Mark Nauseef (born June 11, 1953) is an Americandrummer andpercussionist who has enjoyed a varied career, ranging fromrock music during the 1970s with his time as a member of theIan Gillan Band and, temporarily withThin Lizzy whenBrian Downey was unable to travel because of health problems,^[1] to a wide range of musical styles in more recent times, playing with notable musicians from around the world.

Nauseef briefly toured theUnited Kingdom in 1972 as tour member ofThe Velvet Underground before joiningElf, fronted byRonnie James Dio, in early 1975, but the group disbanded shortly afterwards. Accompanied by ElfkeyboardistMickey Lee Soule, Nauseef joined ex-Deep Purple singerIan Gillan in his newjazz fusion group, simply named theIan Gillan Band. After three albums, Gillan broke the group up in 1978. Nauseef stood in forThin Lizzy drummer Brian Downey for two international tours, and then joinedGary Moore's short-lived band G-Force.

During the 1980s, Nauseef moved away from rock music towards a range of styles, includingJavanese andBalinesegamelan, as well as music ofIndian andGhanaian origin. He has released several solo albums and worked with other musicians in a variety of projects.

Artists with whom Nauseef has performed and/or recorded includeJoachim Kühn,Gary Moore,Jack Bruce,Bill Laswell,Glenn Hughes,Rabih Abou-Khalil,Trilok Gurtu,Steve Swallow,L. Shankar,Hamza El Din, The Velvet Underground,Joëlle Léandre,Ikue Mori,Ronnie James Dio,Markus Stockhausen, Kyai Kunbul (Javanese Gamelan),Andy Summers,Tony Oxley,Tomasz Stanko, Kenny Wheeler,Edward Vesala's "Sound and Fury",Thelma Houston,David Torn,The Ladzekpo Brothers (Ghanaian music and dance),Charlie Mariano,The Gamelan Orchestra of Saba (Balinese Gamelan),Kudsi Erguner,Philip Lynott,George Lewis,Evan Parker andLou Harrison. Throughout most of these projects Nauseef has collaborated withWalter Quintus.

Nauseef attended theCalifornia Institute of the Arts where he studied Javanese Gamelan withK.R.T. Wasitodiningrat, Balinese Gamelan withI Nyoman Wenten, North Indian Pakhawaj drumming with PanditTaranath Rao, North Indian music theory with PanditAmiya Dasgupta, Ghanaian drumming and dance with Kobla and Alfred Ladzekpo, Dzidzorgbe Lawluvi and C.K. Ganyo, and 20th Century Western percussion techniques and hand drumming withJohn Bergamo. He also studied frame drum techniques of the Middle East, India and the Caucasus withGlen Velez. It was also at CalArts that Nauseef began a very creative and productive relationship, which continues to this day, with musical "alter ego", guitaristMiroslav Tadic. Together, they have composed, recorded and produced various styles of music in settings ranging from duo to large ensembles with musicians from around the world.

Nauseef has also worked as a producer. In addition to his own recordings, he has produced many records of various types of music including modern experimental forms as well as traditional forms. Traditional music productions include numerous recordings of traditional Balinese and Javanese music, including the award-winning "The Music of K.R.T. Wasitodiningrat" which was recorded inJava and features Wasitodiningrat's compositions. Other examples include the Balinese ensemble recordings "Gamelan Batel Wayang Ramayana" and "Gender Wayang Pemarwan" which were recorded inBali. These and other recordings of Indonesian music were produced for the CMP 3000 "World Series" with the production team of Kurt Renker And Walter Quintus. The "Worlds Series", which Nauseef was instrumental in establishing, was founded by CMP owner and producer Kurt Renker and produces recordings from a variety of non-western countries includingIndia,Turkey,Korea,Indonesia and others.

