Amber Mark

Amber Mark (born December 29, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. She released her debut album, 3:33am, in May 2017. Her multifaceted style implements sounds from hip hop, R&B, soul, and bossa nova.[1] She was nominated for "Best Engineered Album" at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.[2]

Amber Mark
Born (1993-12-29) December 29, 1993
Tennessee, United States of America
Occupation
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
Years active2016–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsPMR Records, Virgin EMI Records
Websiteambermarkmusic.com

Life and career

1993–2015: Early life

Mark was born on a farm in Tennessee in 1993 to her German mother, Mia, and her Biological American Father by the name of Amos Larkins who is an American music producer credited for being one of the pioneers of the music genre Miami Bass. Her parents split up when Mark was one year old; she lived with her mother in Miami until the age of nine when they moved to India so that her mother could study Thangka, a traditional Buddhist form of art. After three years living in a monastery in India, Mark and her mother moved to Berlin, and after graduating high school at the age of 18 she moved to New York to live with her godparents.[3]

Her mother, Mia, died on 3 June 2013 at the age of 60. It was her mother who gave Mark her first guitar, which is when she started to teach herself how to play music. In high school, she joined the school choir and an "after school band program". She stated in an interview that this was when she realized that being an artist was what she wanted to do.[4] Her mother was a huge part of her early life and one of her first songs was in dedication to her mother's passing in 2013.[3]

At the age of four years old, Amber Mark's mother was able to get concert tickets for Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour. When they arrived they were told that they are not allowed to go to the seating area because Amber was too young at the time. A man at a merchandise table generously gave Amber and her mother "All Access" passes as long as they wouldn't go backstage. They ended up seeing the concert from the VIP area and stood next to Boris Becker. Amber remembers crying after the concert was over.

2016–present: Musical career

Mark released her debut single "S P A C E" to her Soundcloud in 2016.[5] In 2017 she released her first album, "3:33am". As Mark explained, "[t]hree has been a really common number in my life. My mother was born in 1953, my brother was born in 1983 and I was born in 1993. Then my mum passed away on June 3, at 10:23pm in 2013. Since then, I'd see threes everywhere. When I was writing the EP in New York ... and out of the zone, I would check the clock and I always remember it being 3:33am."[6] The album art features a photo taken by her sister, in which Mark is wearing a watch that reads 3:33.[7]

Each song on the record represents one of the six stages of grief.[8] The song "Monsoon" includes samples of her mother's voice, which she explained in an interview with Sound of Boston as "a video recording of me flying back to New York for the summer while we were living in Berlin. I wanted to make a video for my godmother from my mother. Hence why I’m telling her that they don’t speak German and that she needs to speak English. When she says she loves me that is from a more recent recording she made for me while she was in hospice."[7] Her mother, Mia, also influenced her fashion greatly and Mark elaborates on this influence in her 2017 interview with Vogue as the "3:33am" album was just released.[9]

In 2018 she issued the EP "Conexão" that included the single "Love Me Right".[10]

Discography

Albums
Title Album details
3:33am

EPs
Title Extended play details
Conexão
What If
1894

Singles

As lead artist
Title Year Album
"S P A C E"[11] 2016 3:33am
"Monsoon"[12]
(featuring Mia Mark)
"Way Back"[13]
"Lose My Cool"[14] 2017
"Can You Hear Me?"[15]
"Heatwave"[16] 2018 TBA
"Love Me Right"[17] Conexão (EP)
"Put You On"[18]
(featuring DRAM)		 TBA
"High On Your Love"[19]
"Mixer"[20] 2019 What If (EP)
"What If"[21]
"Generous"[22] 2020 TBA
"Heart Shaped Box"[23] 1894 (EP)
"Waiting"[24]
Title Year Album
"Trees On Fire"[25]
(DJDS featuring Amber Mark & Marco Mckinnis)		 2017 Big Wave More Fire
"Like A Hunger"[26]
(Wilma Archer featuring Amber Mark)		 Like A Hunger
"I Feel Energy"[27]
(featuring Amber Mark)		 2018 Lamp Lit Prose

Awards and nominations
Year Awarding Body Category Nominated work Result
2018 Grammy Awards Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical[2] Head Over Heels Nominated
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gollark: ~np
gollark: We are never going to reach the end of this maybe possibly.
gollark: Suspicious.

References
  1. "Amber Mark". Interscope Records. June 13, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. "Amber Mark". Grammy.com. November 19, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. "Amber Mark Wiki, Bio 2019". Edailybuzz.com. March 12, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  4. Wilford, Carly (August 21, 2017). "Amber Mark Interview". YouTube. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  5. Taylor Bennett, Kim (April 25, 2016). "Who the Hell Is Amber Mark?". Vice. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  6. Fanthorpe, Katie (July 19, 2017). "Amber Mark: a songwriter's desire for more S P A C E". Here Comes The Song. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  7. Bedian, Knar (October 7, 2017). "Interview: Amber Mark". Sound of Boston - Boston Music Blog. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  8. Evans, Steph (May 15, 2017). "Amber Mark shows prowess in life and music on debut '3:33am' EP". EARMILK. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  9. Bobb, Brooke (May 12, 2017). "Interview: Amber Mark". Vogue. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  10. "Amber Mark | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  11. "Amber Mark - Space". Discogs. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  12. "Amber Mark - Monsoon". Discogs. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  13. "Amber Mark - Way Back". Discogs. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  14. "Lose My Cool By Amber Mark". Spotify. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  15. "Can You Hear Me (Rework) – Single by Amber Mark". iTunes Store. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  16. "Heatwave – Single by Amber Mark". iTunes Store. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  17. "Love Me Right (Remixes) – Single by Amber Mark". iTunes Store. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  18. "Put You On – Single by Amber Mark & DRAM". iTunes Store. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  19. "High on Your Love – Single by Amber Mark". iTunes Store. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  20. "Mixer – Single by Amber Mark". iTunes Store. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  21. "What If – Single by Amber Mark". iTunes Store. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  22. "Generous – Single by Amber Mark". Spotify. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  23. "Heart Shaped Box – Single by Amber Mark". Spotify. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  24. "Waiting – Single by Amber Mark". Spotify. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  25. "Trees On Fire (feat. Amber Mark & Marco Mckinnis) – Single by DJDS". iTunes Store. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  26. "This Alt Pop Tune Has The Heady Rush Of Your First Summer Crush". The Fader. April 20, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  27. "I Feel Energy (feat. Amber Mark)". Spotify. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
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