Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden. In addition to Kang, Carrie Underwood's violinist, Jimmy Herman, uses a Wood Violin. Big and Rich's violinist, Shawn Bailey, performed with a Viper at the Country Music Awards and on Good Morning America. Teacher Wood travels to over 60 schools annually all over the United States with his music education program Electrify Your Strings. The program brings together classical music with contemporary styles such as rock, jazz, and blues in order to provide a custom, hands-on learning experience. While Wood works primarily with the stringed instrument portion of the band, his wife, Laura Kaye works with the choir in order to invigorate interest for the school's entire music program within both the community and student body. In January 2008, his methods book Electrify your Strings was published, and he is currently in the midst of Electrify Your Strings' "Ultimate" tour. He has also taught at the annual Mark O'Connor Fiddle Camps, and, in 2008, was elected to the board of the American String Teachers Association. He debuted the Mark Wood Rock Orchestra Camp (MWROC) in 2010, where he and many other high caliber world-class rock musicians hold a full week of workshops culminating in a final concert that includes all students and faculty. The camp is held each summer at MidAmerica Nazarene University. On December 27, 2010, NBC's The Today Show aired a feature on the Electrify Your Strings! program filmed at an Oak Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Upcoming Roles Mark Wood has been cast in the upcoming “Harper and Fritz” series, playing the title character “Fritz”. “It’s an honor to have the opportunity to play such a magnificent role,” says Wood, “You can tell the writers really care about this character and he’s just so incredible to me. The amount of depth and emotion that he holds, it’s truly extraordinary”. The release date for the series is yet to be revealed. Personal life Wood has three brothers, 2 who play the violin and 1 who plays the cello. His mother was a pianist and his father an abstract painter. Discography Voodoo Violince Sanctuary Portrait of an Artist Shake Off the Gravity Guts, Grace and Glory Against the Grain These Are a Few of My Favorite Things Turbow Notes References External links Official website of Mark Wood Official site of Wood Violins Official site of the "Electrify