Mark Heinz started playing drums in 1980 and dialing into bulletin board systems on a 300-baud modem around the same time. Two obsessions, same era: rhythm and terminals.
He grew up on BASIC, BBS culture, and drum rudiments. By the time the web arrived, he'd already spent years in front of both kinds of kit. He co-founded Fragile Porcelain Mice in 1991, a rock band out of St. Louis, and played with them for twenty-five years. Somewhere in the middle he taught himself HTML because fans kept building the band's website and it never looked right. That turned into a production company that he ran for over a decade.
After twenty-five years he stepped away from the band and closed up the production company. He went back to work at forty-five. First job back was on a factory line. Thirteen years of running your own company have a way of showing, though. Within months he had moved into marketing, and before long he was running brand, web, and video for a company with three divisions across three states. Over seven years as the entire marketing department. Sixty videos produced and hosted, all by one person.
He left that role in March 2026 and started Rendered. Rendered Consulting is brand, marketing, and web advisory for small and mid-size businesses. Rendered Digital builds free tools and custom apps. Both from scratch. Both live.
He's up by 3:30 most mornings. Still plays drums and bass at church most weeks. Lives in southern Illinois with his family.