Biography

Mark Bulmer is a self-taught pianist, composer, performer, and producer of improvisational solo piano music for tv, film, video games, soundtracks and content, including YouTube history channels with millions of views. As a recording artist he has released five original solo piano concept albums, the latest being Imperium in March 2025.

Mark is 2e ASD1 and a polymath. A child chess prodigy, he learned at just six years of age. Having won numerous adult open tournaments and multi-board exhibitions, he was expected to become a Candidate Master while still a junior. However, at thirteen he stopped playing to focus on soccer. A talented goalscorer at youth level, he was scouted by several English teams. But, a serious injury at 19 ended any career prospects, so he moved to Florida to attend college.

To help deal with the frustration of surgery and rehab, his mum bought him a keyboard. He never took a single lesson, and to this day does not read music, yet taught himself in just three weeks. He immediately started improvising intricate piano solos, which he soon began performed at weddings and hotels around Orlando, including The Peabody, The Plaza, and Dolphin. He then accepted a six-night-per-week residency at the prestigious Arthur’s 27 in the Buena Vista Palace.

Over the next three years he completed more than 1,000 performances for audiences from all over the world. But, due to autistic burnout he walked away from music … for two decades. After a long rest he went on to work in Real Estate in both New York City and Florida. During this time he only performed twice, at The Bechstein in Manhattan and in Rome.

By 2023, Mark hadn’t touched a piano in years. But, upon deciding to return to music, he sat down and immediately improvised the haunting “Elysian Fields,” which appears on his comeback album Contact. This was followed by Imperium (2025), an epic journey through the rise and fall of the Roman Republic. His entire catalog became available for licensing across all forms of media, racking up millions of views on history channels.

Mark previously featured in magazines like Jam and Lifestyle, but now prefers a simple, more reclusive life and avoids publicity. However, in 2025 he made a rare appearance as a special guest on One World Music Radio after two of his piano solos, Rubicon & Spellbound, entered the OWMR Top 40.

To date he has released five concept albums. Images (1996), After the Storm (2013), Koan (2017) Contact (2023) and Imperium (2025). Everything was written the same way. A brief meditation on a theme while noodling on the piano. Hit record. Go where it takes him. Unedited, unrehearsed one-take improvisations. Just as the universe intended.

Beyond music, Mark is passionate about sports, weightlifting, boxing and shooting. As an avid reader, he studies everything from Roman history and philosophy to quantum mechanics and simulation theory. He also writes political satire for media. He lives happily in his beloved Florida with a loving family and two cats.