One More Lab
Radio Date: 07/03/2014
MaryKa follows a “Northern Soul” style, inspired by superlative and timeless voices as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Etta James and artists such as Rebecca Ferguson and Emeli Sandé.
After some experiences in music and television, she decided to move to London where she soon started working with DJs-producers and musicians of the most representative pop soul of the British capital. It’s such several international musical influences which will allow her to identify her artistic project.
Then, here’s the collaboration with the label One More Lab, who, in W.I.P., after testing the artist’s ability with their European representatives’, decided to produce her in a differently way from the Italian system. Her Debut Single - COMIN' CLOSER recorded in Rome and subsequently post-produced in London by John Davis, a mastering engineer for major productions of artists such as Paul Weller, The Cranberries, Lana Del Rey, Florence and the Machine, Natalie Imbruglia, But for Lashes, Haim, Placebo, Pendulum, Rebecca Ferguson. “Comin' Closer” contains simple, stylized and basic sounds, but at the same time it is full of a “black” soul.
The single track is "form" through her own restyling. Together with the first radio version, 2 Remix are produced and edited by Dj-producers worldwide. The first is a collaboration with The Blisters Boyz, French duo well known in Europe for their remix and featuring songs by Justice, As Animals and Madonna. The other is the remix version of Richard Parker (1man music) dj-arranger living between London and Miami, collaborator of “The Runners”, Dj producers award-nominated at the Grammy Awards for songs by Kelly Rowland, Mary J Blige, Rita Ora, Rihanna, Cher Lloyd, Avril Lavigne, John Legend and Flo Rida. The video COMIN' CLOSER, forthcoming on the main digital platforms and television, was filmed in London in the streets of Camden town, the area of Bankside and the Millennium Bridge.
Maryka's project will be released on record labels One More Lab/ North2North (London) / B.M.I. (USA)
Julian Borghesan (One More Lab)