Hip-hop/R&B artist Mack Wilds has been signed
byGrammy-Nominated producer SalaAM ReMi as the first artist on
his newly launched imprint group, Re Mi Fa/Louder Than
Life, through Sony Music. ReMi’s impressive lists
of credits include working with Amy Winehouse, Nas, The Fugees Usher and Miguel.
Wilds, best known to fans as actor Tristan Wilds, has earned
acclaim and recognition on television and in movies alike such as HBO’s “The
Wire,” CW’s “90210,” “The Secret Life of Bees” “Red Tails.” Wilds’ debut album,
New York: A Love Story is scheduled for release on
September 17, 2013.
“Mack is extremely talented and his experiences of being born and raised in New York City has offered him a unique musical and lyrical perspective for this generation,” says Grammy Award-nominated producer SalaAM ReMi.“ He’s a natural from acting to singing. Come along for the ride with Mack, to experience his first love: music and his home NEW YORK,” he adds.
The
album’s lead single “Own It” was written by Mack Wilds and
R&B superstar Ne-Yo, who also helped produce the track
alongside SalaAM ReMi. “Own It” tells the tale of a young man who has everything
in the world but has his heart fixed on a girl to share it all with. In the
corresponding music video, which includes an appearance by BMX Biker
Nigel Sylvester, cameras follow Mack at various locations
throughout New York City as he engages in graffiti art. Mack realizes that
someone mysterious has been spray painting over his work – he then comes
face-to-face with the mysterious girl whom shares his same love of culture and
artistic expression.
The
single is currently available on iTunes and is airing on radio stations across
the country. In addition, the music video premiered exclusively on MTV on July
30th and Mack is making a special appearance for the BET premiere of the video
on 106 & Park on July 31st.
As
for the direction he wanted to take the album, Mack says, “The main thing that
we wanted to do with this album was to reflect what New York City is all about
and who better to do it than the people who made it what it is in the first
place,” he adds, of working with the line-up of accomplished producers and
collaborators on the album.
Born
and raised in Staten Island, NY, Mack says that music has always been his first
love and dreamed of a career in music from a young age, who credits his musical
influences to Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Jay-Z and Nas, among many
others. Growing up in New York City, Mack was immersed in music and recounts his
surroundings, living in the inner-city and listening to hip-hop as his major
inspiration to record this album – to reflect the feeling of all that New York
City is – from the sounds, diversity, artistry, daily grind, the good, the bad
and the beautiful.
Mack’s debut album New
York: A Love Story is described as a hip-hop-centered,
R&B-laced tale of love and loss. Production
efforts include celebrated New York City beat architects DJ
Premier, Pete Rock and Havoc, as well
as SalaAM ReMi and verses from Method Man and
Raekwon.
For
more information about Mack Wilds and his upcoming debut album, New
York: A Love Story, please visit: http://www.facebook.com/TheMackWilds &
Follow @MackWilds on Twitter and Instagram
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