MPOS People

Mark Booth (Director)

Mark Booth initially trained with J. W. Walker & Sons (Ruislip) and N. P. Mander Ltd., gaining enormous experience in all aspects of the craft. Mark re-joined the new J. W. Walker team at Brandon, working alongside Andrew Pennells as Project Manager. He subsequently worked for Richard Bower and Goetze & Gwynn. He is particularly known for his expertise in historic leather work, working on important restoration projects such as St. Botolph's, Aldgate. He is equally at home installing modern solid state organ systems. Mark is to be credited with conceiving the Mpos modular concept, specifically building pipe organs for the digital market. With his expert knowledge of all matters relating to pipe organ manufacture, Mark is responsible for the project planning, construction and testing of MPOS pipe modules.

Paul Mortier (Director)

Paul Mortier graduated in 2000 with a 2.i Masters degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (University of London). He then worked as a design engineer at Motorola in Loughborough on a project in association with Imperial College. Upon completion of the project, the opportunity arose to pursue his interest musical and technical interests in the organ.

From 2003 he worked with a number of companies, including J. W. Walker & Sons, which allowed him to learn the fundamentals of organ building and design. His original contribution to the development of combination organs was based on his technical expertise that enabled MPOS to blend the pipe and electronic modules to produce a coherent musical instrument. He continues to be responsible for the design and integration of electronic systems.

During the past five years Paul increased his involvement in the design of combination organs. Following the successful acceptance of a number of his designs, including that for the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music, he is now primarily responsible for organ design for MPOS.

David Wilson (Tonal Consultant)

David Wilson is our voicer and tonal consultant. Prior to working with MPOS David was the Tonal Director of J W Walker & Sons until he chose to become independent in order to further develop his already considerable experience. He has worked on a large number of notable pipe organs all over the world, including St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham (UK) and St Mark's Episcopal Church, Grand Rapids (Michigan, USA).

Through his worldwide experience he has built up a knowledge of the different styles and requirements that may be desired by different cultures. By working with MPOS, David has been able to apply his traditional voicing skills to the voicing of both pipe and electronic voices, enabling MPOS to produce a more tightly integrated combination of the two parts.