A natural talent for songwriting and arrangement. A solid muscial craftsman and performer. Hollywood's hidden treasure - *drum roll please* - Mr. Mark Arnell! With so many credits under his belt, this British-born singer-songwriter is with out a doubt, a hidden treasure about to be exposed.
Unbeknownst to most, Mark is the enormous singing talent behind Jason Lee's character Dwight Hendricks on TNT's smash hit Memphis Beat, now in it's 2nd season. With his gruff, powerful voice, Mark is the man that makes Jason Lee sound so good, a fact proven by the number of fans Mark recently acquired. "Since the airing of the first season I have accumulated many fans which has boasted downloads of my original music with my band i94", and it's because of his fans Mark says "I decided to release an album of a mixture of songs from both seasons of the show due to fan demand".
Prior to the upcoming release of his Memphis Beat album Mark wrote the upbeat tune "Let's go Down To Memphis" in celebration of Memphis Beat season two. The creative roll of the song has a groove and sound that explodes into a sing-a-long chorus. It's feel good music! Downloadable on iTunes, it's a 'must have' for your collection.
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Mark seems intent on building a legacy of recordings. "World Domination" he says when asked about his music goals. That makes me smile, because I'm thinking with a resume as impressive as his, and knowing this guy has so much talent and so much to offer, "World Domination" is only a matter of time! His
unusual voice and song writing talents can be found in so many places. Beside his current gig with Memphis Beat his considerable talent was recently on the HBO TV show "Big Love" staring Bill Paxton and his music was in the Fox TV show "The Good Guys" staring Colin Hanks. Like I said... a hidden treasure!
Mark is also the lead vocalist for the British-American rock band i94, which consists of Mark Arnell, Danny Martin, Matt Cheadle and Angelo Barber. Together the band has released numerous albums which caught the attention of Hollywood. The result - so many of their songs are featured in many different major film and TV shows. Yes Hollywood has certainly taken notice. Some film and TV highlights include 'The Hills', 'The Good Guys', 'The City', 'Keeping up with the Kardashians', 'The Two Cory's', 'Laguna Beach', 'Men in Trees', 'Smallville', 'Six Feet Under', 'Without A Trace', 'Jockys', 'Georgia Rule', 'Little Nicky', 'The Animal' and 'One Night At McCools'. With all that and more I'd say Mark is definitely building a legacy of recordings. Visit his website for more of his film and TV credits!
Mark Arnell personifies talent and entertainment. He is an accomplish musician, an unbelievable singer and has the right chemistry to break through to the rock-star fame and recognition he so well deserves! So come on everybody, "Let's Go Down to Memphis" and unleash this hidden treasure!