John Mark Nelson (born November 23, 1993) is an American songwriter and producer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In June 2014, Nelson released his third album, Sings the Moon, thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign that helped him fund the project.
The album was released with a sold-out show on Observer Drift and Husky and had songs featured on seven local radio stations.
He employed his live band; Nate Babbs, Benjamin Kelly, Nic Eggert, Grace Keating but also brought in several guest musicians; Jeremy Messersmith, Jeremy Ylvisaker, Matt Patrick (producer), Aaron Fabbrini, Ben Rosenbush, Kara Laudon, Anne Hartnett, Zach Miller,Jim O'Neill, John Cushing, Josh Misner, and Kenni Holmen.
Nelson took a different direction on the album, moving away from straightforward folk to a pop-rock sound driven by drums, bass and more adventurous guitar tones.
In May 2015, Nelson signed with GRNDWIRE Records, a record label started by Dave Simonett of Trampled By Turtles and Mark Gehring, and in July, booking agency The Billions Corporation added Nelson to its artist roster.