THE CD ALBUM
BY WILL MAK
Review by Adriana
Rubio
Will Mak is a successful solo artist, singer, songwriter and
keyboardist from Bedfordshire,
England. Articles
and reviews on Will Mak usually start like this:
** Mixing up classic (Elton John) with contemporary
(Jamie Cullum), Will serves up a heady cocktail of award-winning power pop,
delivered with a juicy slice of soul and funk on top. **
Will’s
musical talent has been described as a combination of “Sting, Paul Carrack and
Seal”. He has also been
compared to Gavin DeGraw, John Legend and James Morrison amongst some
others.
Will Mak’s debut album “Run This Race” was released in the autumn
of 2012 after several months of hard work with his pal writer and producer
James Erskine.
“Run This Race” is a ten tracks album filled
with a combination of amazing melodies, sounds and rhythms in the styles of
soul, funk, pop and a bit of jazz. Will’s singing voice feels as in a
pleasant-sounding dialogue with the musical instruments in all tracks. Will Mak
is a soulful-gifted singer who’s been touched by a magic wand to sing. And in
some particular singing melodies on his debut album made me think of Murray
Hockridge, another gifted one in England. Musically, I find “Run
This Race” a bit more into the skin of “Scarlet”; the album by Dave
Kilminster (Roger Waters’ The Wall Touring Guitarist) than the other
musicians Will’s usually compared to. “Run This Race” is the kind of album to
listen with an open mind, and then let the music do the restJ! You won’t be disappointed.
TRACKS LISTING
FOR “RUN THIS RACE”:
1. Head Over Heels
2. Run Before I Drown
3. You Are The Rock
4. As You Rush In
5. Falling Into You
6. Real Thing (Live)
7. Whisper My Worries Away
8. Scarecrow
9. Passion And The Power (Live)
10. Run This Race For You
Tracks 1 & 3 recorded at Baby Girl Music HQ/Studios, Farringdon,
London. Tracks co-written & produced by Laurence Hobbs at Baby Girl
Music/Major Music artist development academy. Mastering by Metropolis Studios,
London, UK.
Tracks 2, 4, & 10 recorded between November 2011 & September
2012, partly at Will Mak Music HQ, Potton, UK; partly at Producer Towers,
Royston, UK. Produced by James Erskine, with some input from Will Mak. Mixing
by James Erskine & Will Mak. Mastering by King Penn at Trackwriterz,
Atlanta, GA, USA.
Tracks 5 & 8 recorded at Carrera Records HQ, Wales.
Produced & mixed by Russ Dawson-Butterworth, with some input from
Fritz Vader. Mastering by Jon Blamire at The Digital Audio Company Ltd, UK.
Tracks 6 & 9 recorded at Vertical Room, Arrington, UK. Mixing by
Vertical Rooms, Will Mak, & James Erskine. Mastering by King Penn at
Trackwriterz, Atlanta, GA, USA.
For further info and/or to purchase “Run
This Race”, please feel free to visit Will Mak’s official store at: