Los Angeles based recording engineer/composer Mark Wheaton arrived in LA from Seattle in 1979 with the band Chinas Comidas. Their first gig was Halloween 1979 opening for the Germs at the Hong Kong Cafe. Since then, Mark has worked as the musical director for performance artist Johanna Went, and has provided music scores for performance artists such as SHRIMPS, Survival Research Labs, Torture Chorus and Martin Kersels. Mark also played synthesizer in the band Bent (the Deadbeats) during the late 1980ʼs. Mark currently runs the studio Catasonic, where he works with a wide range of artists.