About Mark Zaki

Mark Zaki is a composer and violinist whose work occupies the space between genres, largely because he refuses to stay in one. His output ranges from historically informed string quartets to electroacoustic performances involving live video and interactive electronics.

He is fascinated by the intersection of sound, image, and technology, creating spaces that consider identity, perception, and the digital age’s influence on how we experience ourselves and each other.

Zaki’s work has been recognized by the International Society of Contemporary Music and Musica Nova (Prague), and supported by a Mellon Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania and a Fulbright Scholar award to the UK.

His music has appeared at festivals and venues including the NY Philharmonic Biennial, National Sawdust, New Adventures in Sound Art, the Visual Music Marathon, SEAMUS, the Seoul International Computer Music Festival, Primavera en La Habana, Nuit Bleue, and the New Music Miami ISCM Festival.

As a composer and sound designer, he has contributed to more than 50 film, television, and theater projects. He divides his time between Princeton and New York City, and is reasonably sure he left his favorite rosin in one of them.