Today we’d like to introduce you to Mick Marlow.
Hi Mick, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
I loved singing my entire life ever since I was a little kid. Music was always an escape for me. I wasn’t the kid playing and learning instruments though. Trumpet and guitar here and there were all I messed with until about 12 years ago. Started learning to produce and record, learned piano, and slowly through the ups and downs, it became my favorite thing in the world. Became a big part of who I am. After I graduated college, I moved to LA in a duo with my buddy Julian Black. Julian is an unbelievable musician and taught me a lot – we have an arsenal of music together. Maybe it will see the light of day in the future, life just takes you different directions sometimes. Ended up moving and starting to work on things solo. Fast forward a year and I’m ready to change things up because that’s how I live – I decided to move back east to prep for a spec war military selection with some of the best guys I know. At the going away party my company out there had for me, I ended up falling and having a traumatic brain injury. I woke up in the hospital a few days later and my family was all there. I had no idea what happened. Not a single memory of that entire week. It was ugly. I couldn’t even spell my own name. Didn’t know who I was. My family and the doctors at the hospital weren’t sure I would ever fully recover. It was scary – but slowly I did. Was so fatigued for months that it isn’t a stretch to say even just taking a shower or walking my dog felt like a mission every time. It was the sort of dark days that I wouldn’t wish on anyone. I didn’t tell anyone at the time but I wasn’t sure if I could go on anymore – I was scared I wouldn’t be able to live a full life again. I’m an optimistic human though – so I never gave up. I’ve got my family and friends to live for. About three months later, I was starting to look up and doctors were telling me it’s pretty much a miracle what was happening. Hadn’t seen a recovery like that in years and years. I kept training for the military selection the entire time – when they told me I wasn’t allowed to do push-ups I was escaping to the gym max deadlifting and running on the beach with boots. Swimming in the pacific.
Eventually, I got to a certain point where I felt human again… and I’m good now. There are some little things here and there like not being able to smell anymore… but if that’s all it is, I’m thankful. I’m truly just happy to be alive. Fast forward to a year later – I’m ready to go ship out. It just so happened that I started writing music again during my recovery that suddenly began snowballing and bringing some amazing opportunities into my life. The songs came easier to me now because I was just enjoying myself – I didn’t care what anybody thought anymore. I found a sense of freedom in my music that I had never had before and suddenly, I was writing songs that I loved – and turns out other people did too. I think it’s because I’ve lived a crazy life that comes with hard ups and downs and a lot of emotion. Finally, I’ve been able to capture these things. So five months ago, I decided to go full speed into the music. It was a hard decision to leave behind the training and especially the guys I was training with but it just felt like something I had to do. Now after all this – here I am, getting ready to release my music with a lot of incredible people behind me. I have more than an album of music ready to go. Each day is a blessing to me now. Not so long ago, I didn’t even know if I would make it to see good days ever again. Now I’m a full-time musician, my family is healthy and happy, my sister and brother-in-law have a new beautiful baby girl, I’ve got a hell of a manager who is my great friend, and I have a woman that I love. I’m feeling human again. There are some amazing things on the horizon and I couldn’t be more thankful for every bit of it.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I’m a musician. I write and produce all of my songs before I go into the studio with some incredible people. People ask me what genre I am and it’s pretty difficult for me to answer. It’s a hybrid. I get people comparing my music to Post Malone, Blackbear, and Machine Gun Kelly most of the time. Which is crazy to me. More emotional if you ask me but I’ll take that any day. I’m proud of the feelings and stories I’ve been able to capture in my music. The stories come from real places and I pride myself on that. Nothings faked. I put a ton of energy into every single song that I write. Discovering each one is an entire emotional journey in itself and it’s such a good feeling when I can finally bring it all together from beginning to end. I also produce and record every original cut by myself in the studio before I work with other people and thats something that helps set me apart from other artists. It helps me keep all the emotions and stories real.
Alright, so to wrap up, is there anything else you’d like to share with us?
My music starts coming out in October. I’m sitting on a lot of songs right now ready to go that I’m really excited to share with the world. I’m super lucky to be surrounded by the team that I have – my manager Luke, Maria, Jessica, and my girlfriend Lauren. Not to mention the producers and musicians working with me. They’re coming on this ride too. So is my family and my best friends – they mean the world to me. It’s been a long journey for all of us to get to this point to say the least and I have a feeling this next chapter is going to be a fun one.
Contact Info:
- Email: mick@mickmarlowmusic.com
- Website: mickmarlow.com
- Instagram: @mickmarlowmusic
Image Credits
Lauren DeLuca Jay Collier Morgan Moos
