Interview with Mark Lorenz
Born and raised on a farm just north of Airdrie, Alberta, Mark Lorenz lived and breathed the country life. Learning to ride a horse and drive a tractor was an everyday activity.\n\nMark\u2019s parents raised and trained Pure Breed Morgan Horses. As a family they would tour across Western Canada and the United States showing. The highway was already calling Mark\u2019s name\u2026 but it would take a few more years, and a dare for Mark to understand why\u2026\n\n\u201cWhen I was 17, some friends and I were shopping for a birthday present for a buddy that had everything. We were walking through a mall in Calgary, and came across a small recording studio. After some taunting, maybe even a couple of chicken calls, I ended up recording a song. And the rest is history.\u201d\n\nAfter recording his first song, Mark was approached by the recording engineer and asked if he wanted to enter a local singing contest. \u201cI wasn\u2019t sure what to say\u2026 I said I didn\u2019t know, but as usual my friends were there to talk me into it\u2026\u201d Mark won that singing contest.\n\nIn 2006, Mark released his first full length album titled, \u201cBlack\u201d. Mark wrote all but one song on this album. \u201cSweet Summer Nights\u201d was the first single from \u201cBlack\u201d to hit radio, and was followed up with three more singles that charted in the Canadian Top 100.\n\nIn 2008, Mark began recording his second full length album, \u201cRoute 72\u201d. The first single, \u201cYou Wreck Me\u201d, co-written with Julian Austin, gained Mark Canadian and US radio plays. Four more singles would head to radio, followed by two music videos shot for \u201cLike a Radio\u201d and \u201cSomewhere in Alberta\u201d.\n\nHe is currently writing for a new project scheduled for release in 2016.