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Mark Pender

Mark Pender is credited on 200 releases across 118 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1984–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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200

Pressings credited

118

Albums

5

Decades active

377

In collections

Biography

Mark "The Loveman" Pender (born August 21, 1957) is an American trumpet player and vocalist who has played with Southside Johnny, Little Steven and Bruce Springsteen. Since 1993, he has performed on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien as a member of The Max Weinberg 7 and The Tonight Show Band. He formerly performed on Conan as a member of the Basic Cable Band from 2010 to 2018. He is a member of The Miami Horns, leads his own band, The Mark Pender Band, and plays regularly with La Bamba & The Hubcaps. As a member of The Miami Horns he has toured and/or recorded with, among others Diana Ross, Gary U.S. Bonds, Joe Cocker, Darlene Love, Robert Cray and Bon Jovi. As an individual he has had sessions with David Bowie, They Might Be Giants, Buster Poindexter and Blackmore's Night.

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Credited work

200 releases · 118 albums · active 1984–2025

  • Performance · 288
  • Other credits · 6

Studios: Power Station · Le Studio · Olympic Studios · Island Studios

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