Background
Schulman was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.
Schulman was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.
He is currently working as Cher"s drummer on her D2K Tour. Schulman is also a session drummer as well as a music producer, audio engineer and co-owner of West Triad Studios, a recording venue located in Venice, California. Schulman claims that at age 3, after seeing The Beatles perform on the Editor Sullivan Show, he knew he wanted to be a professional drummer and musician.
Born the son of two college English professors, Schulman is a classically trained cellist.
As a teen, he played cello with the Los Angeles Junior Philharmonic. Breaking into the professional music scene, by the mid-1990s, Schulman was the drummer for the band Simple Minds and was the drummer for their album, "Good News from the Next World" and toured with them after the album reached number 2 on the United Kingdom"s Top 20 Hits.
Schulman returned to session work at the end of the tour. Schulman is currently on tour as a drummer with Cher"s band.
When not touring, Schulman gives drum clinics and gives presentations as a motivational speaker.
He is also co-owner, audio engineer, and music producer, at West Triad Studios in Venice, California. As the tour drummer for P!ink, Mark continues to be sought after by percussion and drummer"s magazines. In 2013, he gave an interview for the German magazine, Sticks.