Mark Nelson is a producer, songwriter and guitarist living in Evanston, IL. Active as a recording artist since 1993, he currently performs and records as Pan American. He is also a member of Labradford and Anjou. He has released tracks and full records on the labels: Kranky, Mute, Blast First, Warp, Longform Editions and many others. He has performed extensively in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan.