Mark Aanderud (born 1976) is a Mexican pianist, composer, arranger, producer and conductor.
[1] Aanderud started piano studies at 8 years old at the Escuela Nacional de Musica in Mexico City.
Aanderud is known as a jazz pianist and composer, but through the years he has also performed, composed and recorded in several genres from Jazz and classical music to progressive rock and Latin music.
[3] In recent years, Aanderud has toured with international artists including the Mexican singer-songwriter and actress Ximena Sariñana and the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group.
Aanderud has also recorded additional piano parts with The Mars Volta for their 2009 release Octahedron.