Mark Tedder | |
Birth Name: | Mark Anthony Tedder |
Birth Date: | January 21, 1962 |
Birth Place: | Little Rock, Arkansas |
Origin: | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Instrument: | vocals, guitar |
Genre: | CCM, worship |
Occupation: | Singer, songwriter, worship leader |
Years Active: | 2005–present |
Label: | Integrity, Kingsway |
Associated Acts: | The Worshiplanet Band |
Mark Anthony Tedder (born January 21, 1962) is an American Christian musician, worship leader, and guitarist, who primarily plays a contemporary Christian style of worship music. He has released four albums, and an extended play.
Mark Anthony Tedder was born on January 21, 1962,[1] [2] in Little Rock, Arkansas, whose musical inspiration started with playing drums, while in high school.[3] [4] He has lived all over the world from the United Kingdom, Russia, and Czech Republic, where he helped spread the Gospel truths.[3] Tedder is the uncle of Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic.[5]
His music recording career began in 2005, with the album, Worshiplanet, that was released by Kingsway Music, on December 9, 2005.[6] He released, Pilgrims Journey, on November 17, 2006, with Kingsway Music.[7] The third album, The Door: Live Worship From Beijing, China, was released independently on December 1, 2008.[8] His subsequent album, Restore, was released on October 18, 2010, from Integrity Music.[9] [10] He released, an extended play, Atmosphere, independently on May 31, 2013.[11]
Tedder resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with his wife, Carrie, and their two sons, Ben and Daniel.[3] [4]