Mark Hannesson is a composer and sound artist who writes instrumental, electroacoustic and mixed works. Many of his works explore and attempt to develop the connections between instrumental and electronic music.  As well, he is an active performer of live electronic music.

He completed a Bachelor's degree in Music from Brandon University (Canada) and a Master's degree in Composition at the University of Alberta (Canada) where he studied with Laurie Radford, Malcolm Forsyth and Howard Bashaw. He has completed a doctorate (DMA) in Composition at the University of British Columbia under the supervision of Keith Hamel. Works of his can be heard on Modisti’s Circuito Electrovisiones release: expansion sonora, the CEC compact discs Cache 2000 and Discontact III and on the Boreal Music Society (BEAMS) compact disc Unsound as well as on the Sonus website (www.sonus.ca). 

He is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta teaching courses in Composition, Music Technology and Improvisation.