For some a man of many guises, for others a life cherishing artist who refuses to settle for anything less than the message of hope expressed through his broad creativity. As the beauty and complexity of life cannot always be translated into one or another artistic medium, Airborne Mark alternates easily between the sound and the picture. Often asked to summarise his eclectic artistic exploits, he replies “At times I find it much easier to take to the pen to express certain ideas and emotions, then other times, they simply fit better encapsulated in pictures rather than words.“ Hence his household adage:  Painting Songs Singing Pictures Since 1982.
 

Airborne Mark has been perfecting his rapping skills from teenage years and taken part in various rap projects on the way. Nevertheless, it was when he came across a lively spoken-word scene in London that he immediately developed passion for it and his wordsmithery took a new direction.

For his debut EP “Six Folds and a Throw” he teamed up with an acclaimed progressive electronic producer B Szczesny  (Brennnessel Netlabel).

Over the thirty-three-minute-long material Airborne Mark tells the story of juggling simultaneously his passion for music and graffiti as well being a classroom teacher. “Jelly Beans” is a recount of his personal journey from disliking being in the classroom to the realisation of being in the moment with the kids while waiting for his artistic  aspirations to come to fruition. “The Life You Can’t See” paints a picture of challenges he experienced settling into the London scene as an English rapping foreigner. “Wind / Vapour / Dew / Frost” and “A.I.R” embody the light-hearted side of the EP, introducing Airborne Mark’s ever present aviation theme in a true braggadocio  style. “Six Folds and a Throw” also contains an exclusive nu-disco remix of “A.I.R” by B Szczesny from his latest album, “Beyond Midnight”, which debuted in its instrumental form.
 

Airborne Mark is equally active on the UK graffiti scene. Under his aerosol art moniker, thePilot, the flying theme boldly continues. Being tremendously awed by the heroic exploits of fighter pilots in The Battle of Britain as well as the ephemeral beauty of  the man-made flight,  his art oscillates within the theme of gallant airmen, whimsical flying machines and fanciful paper-planes. thePilot features in gallery shows and at aerosol art festivals on a regular basis. Apart form selling his canvas artwork and undertaking various graffiti commissions, Airborne Mark conducts graffiti workshops  with the youth.
 

Airborne Mark is a qualified primary school teacher and currently works on a part-time basis in south-west  London where he also lives.