RELEASED ON NOV. 1, 2024 – Nashville, TN: My latest Single, “DANCE UNTIL DAWN” can now be heard on 80+ music platforms worldwide! I wrote this song, sang the lead & harmony vocals as well as arranging and produced it in studio with Mr. Bob Williams, Recording Engineer. I am super excited about the Final tracks and have been playing it Live in my Shows this past year. The Studio musicians that performed on this were extraordinary, but it’s a guitar driven song and those tracks were played by Grammy & Dove Award winner, Mr. Tom Hemby. It’s a song about a guy coming in to his favorite Bar and ready to dance the night away! I threw in a little Beatles ‘teaser’ in the Chorus so give it a listen and download it to your playlist – it’s a rocker and you’ll love it! Here’s a link to download on your favorite music platforms: http://tunelink.to/Dawn
My last Single, “WHEN WILL YOU COME HOME AGAIN” can be heard on all the music platforms as well. This is the first song I not only wrote & performed but arranged and produced it in studio and am especially proud of the Final tracks. It’s a song about two lovers, who have gone their separate ways and after years have gone by, they still have a desire to know whether they cross each others minds from time to time. This haunting melody is further heightened by the sounds of the pedal steel guitar played by the renowned Mr. Bruce Bouton, who’s played on both Ricky Skaggs & Garth Brooks albums. I’m honored to have him on this record, so give it a listen! Here’s a link on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1vXQsGPgfI
Each year at Christmas, remember to listen to last year’s Release called “THE MYSTERY”. I re-released it this year in the form of a lyric video found on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/HgwbhGANYYc. It has an uplifting message for such a time as this and laced with a buttery smooth violin track played by Ms. Julie Jackson. I wrote this song out of my personal salvation experience, (which I’ve often nicknamed, ‘My Love Song to Jesus’), it was written with a vision so that others would be able to relate to the same kind of experience I had. At Christmas time and every day of the year, I hope this song Blesses you, the listener. https://ingrv.es/the-mystery-ga8-a
And don’t forget to listen to “FOR YOU”. Recorded at The Noise Floor in Franklin, TN, with Grammy Award winner, Mr. Jonathan Crone, you’ll love this catchy tune about dating & romance. Remember to ‘FOLLOW” me and my Band, Mark Anthony Ensemble as an Artist on Spotify or your favorite music platforms and as always, Thanks for your support!!! Here’s the link: https://ingrv.es/for-you-cts-s
Also a Fan favorite, listen to “TAKE ME DOWN SLOW”‘ is available on all the music platforms. It’s a song about a ‘dangerous’ woman who knows how to capture a man’s attention, and when she does…..look out! Also recorded at The Noise Floor in Franklin, TN, this song rocks and is the tune I open my Shows with. Make sure you download a copy today to your playlist at the link: https://ingrv.es/take-me-down-slow-6c4-v
You can always listen to my previously released Singles: “RUNNING AWAY”, “JUKEBOX ROCKIN’ THE HOUSE”, “HOPELESSLY IN LOVE”, “LEAVING ME BACK HOME”, “EVERY PART OF YOU” and “DON”T LET ME GO” on any of the music platforms as well as on YouTube, finding all my songs under the Band’s name ‘Mark Anthony Ensemble’. Also, I currently have 3 Lyric videos you can enjoy while reading the lyrics to my songs, and I’ve listed them for you in YouTube links below:
- “For You”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01hDbzNxDwQ
- “The Mystery”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgwbhGANYYc
- “When Will You Come Home Again”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_SE-3_s8mo
I have fond memories of being Interviewed as a Featured Artist on FOX 17’s “Rock & Review” Show, Hosted by Eric Dahl and aired on January 27th, 2023. I was also asked to appear on “The Daily Refresh” Show on Fox’s sister station, WTVC Channel 9 in Chattanooga! In addition, The Mark Anthony Ensemble had the honor of performing my last 2 Singles Live on WSMV Channel 4’s “Today in Nashville” Show, (check out my Gallery for some fun pics of us on the Gibson Gives Stage). If you missed those TV appearances, here’s the links to all of those + a rare Podcast featuring me being interviewed by Iron Gate Record’s President, Mr. Mark Skoda:
- CHANNEL 4 WSMV: “Today in Nashville” https://graytvmy.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/shannon_cleary_gray_tv/ERhUqoTen3FLjL7vB9pou6cBozey8c1G8n3YFlh0tV_i-w?e=mnP4j9
https://graytv-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/shannon_cleary_gray_tv/EbVjqTph5uNHhMrrUi2JOfwBITeue8DZpTTE7BDZIjdJxA?e=wA5gjI - CHANNEL 9 WTVC, Chattanooga: “The Daily Refresh”, Hosted by Sierra Waggoner
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ej0GepyHDPGbeGtsuey9FeTjTwFSo1-d/view?usp=drivesdk
- CHANNEL WZTV FOX 17, Nashville: “Rock & Review”, Hosted by Eric Dahl
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbJc6nSYjyI
- IRON GATE RECORDS: PODCAST – “The Independent Musician”
- https://pod.co/independentmusician/the-independent-musician-1
2024 was a busy year for the Mark Anthony Ensemble, playing numerous Festivals and outdoor events starting with Main Street Festival sponsored by the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County in Downtown Franklin. This event is one of the largest Festivals in the SE, attended by well over 100,000 people and this year exceeded that! We also travelled to the Memphis area in Collierville, TN to be the Headliner for their “Fair On The Square” and were selected to perform for this year’s Bellevue Community Picnic, Smyrna’s Depot Days & “Franklin On The Fourth” celebrating Independence Day. The Band was requested for the 2nd time to perform for this year’s Pumpkinfest and we lit up the Main Stage with another spectacular performance.
My music is distributed around the world and I’d like you to be a part of my Fan Base, so make sure to ‘FOLLOW’ me as an Artist on my website below AND on your favorite music platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal & YouTube Music. You can also follow the Band on Instagram, Bandsintown and remember to ‘LIKE’ the Mark Anthony Ensemble on our FB page. Make sure you STREAM, STREAM, STREAM my music and may God Bless!!!!
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