Mark Wilkinson (singer)

Mark Wilkinson recording a music video in Sydney, 2013

Mark Wilkinson (born August 12 in Buckinghamshire , England) is an Australian songwriter and singer . His profound lyrics, melodic talent and passionate performance quickly made him one of the most famous musicians in Australia .

Life

Shortly after his birth, Wilkinson's family moved to Singapore . When he was four years old, they moved to Australia, where he attended the Sydney Grammar School and then completed his Bachelor of Arts / Commerce at the University of Sydney. He only discovered his passion for playing guitar during his time as a student.

Career

In 2006 he released his independent debut EP Cellophane Life , which with its 6 tracks gives an insight into his lyrical skills and emotional sound. The title track and Baptism By Fire got him into the finals of Commercial Radio Australia's New Artist To Radio competition.

In 2007 he went on tour with the current Australian Idol winner Damien Leith and played in front of thousands of fans across the country. Shortly thereafter, he became aware of Peer Music, the world's largest independent music publisher, and Wilkinson signed a worldwide deal.

The year 2008 began with several concerts on the Australian east coast. He then toured Europe for two months and gave concerts all over Ireland, England, France and Germany. There he teamed up with songwriter Adam Argyle and worked with David Gray's producer and band in London . The success of his European tour brought him to the Popkomm Conference in Berlin , where he performed in front of members of the international music industry .

As part of the Forces Entertainment Tour 2009, he performed in the Solomon Islands for Australian soldiers stationed there. In order to make his music available to the public, he started the A Year of YouTube campaign in April . The premise of the campaign was to release an original song every week for a year. He is also signed by Australia's largest entertainment agency, The Harbor Agency.

At the beginning of 2010 he accompanied the Grammy winner Michael Bolton on his tour. Followed by tours with Ian Moss ( Cold Chisel ), John Stevens (Noiseworks) and Shannon Noll. He then flew to China to represent Australia at the World Expo.

With more than 20,000 copies of his EPs sold at concerts, he went back to the studio to record his debut album Truth Came Running with producer Sean Carey , which was released in March 2011. The lead single, All I Ever Wanted , was broadcast by radio and television stations across the country. In October 2011 he released his third EP Sweet White Lies , which was followed by his "A Friend On The Road" tour. He accompanied Boyce Avenue on his Australian tour and appeared in the opening act for Kings of Leon at the Allphones Arena in Sydney.

The album Live at the Basement was released in early 2012 . The live album was recorded during the A Friend On The Road tour at The Basement in Sydney. In March 2012 he toured Australia with his Caught In A Moment tour, with concerts sold out across the country. Shortly afterwards he released the solo acoustic album Hand Picked and gave a handful of concerts in churches in Sydney and Melbourne .

In collaboration with producer Ollie McGill, he began work on his second studio album, Let The River Run, in November 2012 . The album was recorded at Wavetrain Studios in Taren Point, NSW, mixed at Ivory Lane Studios in Gosford, NSW and mastered at Abby Road Studios in London. MGM in Australia and New Zealand took over the distribution including the worldwide digital distribution. Let The River Run was released in August 2013 and immediately shot to number 2 on the Australian iTunes singer-songwriter album chart and number 20 on the general Australian iTunes album chart. In November 2013 the album was number 1 on the iTunes charts. In July 2013 he started his tour to market the album with concerts across Australia, a debut America tour in October, a debut New Zealand tour in November and end-of-year shows in Sydney. The end of the year shows sold out in record time.

Discography

Albums

year	Title	Released	Label	format
2006	Cellophane Life	2006	Independent (MW001)	EP
2008	Counting Down The Hours	2008	Independent (MW002)	EP
2011	Truth came running	4 March 2011	Independent / MGM Distribution (MW005)	CD
2011	Sweet White Lies	October 2011	Independent (MW006)	EP
2012	Live at The Basement	March 2012	Independent (MW007)	CD
2012	Hand Picked	July 2012	Independent (MW008)	CD
2013	Let The River Run	August 2013	Independent (MW009)	CD

Singles

year	title	album
2011	All I Ever Wanted	Truth came running
2011	My friend	Sweet White Lies
2012	Benny's On The Rooftop	Let The River Run

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Sara Parker: Interview: Singer-songwriter - Mark Wilkinson. (No longer available online.) August 29, 2013, archived from the original on February 21, 2014 ; accessed on February 20, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ^ Mark Wilkinson. peermusic, accessed February 20, 2014 . 
3. ↑ NA2R finalists announced. (No longer available online.) FasterLouder, October 3, 2006, archived from the original on August 18, 2011 ; accessed on February 20, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Mark Wilkinson. The Harbor Agency, accessed February 20, 2014 . 
5. ↑ The home cinema that became a recording studio. Sound + Image, August 27, 2013, accessed on August 13, 2014 .