Mark Wylie
Whitby, Ontario, Canada | Established. Jan 01, 2019
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Mark Wylie is an eclectic electro-acoustic solo guitarist from Whitby, Ontario, sonically painting surreal symphonic ambient scenes with his immaculate warm fingerstyle acoustic guitar backed by self-constructed electronic and digital orchestral textures. He has taken time apart from his progressive metal band Maitreya to create his stellar sophomore album, Moments, which is now available today, February 13th – Mark’s birthday! Presenting such a perfect glow of programmatic soundscapes that stretch across time and space, I have had the pleasure to join Mark for an audience to talk about his music career and his new collection of vivid constellatory pieces: - Ride the tempo
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Still working on that hot first release.
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Mark Wylie is an electro-acoustic solo guitarist based in Toronto, Canada.
Acoustic meets electronic meets symphonic. Mark’s approach takes traditional forms of fingerstyle acoustic guitar performance and integrates electronic effect synthesis with evolving orchestral arrangements. Mark draws influence from a variety of sources that include fusion jazz, progressive metal, ambient electronic and various world music forms.
The sophomore album, Moments, is set to release February 13th, 2019 - on Mark’s 26th birthday. Composing for the album took place over the course of 2017 during significant personal moments that Mark encapsulated with Music. Each song with a unique emotional fingerprint, with its own story to tell.
Moments’ reveals a sonic landscape and transports the listener to its ambient habitat.
This record showcases Mark’s synergy of jazz, classical and metal guitar styles. Mark introduces his digital-hybrid orchestra, a rotating cast of synthesizers, sequenced percussion, woodwinds, strings and field recordings.
Mark has developed an intriguing live show production for the Moments release that defies audience’s expectations when they see one man with a guitar. Taking studio magic to the stage, Mark delivers the power of a symphony as a soloist. This innovative technique redefines the boundaries of solo guitar performance.
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