MARVIN PRIEST SIGNS TO ISLAND RECORDS AUSTRALIA

MARVIN PRIEST
SIGNS TO ISLAND RECORDS AUSTRALIA &
RELEASES HIS THUMPIN’ DEBUT SINGLE ‘OWN THIS CLUB’

From the instant you experience the voice, style and innate rhythm of this impressive young star, you’ll work out for yourself that Marvin Priest is a debut artist quite like no other. Indeed, so rarely in modern music does a new artist appear on the scene boasting such experience and depth of skill and talent.

Marvin’s musical bloodline explains a lot. The son of reggae superstar Maxi Priest, Marvin spent his childhood touring the world, soaking up all the international music world had to offer, long before he was even old enough to start high school.

About three years ago, the South London-bred singer started a regular gig as a back-up vocalist in his father’s touring band. Marvin’s natural talent didn’t go unnoticed amongst Maxi’s circle of superstars. Marvin was soon asked out on tour by those other leading lights of British reggae, UB40.

In 2008 during a trip to Australia as part of the hugely successful Ragamuffin tour, Marvin fell in love with the country.  Marvin was so enchanted by Australia that he now spends half of each year here and signed to Island Records Australia in 2010. As for leaning to dance rather than reggae, he has simply chosen to make the sort of music that he loves.

“My dad is a reggae singer so everyone’s first thought is that I would be a reggae singer,” Marvin laughs. “But to be honest, growing up listening to music, I was obsessed by R&B as a youngster. As I’ve become the artist I am today, as I was in the clubs listening to what was going on, it all added up to me: Wow, I really love dance music, I really love club music, I like to be in the club partying. So I’ve brought my R&Bish style with bits of reggae and infused it with pop music.”

‘Own This Club’, the official debut solo single by Marvin Priest is a collaboration with Sydney-based hit-makers DNA Songs. The track is mixed by the multi Grammy Award-winning Serban Ghenea, the guy behind thirty U.S. #1 blockbusters including P!nk’s ‘So What?’, Ke$ha’s ‘Tik Tok’ and Katy Perry’s ‘California Gurls’.

MARVIN PRIEST
Debut single OWN THIS CLUB at radio now | Digital Release: 25 February