Who is Mark Datter?

For the past 15 years, the Baltimore native has been constantly evolving his sound with his remarkable skills throughout the music scene. Beginning as a classically trained pianist, self-teaching himself guitar, and pursuing education for classical performance in piano, Mark Datter created an empowering music foundation that has worked in his favor. The multiple elements that are intertwined throughout the project are heavily influenced by death/black metal, synth wave, classical, and improvisational music. Inspired by the 80’s aesthetic and ambiance, Mark Datter conveys intimate energy and experience through his music, lyrics, and song structures with a modern flair.  

Before completely launching in January of 2021, Mark Datter discovered the name for his project while working with fellow Baltimore producer, DELTAnine, in 2015. The lyrics are based on personal experiences that shaped the creation of the Annihilation EP and each featured track tells a story of vulnerability and regrowth that allows listeners to relate through understanding. It took two weeks for the Annihilation EP to be written lyrically and structurally in Ableton and the next 5 months were spent working on the production side of things with DELTAnine while gaining engineering, mixing, and mastering skills.   

The concept of Mark Datter spawned while listening to psychedelic pop projects but wanting to incorporate a darker synth wave tone that eventually transformed into a completely different beast. Ultimately, Mark Datter wants to continue creating music and incorporating real experiences of destruction and creation that listeners can connect with as they go through various stages in their lives.