{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Mark Hallman | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|8|1|mf=y}} | birth_place = Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S. | occupation = Producer, engineer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist | instrument = Keyboards, guitar, bass, drums, vocals | genre = Rock, indie rock, alternative rock, Americana | associated_acts = Carole King, Dan Fogelberg, Ani DiFranco, Navarro | website = {{URL|markhallmanmusic.com}} }} '''Mark Hallman''' (born August 1, 1951) is an American producer, songwriter, engineer and multi-instrumentalist. He has worked with Carole King<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hoerburger|first1=Rob|title=Close Up|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hyQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=carole+king+producer+hallman&pg=PT68|access-date=January 21, 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=May 8, 1982}}</ref> (appearing on six of her albums as a performer and producer), Ani DiFranco, and Eliza Gilkyson.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mark Hallman at All Music|website=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mark-hallman-mn0000230559|access-date=January 13, 2016}}</ref>
In the mid-'70s, Hallman was one of the two principal singer-songwriters for Boulder, Colorado-based rock band Navarro. Navarro put out two albums on Capitol Records, ''Listen'' in 1977 (produced by Hallman) and ''Straight From the Heart'' in 1978.
While recording at Caribou Ranch in 1977, Carole King needed a backup band. Dan Fogelberg suggested Navarro and brought her to see them perform at The Stage Stop, in Rollinsville.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Brown|first1=G|title=Colorado rocks!: A Half-century of Music in Colorado|date=July 1, 2004|publisher=Westwinds Press|location=Boulder, Colorado|isbn=0871089300|edition=1st|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=10eRzwLWOEwC&dq=navarro+band+boulder&pg=PT53|access-date=January 26, 2016}}</ref> Hallman had been the guitarist in Fogelberg's band as well. Although Navarro had broken up by the time King called, she asked Hallman if the band would like to back her for an album on Lou Adler's Ode Record label. That album was never released but Navarro reformed for that gig and followed up with three albums recorded with her for Capitol Records.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Crowe|first1=Cameron|title=Carole King Ascends the Throne Once More|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19770918&id=97oqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WGcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3327%2C1721572&hl=en/|access-date=January 21, 2016|work=Rolling Stone / NY Times Syndicate|date=September 18, 1977}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Navarro Discography|website = Discogs|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/2070502-Navarro-7?filter_anv=0&subtype=Albums&type=Releases}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Langer|first1=Andy|title=From Commune to Congress House|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/1996-11-08/525544/|access-date=January 21, 2016|work=Austin Chronicle|date=November 8, 1996}}.</ref>
Navarro, and Hallman in particular, found a quick ally in King. She signed the group to her label and tapped them as her session band for ''Simple Things'', which reached No. 17 on the ''Billboard ''pop album charts. Before long, Hallman was producing King's albums and performing in her band full-time.<ref>{{cite web|title=PBS American Masters Series|website=PBS|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/carole-king-timeline/5843/}}</ref>
Hallman relocated to Austin, Texas with King in 1980. He later opened The Congress House, one of the longest continually-operating recording studios in Austin. In 1990 and 1991, Hallman won ''Best Producer'' at the Austin Music Awards, held during the South By Southwest Music Conference.<ref>{{cite news|title=Austin Music Awards 1990 & 1991|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/austin-music-awards/year:1990/category:related-categories/436693/|access-date=January 21, 2016|work=Austin Chronicle|publisher=Austin Chronicle Corp.|date=1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Musicians Off the Record|url=http://commstudies.utexas.edu/research/motr/scenemakers/mark-hallman|website=Moody College of Communication|publisher=University of Texas at Austin Communication Studies|access-date=January 21, 2016|ref=Scene Makers}}</ref>
In 1995, Ani DiFranco chose Hallman's Congress House to record her album ''Dilate''. The song "Glass House," co-engineered by Hallman off of DiFranco's 1999 CD ''Little Plastic Castle'' was nominated for a Grammy in 1998 for Best Female Rock Vocalist.<ref name=MTV>{{cite news|last1=Kaufman|first1=Gil|title=Ani DiFranco Takes Chances On Little Plastic Castle|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2180/ani-difranco-takes-chances-on-little-plastic-castle/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214143529/http://www.mtv.com/news/2180/ani-difranco-takes-chances-on-little-plastic-castle/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 14, 2016|access-date=January 23, 2016|work=MTV|date=December 11, 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Benzuly|first1=Sarah|title=Ani DiFranco: Stretching Beyond the Periphery|url=http://www.mixonline.com/news/profiles/ani-difranco-stretching-beyond-periphery/372826|access-date=January 25, 2016|work=Mix Magazine|publisher=New Bay Media, LLC|date=May 1, 2001}}</ref>
Mark Hallman toured and recorded with Iain Matthews during the nineties. He produced five albums of the British Songwriter Sean Taylor.
A feature-length film, ''The Shopkeeper: A Documentary about Mark Hallman & the Music Business'', produced by Rain Perry, was released in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Perry|first1=Rain|title=The Shopkeeper Documentary Official Site|website=Shopkeepermovie.com|url=http://www.shopkeepermovie.com/|access-date=January 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Stone|first1=Sasha|title=Ten Questions for Musician/Filmmaker Rain Perry|url=http://www.awardsdaily.com/8/1/2104/ten-questions-for-filmmaker-rain-perry/|access-date=January 23, 2016|website=Awardsdaily.com|date=August 1, 2014}}</ref>
In 2024, ''Light Trick'', an album of Mark Hallman songs was released on Tarrytown Records.
==Selected discography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Album !! Artist !! Credit |- |2015 || ''Restless Ones'' || Heartless Bastards || Engineer, Mixing |- |2011 || ''Roses at the End of Time'' || Eliza Gilkyson || Mixing, Mastering, musician, Vocal Harmony |- |2008 || ''Cinderblock Bookshelves'' || Rain Perry || Producer, engineer, Mixing, Vocals, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Lap Steel Guitar, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Penny Whistle, Accordion, Piano, Organ, Chamberlin, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Drums, Tambourine, Percussion, Vocals (Background), Bass, Mastering, composer |- |2007 || ''Pure and Crooked/Skeleton Keys'' || Iain Matthews || Producer, engineer, Mixing, Audio Production, Main Personnel, Guitar (Acoustic), Acoustic 6-String Guitar, Guitar (Electric), E-Bow, Harmonica, Keyboards, Bass (Acoustic), Guitar (Bass), Drum Programming, Vocals (Background), Bass, composer |- |2003 || ''Evolve'' || Ani DiFranco || Engineer |- |1998 || ''Little Plastic Castle'' || Ani DiFranco || Engineer |- |1996 || ''Dilate'' || Ani DiFranco || Engineer |- |1994 || ''Time Gone By'' || Carole King || Producer |- |1977 || ''Listen'' || Navarro || Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Piano (Electric), Organ (Hammond) |- |1977 || ''Simple Things'' || Carole King || Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards |}
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==External links== * [http://www.markhallmanmusic.com/ Mark Hallman official site] * [http://www.congresshouse.com/ Congress House official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122051905/http://congresshouse.com/ |date=January 22, 2022 }} * [http://www.shopkeeperfilm.com/ The Shopkeeper Film]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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