This past year Mark Bell celebrated his 41th year in the entertainment business, his first 11 years in the music and concert end of the industry, and his last 29 years in the theatrical side of the business. All 41 years in the business involved booking, artist management, promoting, and producing theatrical touring stage shows, attractions, and concerts.
 
Mark has a knack for taking an artist record or author's book, live or animated video, and adapting it for a touring stage production, not only for the children's market but also for teens and adults as well. He has produced well over 3,500 shows worldwide from midsize venues to pro-sports arenas and stadiums. Most often his favorite size venues are the 2,000 seat theaters and performing arts centers. He especially likes producing shows in the old restored vaudeville theaters which he finds unique, rich in character, and sometimes even a challenge with their limited stages.
 
Mark's travels have taken him to 5 continents where he has worked on and produced numerous shows and tours internationally as well as throughout North America, including four Canadian Providences, one territory, and shows in the USA in all but one state, Rhode Island. Mark has also produced many shorter version productions for state fairs, festivals, theme parks, sporting events, corporate events, trade shows, schools, universities, and large churches. 
 
His largest touring production to date played large theaters, had a cast and crew of 28, traveled in two semi-trucks, and two entertainment sleeper coaches. In comparison, his smallest tour traveled 4 actors and crew in a van which carried their sound system, sets, lights and costumes. They performed 104 shows and made 20 additional meet & greet appearances at book stores over the course of a ten week tour.
 
As a producer, Mark has a vast experience and knowledge on bringing an intellectual property or concept to life on stage by assembling a team of some of the best director's, choreographers, script writers, song writers, storyboard artist, set designers, costume designers, voice talents, recording engineers for music and underscoring, lighting designers, sound designers and special effect designers that the budget will allow. On a number of tours his company has even been known to secure the sponsorship or put together the capital investment plan to fund the production, tour and promotion.
 
Marks latest achievements have been in the area of video production for live events. He has traveled with many of the acts he produces to locations around the globe to produce their performances on video. Some for the purpose of Home Video to sell, some for promotional purposes, some for simply archival, and numerous for television shows.
 
Mark grew up in the East Texas town of Center where he graduated from high school. He attended colleges in the Texas cities of Tyler, Marshall, and San Antonio before moving to Mobile, Alabama where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Mobile. His career in the entertainment business has moved his family to Mobile, Nashville, Seattle, and Dallas Fort Worth. He and his wife, Brenda have been married for 43 years and have three married children and six grandchildren.