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Mark Spiro - new album in January; Mark Spiro - new album in January
Topic Started: Dec 21 2011, 11:40 AM (224 Views)
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Mark Spiro is an iconic American songwriter; an established award-winning producer, recording artist, and accomplished musician, with a career that spans over two decades. Among his many accomplishments, 45 gold and platinum records, and six solo albums. His songs, and his productions, have been represented on records that have sold over 100 million records worldwide.

Born in Seattle, Mark moved to Hollywood where he met Jack White, an extremely successful and acclaimed German producer who was then making impact in the American music market with his productions of Laura Branigan, Stevie Woods, Anne Murray, David Hasselhoff and more. White immediately recognized Mark’s enormous talent and brought him in as his general co-producer. In a span of three years, Jack cut more than 100 of Mark’s songs with various American and German artists.

It was at this time that Mark met German writer/producer Harold Faltermeyer, best known at that time for his song “Axel F” from the film, “Beverly Hills Cop”. Faltermeyer was a huge fan of Mark’s writing and production skills and asked him to write a song for a new film, then called simply “Top Gun”. Mark wrote the incredible “Mighty Wings” (recorded by Cheap Trick), and a classic film song was born. Developing a reputation in the film industry Mark then wrote songs for such films as, “True Romance (“In Dreams”; recorded by John Waite); “Selena” (“Only Love”; recorded by Selena) and ”Music From Another Room” (“Day After Day”; recorded by Julian Lennon), and Mark’s songs have gone on to be featured in several television series such as “One Tree Hill”, “Marker” and “Fame”.

Mark is most recognized as one of the leading melodic rock songwriters in the United States, with songs recorded by such classic artists as Heart, Giant, Bad English, Kansas, Reo Speedwagon, Winger, and Mike Reno (LoverBoy). But, in addition, he has also written for multi platinum country artist Lila McCann and Latin Artists Luis Miguel and Emmanuel. Although he is best known for his melodic rock style, it is evident that Mark has the ability and talent to write for any style and genre of music that grabs his attention.

It was to be in Germany though that Mark recorded and released his first solo album, "In Stereo" in 1986. And he was quickly signed to Interscope Records by Jimmy Iovine as a solo artist, shortly thereafter.

Mark’s second solo album, "Care Of My Soul" was released in Japan, Australia and Scandinavia in 1994; a unique pop/rock album with Mark's special trademark haunting melodies, creative, imaginative lyrics and outstanding vocals, it was a great step forward. And was followed by the1996 release of "Now Is Then, Then Is Now" on Westcoast Records, which was a perfect melodic rock record that received unanimous acclaim in the European rock press for being one of the absolute finest releases of that year. It eventually in fact, ended up winning the UK magazines Frontiers award for ‘Best Singer/Songwriter Album’.

Mark's next two albums, "Devotion" and "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" were released on the German label MTM Music, and his most recent albums “King of Crows” (2003), and “Mighty Blue Ocean” (2005) followed, but it with this new album that Mark once again ventures out into pastures new.

With the release of “It’s A Beautiful Life”, it is now evident that Mark epitomizes the best in American song writing, production and intoxicating vocals; Mark Spiro proves that the journey has still only just begun.

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