Mark Lee Townsend is known best as guitarist for the Christian rock band dc Talk.Mark's career started as a member/singer/guitarist/songwriter for the 80's Pop/Christian band Bash 'N The Code from 1986 through 1991. He played with dc talk from 1996 until their hiatus in 2001. In between dc Talk tours, he was a lead guitarist for the Christian artist Jennifer Knapp. He creatively added more life to her already well-written songs.