Mike Marlin 'Stayin Alive' 22 November 2010

Oct. 29, 2010 - PRLog -- “Why did I choose Stayin' Alive? Well, people keep asking me what my music is like. It's nothing like the Bee Gees.” Mike Marlin 2010

Mike Marlin was born in Wimbledon in the swinging 60s, the son of accountant parents. He lost the sight in his right eye at four years old, grew up a brilliant but solitary child earned a scholarship to study physics at Oxford and dropped out to pursue a passion for music, girls and computers.

Unbeknown to his old physics tutor, Mike was more inspired by the burgeoning post-punk period of British pop, when the likes of former computer programmer, Costello, and suburban wunderkind, Weller, were at the height of their commercial powers. Arming himself with a guitar and a 4-track cassette machine, Marlin wrote songs and withdrew into a world of his own, venturing out only to play bass in bands that never made it.

"I'd write songs and stand at the back playing bass," he recalls. "There is no comparison between playing bass in a band and being the frontman. You may be only four feet away in terms of where you're standing but it's a hundred million miles away."

Jump 25 years on and Mike met music producer James Durrant who was on the lookout for an undiscovered songwriter in the classic mould. Frustrated musical aspirations took hold and Mike played James some of his songs. Within 18 months they had completed the debut album Nearly Man Marlin had been gestating for years.

Does Stayin’ Alive feature on said album? Absolutely not, and the reasons for selecting this cover as his first commercial release are unbeknown to all but Marlin himself. There was a moment in time involving some dwarves and a video camera that may have something to do with it (search youtube) but either way it does showcase Mike’s velvety baritone vocals which are something of a signature feature in the sound of the album to come.

Follow up single Play That Game is released in January 2011 and can be heard on www.mikemarlin.co.uk. Full length album Nearly Man is released in February 2011.

Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to the world of Mike Marlin...

Mike Marlin tours UK from 17th November – 20th December. Check website for details.

www.mikemarlin.co.uk // www.facebook.com/MikeMarlinMusic // www.twitter.com/marlinnews // www.youtube.com/user/MikeMarlinTube

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