Jack Bruce

• A Question of Time withAllan Holdsworth,Tony Williams,Ginger Baker,Albert Collins,Nicky Hopkins,Zakir Hussain, a.o., 1989
• Somethin Els withDave Liebman,Eric Clapton,Trilok Gurtu,Clem Clempson, a.o., 1993
• TheJack Bruce Collector's Edition withGary Moore,Ginger Baker,Eric Clapton, a.o., 1996
• Can You Follow?,Jack Bruce withJohn McLaughlin,Tony Williams,Frank Zappa,Cream,John Mayall,Chris Spedding, a.o., 2008

The Velvet Underground

• Disc 3 ofFinal V.U. 1971-1973, 2001

Elf

• Trying to Burn the Sun, 1975

Ian Gillan Band

• Child in Time, 1976
• Clear Air Turbulence, 1977
• Scarabus, 1977
• Live at the Budokan, 1978

Thin Lizzy

• The Boys Are Back in Town: Live in Australia, 1978

Gary Moore's G-Force

• G-Force, 1980 with Tony Newton, Willie Dee

Philip Lynott

• Solo in Soho, 1980 with Gary Moore,Mark Knopfler, a.o.
• The Philip Lynott Album, 1982 with Mark Knopfler,Mel Collins,Pierre Moerlen, Gary Moore, a.o.

Solo and others

• Nightline New York,Joachim Kühn withMichael Brecker,Billy Hart,Bob Mintzer,Eddie Gómez, 1981
• Information, withJoachim Kühn andGeorge Kochbeck, 1981
• Personal Note, with Joachim Kühn,Trilok Gurtu,Jan Akkerman, Detlev Beier, 1982
• Sura, with Joachim Kühn,Markus Stockhausen, Trilok Gurtu, Detlev Beier andDavid Torn, 1983
• I'm Not Dreaming, Joachim Kühn with Ottomar Borwitzky, Rolf Kühn, Herbert Försch, George Lewis, 1983
• Wun Wun, with Jack Bruce andTrilok Gurtu, 1985
• Dark, 1986
• Dark: Tamna Voda, withL. Shankar and David Torn, 1989
• Let's Be Generous, 1993
• Bracha, withMiroslav Tadić, David Philipson andJohn Bergamo, 1989
• Let's Be Generous, with Miroslav Tadić, Joachim Kühn, andTony Newton, 1991
• Keys To Talk By, withDušan Bogdanović andMiroslav Tadić, 1992
• The Snake Music, Miroslav Tadić, Jack Bruce, Markus Stockhausen, David Torn, Wolfgang Puschnig andWalter Quintus, 1994
• The Sultan's PicnicRabih Abou-Khalil withSteve Swallow,Kenny Wheeler,Charlie Mariano, Milton Cardona, Nabil Khaiat,Howard Levy,Michel Godard, 1984
• Old Country, withMiroslav Tadić and Howard Levy, 1996
• Baby Universe,Jadranka Stojaković with Miroslav Tadic, Yasuhiro Kobayashi, Jumpei Sakuma, Yoshiko Sakata, Michel Godard, Howard Levy, 1996
• Still Light, with Miroslav Tadić and Markus Stockhausen, 1997
• Loose Wires, with Miroslav Tadić and Michel Godard, 1997
• Odd Times, Rabih Abou-Khalil with Howard Levy, Nabil Khaiat, Michel Godard
• OCRE withSylvie Courvoisier, Pierre Charial, Michel Godard andTony Overwater, 1996
• Birds Of A Feather with Sylvie Courvoisier, 1997
• Ottomania, withKudsi Erguner, 1999
• Sarabande, Jon Lord, withAndy Summers,Paul Karass,Pete York,The Philharmonia Hungarica,Eberhard Schoener, LP 1976, CD 1999
• With Space in Mind, Solo 2000
• Venus Square Mars, with David Philipson andHamza El Din, 2000
• Islam Blues, Kudsi Erguner withNguyen Le andRenaud Garcia-Fons, 2001
• Gazing Point, with Kudsi Erguner and Markus Stockhausen, 2002
• Evident, withJoëlle Léandre, 2004
• Snakish, withWadada Leo Smith,Miroslav Tadić, Walter Quintus, Katya Quintus, 2005
• Albert, withIkue Mori, Walter Quintus and Sylvie Courvoisier, 2006
• At The Le Mans Jazz Festival,Joëlle Léandre withMaggie Nicols,Irene Schweizer,William Parker,India Cooke,Markus Stockhausen,Paul Lovens,Sebi Tramontana,Carlos Zingaro, 2006
• No Matter, withBill Laswell,Markus Stockhausen andKudsi Erguner, 2008
• Orte,Raymond Theler withWalter Quintus andMarcio Doctor, 2008
• Air,Dave Liebman withMarcio Doctor,Walter Quintus,Markus Stockhausen, a.o., 2011
• Aspiration, withAlice Coltrane,Carlos Santana,Kudsi Erguner,Zakir Hussain,Pharoah Sanders, a.o., 2011
• City Of Leaves,Sussan Deyhim withBill Laswell,Kudsi Erguner, a.o., 2011
• Near Nadir, withIkue Mori,Evan Parker andBill Laswell, 2011
• Spaces & Spheres, withStefano Scodanibbio,Tara Bouman,Fabrizio Ottaviucci,Markus Stockhausen, 2013
• as the wind, withEvan Parker,Toma Gouband, 2016
• All In All In All, withArthur Jarvinen,Tony Oxley,Pat Thomas,Sylvie Courvoisier,Walter Quintus,Bill Laswell,Miroslav Tadić, 2018
• Locked Hybrids,Matthew Wright withEvan Parker, Toma Gouband, 2020
• Warszawa 2019, Evan Parker’s ElectroAcoustic Ensemble, 2020
• La Convivencia: Hommage To Flory Jagoda, with Merima Ključo, Jelena Milušić, Miroslav Tadić and Yvette Holzwarth, 2022
• Mongrels, with Tony Buck, 2023
• Etching The Ether, Trance Map+, with Evan Parker, Matt Wright and Peter Evans, 2023

