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| Guitar Prodigy Marcin Shares New Single "Allergies" Ft. Delaney Bailey Named "one of the most talented guitarists of his generation" by Guitar World, MARCIN has been captivating audiences across the globe with simply a guitar in hand. His signature performance style and solo-arranging brilliance has been brought to new heights on his long-awaited full-length debut album, Dragon in Harmony (September 13, Sony Music Masterworks). Available for pre-order now, the album features original compositions as well as a sweeping repertoire of covers arranged by the guitar wunderkind and co-produced alongside Dan Book, with special guests Portugal. The Man, Tim Henson and Ichika Nito. Marcin's latest single, "Allergies" featuring vocals by Delaney Bailey, who skyrocketed in recent years through TikTok. "Years ago, I posted the intro to "Allergies" on Instagram with no expectations, " says Marcin. "I wrote the intro as a sort of antithesis to what I was normally doing. This was a rebellion to make something purely beautiful, and not necessarily difficult and "cutting edge." The piece resonated and guitarists began to cover it, even though it wasn't officially released. "I knew it would eventually become a real song, but it took many years before I understood where to take it. I approached it as a songwriter. I love Delaney's voice, it's very pure and direct. For the lyrics, she connected my title "Allergies" to a relationship. It was so creative, how she found a way into the music." The song follows the single "Classical Dragon, " featuring Polyphia's Tim Henson listen here and watch the video, starring the two trailblazing guitarists. "I was born in 2000, the Year of the Dragon, and I'm releasing my debut in 2024, another Year of the Dragon, so it felt like a very natural idea to follow, " says Marcin. "The dragon is a fiery mythical beast, untamed and chaotic. And then you have this idea of harmony, which is the opposite of that. In recent years, I've been doing so many things but not necessarily fusing them into a whole everything was in bits. But now I'm finally making an artistic statement that is cohesive rather than fractured. The dragon is in harmony." Marcin effortlessly blends melody, harmony, and hand-drum-style percussion across a genre-fluid collection of original compositions and covers on Dragon in Harmony. "'Guitar Is Dead' is kind of my response to guitar purists, " Marcin says of the album opener, continuing, "It's me saying: 'Yeah, you're right. Guitar is dead. Just keep doing everything that's been done before.' My goal has always been to show a wide-open audience that my style of performing is just another way of playing the guitar there's no barrier to entry." It's a theme that extends to the album's collaborators, including Tim Henson on "Classical Dragon" and Ichika Nito on "I Don't Write About Girls" as featured guitarists, and Portugal. The Man on "When the Light Goes" and Delaney Bailey for the neo-soul "Allergies." Produced alongside Dan Book (blink-182, Shania Twain, Britney Spears), Dragon in Harmony also features a range of covers: Justin Timberlake, Sade and Nirvana share album space with Mozart, Debussy, and Miles Davis/Bill Evans. With accolades from Rolling Stone, Billboard, Guitar World and Premier Guitar Marcin has earned millions of followers and fans one performance at a time. Whether through his internet-breaking videos, appearances on hit TV talent shows, or opening for OneRepublic on their 2022 European tour, in a few short yet explosive years, Marcin's virtuosic technique has been championed by Tom Morello, Paul Stanley, Madonna and BTS' Jungkook, Timbaland and Ty Dolla $ign. In 2022, Marcin launched a signature guitar with Ibanez Guitars, joining contemporaries Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Tim Henson and Ichika Nito as ambassadors for the Japanese brand. The electrifying performances by this Polish-born musician extend far beyond the screen, with his first global headlining tour selling out across Asia and North America in weeks, including New York's Gramercy Theatre and The Troubadour in Los Angeles. DRAGON IN HARMONY TRACK LISTING 1. Guitar Is Dead 2. I Killed It 3. When The Light Goes featuring Portugal. The Man 4. Cry Me A River 5. Classical Dragon featuring Tim Henson 6. Smooth Operator 7. Allergies featuring Delaney Bailey 8. Nardis 9. I Don't Write About Girls featuring Ichika Nito 10. Clair de Lune 11. Cough Syrup 12. Heart-Shaped Box 13. Bite Your Nails 14. Requiem write your comments about the article :: © 2024 Jazz News :: home page |