Biography

With Mark’s extremely high-energy speaking style, business relevant content, drumming and interactive activities, attendees get to express their own rhythms, fortify individual strengths and enhance emotional connections with their colleagues and families. What makes Mark different is that his presentation has the excitement of a rock show with the transformational aspects of a cutting-edge keynote. Think Tony Robbins meets Bono meets Ringo with live drumming, interactive performances, compelling and emotional stories of his intimate experiences with P!NK, Billy Idol, Foreigner, Cher and other world-class artists. Mark’s presentations inspire audiences to take immediate action toward increased performance

Mark has enjoyed an unprecedented career over the last 26 years as a first-call drummer for world-class rock and pop artists. He has been voted ‘Top 3 Pop-Rock Drummers’ in the 2014 Modern Drummer Reader’s Poll. Having finished his third record-breaking world tour with P!NK. Mark also joined Cher for her ‘Dressed To Kill’ World Tour 2014.

Mark’s resume reads like a “Who’s Who” of international Rock n’ Roll royalty including acts such as Foreigner, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks, Destiny’s Child, Billy Idol, Cher (Mark was drummer on the ‘Believe’ and ‘Farewell’ tours, two of the most-attended tours in music history) Udo Lindenberg and Eikichi Yazawa. He has drummed with Velvet Revolver at Ozzfest and for crowds of 200,000 at Glastonbury Festival with Simple Minds. Mark is the recipient of numerous Gold and Platinum discs and has appeared on nearly every American and European variety show on television including The Grammys, David Letterman, The Tonight Show, Conan O’Brian, Jon Stewart, American Idol, Paul O’ Grady, X-Factor, Wetten Das and more.

Schulman is a classically trained cellist and as a teen, played with the Los Angeles Junior Philharmonic. He played cello on the 2009/2010 P!NK tour! He is also a music producer, trained audio engineer and studio co-owner of West Triad Recording Studio in Venice, California. As an active educator, Mark taught at the Los Angeles Music Academy and as one of the world’s most sought after drum clinicians hosting clinics in countries around the world.

Mark produced his first DVD in his studio entitled, ‘A Day in the Recording Studio; A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Recording Great Drum Tracks for Drummers and All Musicians’ distributed by Hudson Music. The Mark Schulman Signature Snare Drum is the bestselling signature product in the history of Gretsch.

Music is not Mark’s only driving force; he was the chairman of the board of directors of Create Now!, anon-profit organization founded in 1996, to help change troubled children’s lives through creative arts mentoring. A cancer survivor himself, Mark has also motivated children and teens through his work doing seminars with the Ronald McDonald House and benefits for the Teenage Cancer Trust in the UK.

Mark’s new book, Conquering Life’s Stage Fright, arms readers with the essential tools to step up and
break through defining moments in life. Mark inspires his audiences with stories, ideas, and insights
from leaders who confirm Mark’s Three Steps through compelling interviews about nervousness or
anxiety that is relevant to all types of performance in the workplace.

Mark’s love for inspiring others is shared through his corporate seminars and his signature Drumming Recording Seminars. Mark also wears the hats of a host, MC and keynote speaker, appearing on television, at live events and major corporate conventions for clients such as IBM, Cisco, Aveda, and Teenage Cancer Trust.

Schulman’s writing/production credits include films, various international TV shows and commercials, radio jingles and interactive media projects for clients such as: McDonald’s, Mattel, IBM, Ben10, Sony, Acura, Novalogic, Neutrogena, Honda, The Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, Showtime, USA Network, Comedy Central, Country Music Television, Nashville Network, The Sopranos, School of Rock, Speed and Beverly Hills Cop III.

Conquering Life’s Stage Fright                                                                                                        Three Steps to Top Performance

This presentation is like a rock show disguised as a keynote with live drumming, sticky powerful content, interactive drumming with the audience and even jam sessions with the C-Suite! Everyone operates with some degree of risk…so there will be some degree of fear. Mark addresses this issue by invigorating his audiences with world-class entertainment, road stories and three core concepts that give audiences the blueprint to confident peak performance in their professional and personal lives.
[Innovation, Performance, Communication, Sales, Leadership, Team Building, Breaking Through Barriers to Success]

Harnessing the Rhythm of Teams
An energetic, interactive and anecdotal presentation that gives audiences an experience of the evolution of collaboration through truly unique processes that feature rhythm, rock & roll and performance.
[Individual and Team Top Performance, Sales/Presenting, Communication, Innovation]

Hacking the ROCKSTAR Mindset

Using the metaphor of music and stories of world-class performers, Mark guides his audience through entertaining interactive processes and sticky content (as only a rock & roll drummer can do) to give attendees a fresh outlook and experience of the relationship between company and customer.
[Customer Service/Relations, Innovation, Communication, Sales/Presenting, Leadership, Individual and Team Top Performance]

Interactive Song-writing and Performance

Keynote (above) plus Mark breaks the entire group into small ‘bands,’ coaching everyone through rewriting lyrics to famous songs, and having each ‘band’ perform with their lyrics displayed for others to enjoy and support. Participants learn to break through barriers that have held them back from reaching their true potential.
[Performance, Communication, Team Building, Peak Performance, Leadership, Entertainment]

“TheraCare’s Directors were amazed and profoundly
impacted with the time spent with you. Everyone was so
PUMPED after, we could hardly focus on the remainder
of the day!”
TheraCare April 7, 2016

“Mark did an
absolutely fantastic job at our Americas People
Summit. His energy was unmatched by any presenter
I have ever seen and he totally engaged the entire
audience of 250+. I don’t think
there is one thing I would
suggest he improve as his entire
story was relevant to the topic.”
Microsoft May 29, 2016

“I didn’t expect that Mark
Schulman would have much
direct relevance for Proposal
Managers and Sales Operations but he brilliantly adapted his experiences as a rock
drummer to provide some fascinating insights. He talked about being the backline
of the band that supports the rock star to deliver a world-class performance and I
think this really resonated with the audience, who are the backline that mean our
Sales “rock stars” are able to perform at their best!”
Qvidian April 5, 2016

Well…you made me look like a hero again, this time for recommending you to The New York Tech Summit. Their meeting planner emailed me this note regarding your appearance yesterday:

“He was literally amazing. Hands down the best keynote we’ve ever had. On top of it all he’s just an a great guy. He spent the entire day (and night) with us. Spoke to and took photos with every attendee that approached him. He even jumped in and performed at our attendee party with our corporate rock band. This is going to be hard to top next year, so start thinking!!!”

But now my job is that much harder for them next year as you have set the bar VERY high. This was extremely high praise considering some of the past speakers I have booked for this organization: POW Charlie Plumb, Travelocity & Kayak founder Terry Jones, best-selling author/TV personality Larry Winget, and astronaut Rick Searfoss…all of whom are outstanding speakers! Thanks again for going above and beyond to ensure a successful event! Now if I can only figure out how to clone you…

To many more future engagements,
Arnold Sand
Executive Director
SME Entertainment Group, LLC

“Through experience, interviews, and anecdotes, Mark Schulman provides insight into the mindset and skill sets that can be used to break through the barriers to success and beyond. Conquering Life’s Stage Fright can help with expanding the human potential in the workplace as well as achieving greater purpose and happiness in life itself.”
Tony Hsieh
NY Times Best Selling Author “Delivering Happiness”
CEO of Zappos.com