Mark is a graduate from the Liberty University School of Music. He completed his undergraduate degree in BM: Film scoring in 2017 and completed his MA: Music Education- Conducting in 2019. Mark was born in the beautiful twin island republic of Trinidad & Tobago to a family of four and has one older sister. As a pastor’s kid, Mark developed his passion for music at a very early age and was involved in the church’s music ministry playing drums, electric bass and piano. In 2019, he attended Liberty University to further develop his musical craft and was mentored by film scoring professor, Dr. David Schmal.

Mark has worked on numerous projects including a variety of short films, radio/ television commercials , documentaries, and the encounter series. He was introduced to the Encounter series under the advisement of Dr. David Schmal. Mark continues to fulfill his passion as a studio musician, music technology media specialist, and media composer.

Ryan is a graduate of Liberty University with a Bachelor of Science in Studio Art and a minor in Graphic Design. One of his greatest passions is to glorify God through his work and use the talents and practice he has to help him hone for that very purpose. He loves designing concepts for incredible and unique worlds using tablet, paper, and pen and is currently an in-house Concept Artist for The Encounter designing some of the awesome scenes that the audience hears as they listen to the story unfold.

Kaleb is a Junior at Liberty University who is studying Digital Media with a concentration in audio. He also regularly serves as Master Electrician and Light Board Programmer for regional theater companies. Kaleb is the lead editor for Season 3 of the Encounter Series and is thankful for the opportunity to work directly with Professors Gerstner and Nelson as he edited, mixed, and designed Season 3.

Preeda is a graduate music student from Udonthani, Thailand. Growing up in a farming region, he did not have many options of learning music. However, his mother saw the importance of the English language and music, so she began teaching him basic keyboard herself even though she did not know music. Preeda learned more about music by joining the local church worship team and singers group. During high school, he decided to take music more seriously and traveled to Bangkok for lessons. During his first year in college, Preeda got interested in film music and began to try composing. He has an Undergraduate degree in Commercial Music from Silpakorn University in Bangkok. Preeda continues to pursue his dreams to be a composer for film and other medias, while also training to be a music teacher.