Arcana V: Musicians on Music, Magic & Mysticism, Hips Road: New York (ISBN 0978833791), Edited byJohn Zorn with writings byMeredith Monk,Fred Frith,Terry Riley,Pauline Oliveros,Alvin Curran,Gavin Bryars, a.o., 2010

The Drum and Percussion Cookbook: Creative Recipes for Players and Teachers, Meredith Music / Hal Leonard (ISBN 1574631012), Edited byRick Mattingly with writings byPeter Erskine,Bill Bruford,Valerie Dee Naranjo,Anthony Cirone,Robin Engelman,Bill Cahn,She-e Wu, John Beck,Glenn Kotche, a.o., 2008

Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas, Inner Traditions (ISBN 0892819138) by Claudia Müller-Ebeling, Christian Rätsch and Surendra Bahadur Shahi, 2002

Practicing and Making Music...Without Your Instrument, Published in The Percussive Arts Society journal PERCUSSIVE NOTES (Oct. 1992)

Music Practice as Meditation, Published in The Percussive Arts Society journal PERCUSSIVE NOTES (Feb. 2007)

• Kibyoshi,Ikue Mori withMakigami Koichi, DVD 2011
• Unlimited 23,withIkue Mori,Sylvie Courvoisier,Kazuhisa Uchihashi,Makigami Koichi,Lotte Anker,Maja Ratkje,Zeena Parkins, David Watson, Peter Evans, a.o., DVD 2011
• The Haunting of Julia(original titleFull Circle), with Mia Farrow, Keir Dullea and Tom Conti. Music composed by Colin Towns. LP 1977 CD 1995
• Live At The Rainbow Theatre,London 1977,The Ian Gillan Band. VHS and DVD

• http://www.marknauseef.com/