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Marc Clay

It's Time

About Me

IF YOU LOOK JUST BELOW THE RADAR OF ALL THE “NEW SENSATIONS” AND “RISING STARS” YOU WILL FIND MOVING RATHER QUIETLY AN EXTREMELY TALENTED SONGWRITER/ARRANGER/ARTIST IN ME, MARC CLAY. I HAIL FROM CHI-TOWN BUT MAKE ATLANTA, GA. MY HOME. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE STUDIO PUTTING FINISHING TOUCHES ON MY FIRST INDEPENDENTLY RELEASED ALBUM UNDER MY COMPANY - DAPPAH MUSIC, ENTITLED “The Story".THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MY ALBUM TITLE SIMPLY PUT, IS SIMPLY THAT. I HAVE SPENT SOME YEARS TOODLING AROUND ON SMALL LEVELS, DOING PRODUCTION AND WRITING FOR VARIOUS ARTISTS AND SITUATIONS THAT NEVER SEEMED TO WORK OUT, PRIMARILY DUE TO LACK OF ARTIST COMMITMENT AS WELL AS THE STATE AND NATURE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AT THE TIME. BECAUSE I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PRIMARILY A SONGWRITER, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO FIND REFUGE THERE. SO, THIS PROJECT IS BASICALLY A CULMINATION OF THOSE FRUSTRATIONS AND LETDOWNS, COUPLED WITH MY OWN CREATIVE ENERGY AND SPIRIT OF GROWTH. WHEN YOU THEN FACTOR IN THE CURRENT STATE OF THE MUSIC “INDUSTRY”, I THINK THE TIMING IS PERFECT FOR AN ARTIST LIKE ME.THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO GO REALLY DEEP ON SO MANY LEVELS. FROM THAT MELANCHOLY FEELING ASSOCIATED WITH BEING IN LOVE TO THAT FEEL-GOOD-EVERYTHING’S-GONNA-BE-ALRIGHT KIND OF THING; IT’S ALL THERE. I AM FIRST AND FOREMOST A SOUL ARTIST; I DO NOT MAKE ANY APOLOGIES ABOUT THAT. MANY MIGHT CLASSIFY ME AS “NEO-SOUL”. WHILE I DO EMBRACE THAT THERE REALLY IS NOTHING NEW (NEO) ABOUT IT. UNDERSTANDING THAT WHILE “MAINSTREAM” R&B AND HIP HOP ARE HAVING THE GREATEST IMPACT ON THE “INDUSTRY” RIGHT NOW, I JUST HAVE TO DO WHAT I DO. I KNOW THAT MY MUSIC CAN REACH PEOPLE ON A LEVEL THAT ALL TIMELESS MUSIC DOES. THAT’S MY PLAN AND I’M STICKING TO IT, NO MATTER WHAT. I INVITE YOU TO TAKE THIS JOURNEY WITH ME. TRUST ME, IT’S GONNA BE A SMOOTH RIDE. --Urban Grind "8 Artists, 8 Nights.." Open Mic challenge Urban Grind Atlanta

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/11/2006
Band Website: marcclaymusic.com
Band Members: Vocals/Keys: Marc ClayKeyboards: Brother JamesBass: Cedric Brown aka "Brown" ***Background Vocals: - Shakia Springer - Amira McFadden***Drums: Khalil Saadiq--Picture 2 (me) --End Of Picture 2 (me)--Slide Show --End of Slide Show
Influences: My range of influences is really too wide to define, so I won't risk sounding cliche and just hope that someday I can be an influence to others. BUT..IF I MUST (smile) I would say:Michael Henderson Norman Connors Stevie Wonder Miles Davis Marcus Miller Herbie Hancock(New Jacks): Dwele Musiq Brian McKnight D'angelo Bilal Frank McComb Raphael Saadiq Boney James
Sounds Like: Probably most likely Michael Henderson. I just try to make my style my own. I do tend to infuse elements of many different types of music I have been exposed to; from Jazz to Hip Hop to House to Soul to Classical. Depends on my mood.--Jammin with my band--YouTube Video of me on Rhodes MK I--Radio Laser Link --End Of Radio Laser Link
Record Label: Dappah Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

2008 is here! Its my year!!! ALBUM COMING!

Nothing like starting the year off right. I think I have found a solid engineer to mix my album. Stayed up all last night prepping tracks to go in for mixing. 10 done so far, only 6 left to go..Still...
Posted by Marc Clay on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:51:00 PST

"Bring Back The Cool" Featured on AFTERNOON GROOVE RADIO!!!

A single of mine "Bring Back The Cool" was featured on "Afternoon Groove Radio"!! Here is a link to the playlist:http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.v iew&friendID=17167195&blogID...
Posted by Marc Clay on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:24:00 PST

Urban Grind Performance

So.. it's the day after Thanksgiving and I got my chitlin's in me (had to inject a little "soul" into my system), and I'm reflecting on the past week; specifically my performance at Urban Grind Atlant...
Posted by Marc Clay on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 02:31:00 PST

My ELECTRONIC PRESS KIT

Here is a link to my ELECTRONIC PRESS KIT: ELECTRONIC PRESS KIT In there you will find my BIO, HEADSHOTS, SNIPPETS, and an ARTIST VIDEO. Enjoy!    ...
Posted by Marc Clay on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 05:57:00 PST

MUSIC TRULY IS A BEAUTIFUL THING!!

I'm just feeling like things are supposed to be happening the way they are right now. My creative boundaries are non-existent at this time. There seems to be music seeping from my pores like sweat. Ly...
Posted by Marc Clay on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:38:00 PST