- Welcome
- Bio
- Music
- Film
- Columns
- Books
- Television
- Speaking
- Consulting
- What They're Saying
- Mark in the News
- Contact
Welcome
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Bio
In 2004, he co-produced two short films, Cupid and The Bridge with producer Ralph Winter and in 2010 produced the film Doonby. He has served as a producer on films such as The Vessel starring Martin Sheen, Max Rose featuring Jerry Lewis, Frank vs. God, America, The Unknowns, Silence Patton and Japan: Searching For The Dream. He is currently producing the film Reagan. He was co-founder and currently serves as president of the Damah Film Festival.
Through his MJM label, Mark released 100 albums by American artists into the Japanese market since1990 and in 2008 Mark launched Bully! Pulpit Records, a joint venture label with Nettwerk Music Group, releasing Molly Jenson’s debut album, Maybe Tomorrow, worldwide in 2009. In 2004 he produced the award-winning rock soundtrack for The Passion of The Christ featuring Lauryn Hill, P.O.D., Creed, MxPx, Blink 182, Kirk Franklin and others, produced the B.J. Thomas song Walk On for his film Doonby and in 2014 produced Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine’s version of The Star Spangled Banner for the film America.
He is the author of several books including The Rock & Roll Rebellion, Faith, God & Rock ‘n’ Roll & The Lion, The Professor & The Movies and in 2009 formed a partnership with Midpoint Trade Books to release titles from his imprint Bully! Pulpit Books. His most recent book Rock Gets Religion: The Battle For The Soul of The Devil’s Music was released in 2018.
He is a Senior Columnist for Newsweek Magazine and in the past was a regular contributor to Forbes and Investor’s Business Daily and wrote for The Huffington Post for 13 years. He’s written widely on politics and pop culture for a variety of publications including The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, The Wrap, Christianity Today, The Jewish Press, Billboardand others. Mark lives in the Los Angeles area with his family.
Music
Mark Joseph is an award-winning music producer who has worked with many of today’s top recording artists including Lauryn Hill, P.O.D., Sixpence None The Richer, Scott Stapp of Creed, MxPx, Dr. John, ZZ Top, Mark Hoppus of Blink 182, Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams, Andrae Crouch, and many others.
In 2009 he formed a joint venture label with Nettwerk Music Group whose first album by recording artist Molly Jenson was released in partnership with Sony Music. Joseph began work in the studio while still in college as coordinating producer on the first of two dozen albums by various pop and rock artists. Later he began producing music for corporate clients like Ford, Nissan, Honda, Canon and others. He supervised the international distribution of over 100 records into the Japanese market by artists including Chevelle, Sixpence None The Richer, Mozart, Jon Gibson and others. In 2003 he produced the inspired-by soundtrack for The Passion of The Christ for which he received a GMA Music Award. In 2010 he produced the BJ Thomas “Walk On” for the film Doonby and in 2014 produced Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine’s rendition of The Star Spangled Banner for the film America.
The Star Spangled Banner
by Dave Mustaine of Megadeth
Walk On
by B.J. Thomas
Film
The Bridge
Cupid
Columns
Mr. Joseph is a regularly featured columnist contributing to a variety of publications on topics ranging from media to culture to politics to spirituality and international issues. His writings have appeared at a variety of publications including The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Thewrap.com, Forbes, Investor’s Business Daily, USA Today, Christianity Today, The Jewish Press and others. He spent 13 years as a contributor to the Huffington Post before moving to Newsweek where he is currently a senior columnist.
Books
Mr. Joseph has published three books on the intersection of rock music and religion, The Rock & Roll Rebellion in 1999, Faith, God & Rock ‘n’ Roll in 2003 and Rock Gets Religion in 2018. In 2010 he wrote The Lion, The Professor & The Movies: Narnia’s Journey To The Big Screen. In 2005 he launched Bully! Pulpit Books as general editor and released Pop Goes Religion, by Scripps-Howard News Service reporter Terry Mattingly. In 2018 the imprint released Bob Dylan: A Spiritual Life by author Scott Marshall. Joseph has also served as a contributor to the St. James Encylopedia Of Pop Culture.
Television
Speaking

Consulting
Mr. Joseph and his team of experts are frequently sought after for consulting services on a variety of media and business projects. With expertise in providing media strategy and public relations assistance, Mr. Joseph has led marketing campaigns for films, media projects and corporations. For more information or to schedule a consultation, please contact us.
What They're Saying
What they’re saying about Mark…

“Mark has a knack for developing stories in all forms of media that reach both the blue and red states. He has his fingers on the pulse of the American consumer and he delivers.”
-Michael Levine, Publicist, Author, Guerrilla PR

“Mark has a love for music that moves both Heaven and earth.”
-Lonn Friend, fmr. editor, RIP Magazine

“I consider Mark a long lost brother, a kindred spirit, a brave soul and a good man.”
-Gary Cherone, lead singer, Extreme, Van Halen
Mark in the News
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Contact
Mr. Joseph is available for select interviews with established media outlets.
To schedule an interview contact Joni Rubin at Levine Communications Office: