Mark Schilders is a drummer, multi-instrumentalist producer and mixing engineer based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

A born natural, Mark began drumming at 5 years old and went on to seamlessly integrate into the established Dutch music scene at the young age of 18. He began his studies at The Codarts Conservatory of Rotterdam graduating cum laude in 2011. While a student, he won the prestigious Prinses Christina Jazz Concours (2008) and the Erasmus Jazz Prijs (2011).

In 2012 he was awarded multiple scholarships to study at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York where he studied under the guidance of Amir Ziv, Jim Black, Reggie Workman and Ben Street. 

In 2014 Schilders was selected as ‘Nieuwe Maker’ by the Dutch Performing Arts Fund in collaboration with Stichting Jazz International Rotterdam which marked the start of his career as a composer and producer of original music.

In the years following, his first album Fabrik (2016) saw the light of day. Followed by commissioned works for a.o. the New Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra and the infamous contemporary dance company Conny Janssen Danst.

Since 2020, he releases new electronica infused music as Fabrik, a quest for more personal music – an attempt to blur the lines between acoustic and electronic sonic worlds.

Mark is on faculty at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Codarts Conservatory in Rotterdam, teaching drums and more. He is currently playing drums for dutch electronic-jazz group WAAN. In recent years he was found frequently on drums, bass and synthesizers with one of the most sought after Dutch electronic music acts, Weval. 

Besides touring and teaching, Mark is running his own production and mixing studio in Rotterdam.