The music of Mark Pinkus reflects the beauty and mysteries of nature, love and relationship, dreams, moods, travel and the quest fro peace and tranquility. Mark's compositions are like sound paintings, creating picturesque images that take the listener's imagination on a journey. From one piece to the next, there is a totally different and unique story to be told and unraveled. Mark was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on the anniversary of Beethoven's death. At the age of 7 Mark began composing music on his yellow acoustic piano. His first composition came to him while he was looking out his living room window, watching a black cat balancing on the window ledge as a rainstorm approached.