United States Germany |
| 2016-2018 | Rodney Atkins | These Are My People | Curb Records | United States Germany |
| 2014-2015 | Caroline Larsson and Music City Band | Nashville Country Night | Weeki Records | Sweden Denmark |
| 2015 | Caroline Larsson and Music City Band | Nashville Christmas Night | Weeki Records | Sweden Denmark |
| 2013-2015 | Lindsay Lawler | Highway Angel | | United States |
| 2013-2014 | Lisa-Marie Fischer | Holding On | Stevja Records | Germany Switzerland |
| 2012-2013 | Lisa-Marie Fischer | Sugar and Salt | Stevja Records | Germany Switzerland |
| 2011-2012 | Lisa-Marie Fischer | Introducing Lisa-Marie Fischer | Stevja Records | Germany Switzerland |
| 2012-2013 | Jaida Dreyer | Guy's Girl | Streamsound Records | United States |
| 2011 | Jimmy Wayne | Sara Smile | | United States |
| 2010 | Trip Lee | Between Two Worlds | Reach Records | United States |
| 2009-2010 | Rodney Atkins | It's America | Curb Records | United States |
| 2008 | Rodney Atkins | Cowboy Town (Support for Brooks & Dunn, ZZ Top) | Curb Records | United States |