Mark described the experience as hearing a sound that he had always felt within himself but hadn't yet found a way to express. This revelation sparked a literal and metaphorical journey:

: Driven by a deep need to master the kamancheh, he eventually moved to Baku, Azerbaijan, to study for two years under the legendary Adalat Vazirov.

The story of and his iconic track " Journey " is one of profound cultural discovery and a relentless search for an "inner voice" through music. The Call of the Kamancheh

Born in Soviet Dagestan in 1982, Mark moved to Israel as a child with his parents—his father a composer and his mother a violinist. While he grew up surrounded by music, his life changed forever at age 16 when he heard a recording of the (an ancient spiked fiddle) by master Habil Aliyev.