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Clinar k Meet s The J acksons
C l in a r k M e e t s T h e J a c k s o n s
Reggae Singer- Songwriter, Clinark f inally meets The Jacksons in London, England on 12 September 2015. The Jacksons were in town for BBC Proms in The Park. Clinark who is renowned for his Reggae tributes to Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 was able to meet his idols and get his own album signed called "A Tribute to Michael Jackson - A Legend and a Warrior." This was originally released on his own label, Nurture Projects in 2010. Clinark said " It was a real blessing to meet The Jacksons, we joked about the Jackson cartoons and they loved the Reggae vibes. They all signed my Tribute to MJ album too"
Clinark is Off The Wall for Michael Jackson's Birthday 29 August 2015
Clinark released his second tribute this year, ?Off The Wall "to commemorate the birthday of the late and legendary singer, Michael Jackson. UK based singer, songwriter and producer, (real name (Clinarke Dill) has given this cover his now trademark treatment, ?a Reggae twist.? This song was originally released by Michael Jackson from the same name album ?Off The Wall? in 1979 and released as a single in 1980 on Epic Records. It was written by Rod Templeton and produced by Quincy Jones.
This is another new production from Clinark. MJ fan ?Sylvia. A? is on backing vocals.? The song is streaming on Spotify, Revebnation.com/Clinark, Soundcloud/Clin and on iTunes, Amazon and major download stores from 29 August 2015, for $0.99 and less. A fan inspired video is available on his own YouTube Channel, Nurture Projects.
In June 2015 he released another tribute ?Forever Came Today?, having composed his own tribute to Jackson called ?Happy Birthday MJ? (2014) which saw him move to a more Soulful House style. In 2015 he remixed the song and re-tit led the work ?Happy Birthday Today? which is on his current E.P, "The Solution.? Clinark said ?I am glad to be able pay tribute to one of my greatest inspirations in music, along with Bob Marley and in my way I feel that it?s f itt ing to put the two genres together in this way?
Clinark consistently rides in the top 10 of the Reverbnation Charts for the UK in his main genre of Reggae.
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Clinark has always been a loyal fan of Michael Jackson. He has previously released ?I?ll Be There? (May 2009) and Smile (Dec 2009) just before Jackson?s passing. He went on to release an 18 track album - A Tribute to Michael Jackson - A Legend and a Warrior (2010).
More information is available on his website: www.Clinark.com. He is available for interviews and bookings. Promo copies are available on request. This is the link for full track streaming https:/ / soundcloud.com/clin/off-the-wall-by-clinark-michael-jackson-tribute.
Press enquiries contact Juliet Edwards, email: juliet [AT]nurtureprojects.com , Tel:+44 (0)7985 348151
Biography
Cl inark, (born Clinarke Dill) is a solo Reggae and R&B singer, songwriter, musician and producer. He was born on the Brit ish Overseas Territory of Bermuda in the North Atlantic Ocean. Dill is an accomplished artist he sang in 3 Bermuda bands f irstly, 'Youth Creation' (1984-1990),'Studio Six' (1990 to 1993) and 'Jahstice' (1994 to 1999). He brief ly sang under the name of 'Dill-in-Jah' for his début solo single 'Dem Come'(2004). Dill currently resides in Edmonton, London, England.
In 2006, Dill released his f irst album, ?Clinark Live in Holland with Poor Man Friend Band.? He continued to write more songs, a mixture of Culture, social commentary, ballads and Lovers Rock. This became his debut studio album ?Journey to Foreign? (2008) and Deluxe Dub Album (2011). He worked with producers Mafia & Fluxy, guitarist Stanley Andrew and Matic Horns, at Stingray Studios in London. The 20 track album included collaborations with Maxi Priest with the song ?Better Tomorrow? receiving a nomination as ?Song of the Year? (2009). He also collaborated with Richie Spice, Luciano, Kofi, Brinsley Forde (Aswad) Gramps and Peetah from Morgan Heritage.
In June 2009, Dill released the Jackson 5 Classic, ?I?ll Be There, just 4 days before Michael Jackson?s death. Dill said ?I was devastated that Michael passed and decided to release another single, ?Smile? (2009),This was recorded at Blue Pro Studio?s in London. Fans persuaded him to put out a whole album of songs. This was called ?A Tribute to Michael Jackson - A Legend and a Warrior? (2010). The 18 track album covers songs with what Dill calls a ?Reggae Twist? and two acoustic mixes. This album was also nominated for Brit ish Reggae Industry Awards (BRIA) in the Best Brit ish Album category as well as "Journey to Foreign.?
Dill released the single ?Babylon City' (2012) a self-penned conscious Reggae song spawned by UK summer riots. House of Riddim in Austria and at Blue Pro Studios. Dill released a new EP, ?They Don?t Care About Us - A Tribute to Michael Jackson (Remix)?.Michael Jackson fans stil l kept Dill busy in 2013 with requests for more covers. Also he released a newly penned song in August 2013 in commemoration entit led "Happy Birthday MJ.? In September 2013. He collaborated on Songweavers ?Ray of Hope" for the 4th International Charity CD (International Peace Project) lyrics by Shimon Peres, President of Israel, and Clinark produced the music in Pop/Soul style.
In February 2015 Dill released a new mini album ?The Solution? on the Famous Records label., the conscious tit le track, "The Solution? calls for a "Rebel-U-tion" for the world, in the same vein as "Babylon City? and ?No More War.? All of these tracks are included in the album with new Lovers Rock song on the "Unif ication Riddim" entit led "What You Gonna Do?" A reworking of his MJ tribute song ?Happy Birthday Today? is also included. In June 2015 he commemorated Jackson?s passing by releasing ?Forever Came Today? and on August 29 he released ?Off The Wall.?
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