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Mark Johnson

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Mark Johnson is a Grammy Award Winning Producer / Engineer and Award Winning Film Director. For the past decade Mark has worked with some of the most renowned musicians and producers in the music, film, and television industries. As the co-founder of the Playing for Change documentaries, Mark has been perfecting an innovative, mobile technique for recording musicians outside all over the world, and combining them together to create "Songs Around the World." Mark is also the Chairman of the Board for the Playing for Change Foundation, and has dedicated his life to connecting the world through music.

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A Song Around The World that brings the listener from the darkness of war to a peaceful place of harmony where there is no more trouble.

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Chanda Mama

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Stand by Me

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The Journey

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