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First Name :Tommy
Last Name :Marz
Geographic City: Detroit
State: Mi
Country: USA
Zip Code: 48201
Band Description
Singer Songwriter from Detroit, Mi. A combination of Singer Songwriter and Pop. Love telling stories through music.
When Tommy recorded his first solo album two years ago, he expected it to be a one time creative experience. More often than not, Pop artists will have an underlying desire to record a Rock and Roll album after years of recording Pop records... not the other way around. After years of writing, performing, and recording predominately Rock music with his band Go To Zero, Tommy Marz decided to take a softer approach with his first solo album 'Rival'.
After having sucess with a version of George Michael's 'Faith' that spawned a video that went on to recieve many views on YouTube and getting placements on Networks such as NBC and MTV, Tommy decided to record a follow up album.
The album entitled 'Play. Listen. Rewind. Repeat.' is a collection of songs started from the acoustic guitar up. The first song 'Best of Me' takes listeners through a journey of making mistakes and ultimately trying to find a way to redemption. 'A Kid In The 1980's' remindes his audience of what is was like growing up in the 1980's and flows through a who's who of the decade in question. This is where Marz really gets to flex his Pop acumen. The record closes with a live in studio version of Prince's '1999'. It is a slowed down acoustic version of the 1983 smash.
The future is always an unknown but Tommy says his goal is to reach as many people as possible and if only one of them is moved by his music, then he will have done his job.
Tommy Marz – Play. Listen. Rewind. Repeat (Stagefiend Records)
Tommy Marz earned his rock ‘n’ roll spurs fronting Detroit outfits Ease and Go To Zero. Both bands had a reputation for turning up their guitars and rocking hard, so when Marz released his debut solo album “Rival” in 2012, and it displayed his softer, more reflective side - including a cover of George Michael’s “Faith” (a YouTube smash) - it surprised many.
Now, just a year later, Marz has returned with a follow-up record, “Play. Listen. Rewind. Repeat”, a seven-track mini-album comprising of six original songs and concluding with a version of Prince’s “1999”; recorded live in the studio, quite simply with just an acoustic guitar and something jangly providing accompaniment. It’s a neat take on a song that we’re used to hearing with kitchen-sink production, and although it doesn’t hang around – it clocks in at a single second under two minutes – it would be easy to imagine it becoming as popular as the fore-mentioned “Faith”.
That’s all well and good, but it would be a shame if it deflected attention from Marz’s own songs, especially as he’s written some of the strongest material of his career. First track “Best of Me” is nigh on perfect. It reminds be a little of the classic pop tones of artists like Jason Faulkner and Matthew Sweet, who combine grown-up songwriting with infectious arrangements and hooks that can’t quite be dislodged. “Face to Face” is just as good and “A Kid In The 1980’s (White Adidas)” relives the decade in question with a litany of references, from Mr. T to “Hungry Like The Wolf” – and if it were released into a just and fair world, it’d likely be a massive summer hit.
Personal
First Name :Tommy
Last Name :Marz
Geographic City: Detroit
State: Mi
Country: USA
Zip Code: 48201
Band Description
Singer Songwriter from Detroit, Mi. A combination of Singer Songwriter and Pop. Love telling stories through music.
When Tommy recorded his first solo album two years ago, he expected it to be a one time creative experience. More often than not, Pop artists will have an underlying desire to record a Rock and Roll album after years of recording Pop records... not the other way around. After years of writing, performing, and recording predominately Rock music with his band Go To Zero, Tommy Marz decided to take a softer approach with his first solo album 'Rival'.
After having sucess with a version of George Michael's 'Faith' that spawned a video that went on to recieve many views on YouTube and getting placements on Networks such as NBC and MTV, Tommy decided to record a follow up album.
The album entitled 'Play. Listen. Rewind. Repeat.' is a collection of songs started from the acoustic guitar up. The first song 'Best of Me' takes listeners through a journey of making mistakes and ultimately trying to find a way to redemption. 'A Kid In The 1980's' remindes his audience of what is was like growing up in the 1980's and flows through a who's who of the decade in question. This is where Marz really gets to flex his Pop acumen. The record closes with a live in studio version of Prince's '1999'. It is a slowed down acoustic version of the 1983 smash.
The future is always an unknown but Tommy says his goal is to reach as many people as possible and if only one of them is moved by his music, then he will have done his job.
Tommy Marz – Play. Listen. Rewind. Repeat (Stagefiend Records)
Tommy Marz earned his rock ‘n’ roll spurs fronting Detroit outfits Ease and Go To Zero. Both bands had a reputation for turning up their guitars and rocking hard, so when Marz released his debut solo album “Rival” in 2012, and it displayed his softer, more reflective side - including a cover of George Michael’s “Faith” (a YouTube smash) - it surprised many.
Now, just a year later, Marz has returned with a follow-up record, “Play. Listen. Rewind. Repeat”, a seven-track mini-album comprising of six original songs and concluding with a version of Prince’s “1999”; recorded live in the studio, quite simply with just an acoustic guitar and something jangly providing accompaniment. It’s a neat take on a song that we’re used to hearing with kitchen-sink production, and although it doesn’t hang around – it clocks in at a single second under two minutes – it would be easy to imagine it becoming as popular as the fore-mentioned “Faith”.
That’s all well and good, but it would be a shame if it deflected attention from Marz’s own songs, especially as he’s written some of the strongest material of his career. First track “Best of Me” is nigh on perfect. It reminds be a little of the classic pop tones of artists like Jason Faulkner and Matthew Sweet, who combine grown-up songwriting with infectious arrangements and hooks that can’t quite be dislodged. “Face to Face” is just as good and “A Kid In The 1980’s (White Adidas)” relives the decade in question with a litany of references, from Mr. T to “Hungry Like The Wolf” – and if it were released into a just and fair world, it’d likely be a massive summer hit.
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