Mark Herman is a distinguished American theatre organist who has performed hundreds of solo concerts and silent film presentations across the United States and internationally. In 2012, he received the prestigious American Theatre Organ Society’s Organist of the Year award, becoming the youngest recipient in the society's history. He previously won the overall prize in the Society’s Young Theatre Organist Competition in 2004.

Mark has been prominently featured on American Public Media’s Pipedreams program and has performed at numerous conventions for the American Theatre Organ Society, the American Guild of Organists, and the Organ Historical Society. His international tours have taken him to Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. His compositions, arrangements, and performances have also been featured on television and in films. Notably, in 2019, heperformed a rare organ cameo alongside the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Renowned as a film accompanist and scorer, Mark is known for his period-authentic film scores and historically informed presentations that captivate contemporary audiences. In 2019, he was commissioned to compose and record two new scores for The Criterion Collection's latest Harold Lloyd Blu-ray release. Mark studied theatre organ with the late John Ferguson of Indianapolis, an internationally recognized expert in the field, and classical piano with Christine Freeman of Fort Wayne, Indiana. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Arts/Management from DePaul University in Chicago.
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Residing in Los Angeles, Mark is the President of Herman Organ Company, a firm specializing in the museum-quality restoration and care of historic pipe organs, where he leads a talented team of skilled craftsmen.