Mark Mallman is a songwriter, composer and performer from Minneapolis. He has recorded eight albums and his music has been enjoyed by audiences worldwide. His non-stop, non-sleep, ''Marathon III'' performance stretched 78 hours and included 576 pages of rhyming lyrics. Mallman's album The End is Not The End is a deliberate meditation on overcoming the roots of despair. He was born in Milwaukee.

Books by Mark Mallman

The Happiness Playlist: The True Story of Healing My Heart with Feel-Good Music

by Mark Mallman - Memoir, Music, Nonfiction

Minneapolis rock legend Mark Mallman woke up at 3am with a crushing panic attack that wouldn't end. He responded by pouring songs into a happiness playlist and leaning on the wisdom of friends. This is the true story of a man beset by grief, healed by music, and learning to laugh through it all.