Mark Steven Evitts is an Emmy award-winning American composer, producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. His work spans television, film, and music working on shows for Apple TV+, Netflix, and artists like Nas, Hit-Boy, G Herbo, Train, Blues Traveler, Rodney Atkins, The Band Perry, Drew Seeley, Jaida Dreyer, We the Kings, among many others.
In 2025 Evitts won a Children's and Family Emmy Awards for his music direction of Apple TV+'s animated program Frog and Toad.
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, he went to Murray State University where he met mandolinist, Chris Thile. Evitts left Murray State University after only a semester. In 2006, he began touring with the band Scarlet Kings (previously Oval Opus) until 2009. In 2010, he ventured into film as the musical director and producer for the documentary Newport. He went back to school to finish his degree and is a 2024 graduate of Berklee College of Music.
Career
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. At the 3rd Children's and Family Emmy Awards, Frog and Toad won the Emmy for Music Direction and Composition.
In 2021, Evitts 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 on ten episodes of NBC's Smash, including the Emmy nominated original song, "I Heard Your Voice In a Dream".
Evitts 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, Evitts was also in the trio, St. Alban consisting of himself, 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.
Honors In 2022, Evitts 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 and television +YearFilm/TV TitleNetwork/DistributorCreditsNotables for Film/TV Series2024The RuntComposer 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 Frog and ToadApple TV+Series Composer/Songwriter 3rd Children's and Family Emmy Awards - Frog and Toad (Winner) Music Direction and Composition for an Animated Program; Preschool Animated Series (Nominee); Editing for a Preschool Animated Program (Nominee) 2023Common Sense Media Best Kids TV Show of 2023 2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards - (Nominee) Editing for a Preschool Animated Program 2021Arlo the Alligator BoyNetflixAdditional Music Composer2020Jills veranda (Season 4)Sveriges TelevisionViolin, Viola, Mandolin, Arranger2018Christmas Under The StarsBYU TVString Arranger, String Samples, EngineerFinding Your FeetEntertainment One FilmsRoadside AttractionsString Arranger, Strings, Engineer2017Love In A DayBBC OneString Arranger, Violins, Viola, EngineerJills veranda (Season 3)Sveriges TelevisionFiddle2016The Bachelor (Season 20)American Broadcasting Company (ABC)Mandolin2015Jills veranda (Season 2)Sveriges TelevisionFiddle, Viola, ArrangerSummer ForeverMaker StudiosString Arranger, Strings, EngineerNashville (Season 3)American Broadcasting Company (ABC)MandolinBlood & Oil (Season 1)American Broadcasting Company (ABC)String Arranger, Strings, Engineer2012Smash (Season 2)NBCString Arrangements, Violins, Violas, Cellos Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, for "I Heard Your Voice In a Dream"New Year's Eve with Carson DalyNBCString Arranger, Violins, Violas, Engineer2011Before Vegas, There Was NewportPBSComposer, music director, Music Producer, String Arranger, Violins, Violas, Fiddle, Mandolin, Engineer
Selected discography +YearAlbum/Song TitleArtistCreditsLabelNotables2023Birthday CakeDylan ConriqueStringsKYN Entertainment RIAA certification GOLD Single 100 Million StreamsWhite Buffalo "Horses and Weed"Ian MunsickFiddleWarner Music GroupFrog and Toad: Season 1 (Apple Original Series Soundtrack)Mark EvittsComposer, ProducerApple TV2021King's Disease II "Brunch on Sundays"Nas feat. BlxstComposerMass 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 200Judas and the Black Messiah The Inspired Album "Revolutionary"G Herbo featuring Bump JComposerRCA Records #1 US Billboard Soundtrack Albums #12 US Billboard 200 #32 Canadian Albums (Billboard)2020St. AlbanSt. AlbanComposer, Strings, Mandolin, Engineer BBC Radio Album of the Week2019Caught Up in the CountryRodney AtkinsFiddle, StringsCurb Records2018WindSister HazelString Arranger, Violins, Violas, EngineerCroakin' Poets Records #1 iTunes2017"Shed a Light" (Remixes 2)David Guetta, Robin Schulz, Cheat Codes (DJs), MokitaString Arranger, Strings, EngineerWarner Music Group2016Hymns That Are Important to UsJoey + RoryString Arranger, Violins, Viola, EngineerGaither 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 Longform2015Blow Up the MoonBlues Traveler ft. Jewel (singer), Secondhand SerenadeViolins, Violas, CellosLoud and Proud Records2013Waiting for the DawnThe Mowgli'sFiddle, Mandolin, Tenor GuitarDef Jam Recordings #2 Billboard Heatseeksers2011Sunshine State of MindWe the KingsStringsS-Curve Records #5 Alternative Songs #9 Billboard Rock Chart
Tours +YearArtistTour NameLabelCountries2018-2019Rodney AtkinsCaught Up In The CountryCurb RecordsUnited States Germany2016-2018These Are My People2014-2015Caroline Larsson and Music City BandNashville Country NightWeeki Records Sweden Denmark2015Nashville Christmas Night2013-2015Lindsay LawlerHighway Angel United States2013-2014Lisa-Marie FischerHolding OnStevja Records Germany Switzerland2012-2013Sugar and Salt2011-2012Introducing Lisa-Marie Fischer2012-2013Jaida DreyerGuy's GirlStreamsound RecordsUnited States2011Jimmy WayneSara Smile United States2010Trip LeeBetween Two WorldsReach Records United States2009-2010Rodney AtkinsIt's AmericaCurb RecordsUnited States2008Cowboy Town (Support for Brooks & Dunn, ZZ Top)
References
Sängerin veröffentlicht neue Single "One In A Million" It turns Nashville Lisa-Marie Fischer: Ein Talent geht seinen Weg Biography on markevitts.com
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