My Debut album 'Unrequited' has now been released on Pullfocus records. You can hear a few of the songs on my Myspace site and if you like what you hear why not purchase a copy. You can buy it from itunes, Cd baby and Pullfocus shop (more digital outlets will follow). Go to www.mjohnson.biz, enter the site and then click on your desired outlet. Or click one of the links below.

Thanks Mark

 CD BABY PULLFOCUS SHOP

I start with bad news. Due to unforeseen circumstances the gig at The Cross on 26th March has been postponed. As of yet I don’t have a new date but keep checking back.

On a better note the solo album is nearing completion.
Last week I recorded the female parts for the duet Getting Scared and was blown away by the fantastic voice of an angel. I won’t tell you who it is yet, only that she is one of the midlands stars of the future ( I have to keep something as a surprise) .
Also I have decided to include a new song on the album which I wrote about a month ago. It is called Chasing the Devil and is an up tempo guitar -filled- orchestral voyage, you’ll love it.

This week also saw me acquire the talents of Boston (US not UK) photographer Diana Lemieux who has kindly agreed to provide the images for the albums artwork. Its looking fantastic.
Check her out: www.flickr.com/photos/dlemieux

So this is what is left to be done:

Mix Chasing the Devil
Sign off the artwork
Master the album
Seal it with a kiss
Post it to you.

The new track listing:

She’s out of her head
In your arms
Spinning
Pop Love (keep me a secret)
Don’t let it drop
The ballad of Billy James
Chasing the Devil
Just of you
Getting scared
Lost
Rip the town up
Softly

The release date is most likely to be the end of April, beginning of May.

Don’t forget the gig on the 26th March is postponed.

So this year is just flying by. It seems most of my time is taken up with rehearsing and trying to finish of my solo album and at the moment I can't see this pattern changing either. Right, the album is 80% finished, I just need to finished mixing the songs, In Your Arms and The Ballad of Billy James (which I have been mixing for 4 weeks now and they still aren't right) and then record the female vocals for the song Getting Scared. I need to have all the production finished by the end of March as Pullfocus studios will be moving in April.

I also have a gig this week ELECTRAZONE (16th Feb) at Bunkers Hill in Nottingham. Make sure you get there early as I am on at 8:45ish.

And on top of all that, it looks like I will be helping a fantastic singer/songwriter with her songs. I will have my producers hat on, so don't expect to hear my voice. I am really looking forward to it, nothing has been finalised yet but keep your fingers crossed.

See you all on Saturday.

Any one needing tickets drop me a line and I will accommodate you. I will be performing 5 songs, one of which is a synthpop version of an old Xmas classic. As well as this I am also starting to put together the set for my charity gig in January supporting Mark Lilley. This performance will be different to my usual synthpop experience, as I plan to play some songs off my upcoming solo album. So as well as hearing the old favourites , you will also hear some brand new songs and get to see me play the guitar for once. I am really looking forward to playing these songs for you, and hopefully you will love them too. Being as we are on the subject of the solo album, I will give you an update. The album will feature 11 songs and not a synth in sight. At the moment I have 6 songs finished and I am in the middle of trying to find time to record some additional vocals with Mark Lilley and the duet with an as yet unknown female. If all goes well the album should be out Feb 08.

Here is the track listing:

She's out of her head

In your arms

Lost

The ballad of Billy James

Spinning

Pop love

Just of you

Getting Scared

Don't let it drop

Rip the town up

Softly

 One last thing i have also just put up a video i made for Chesterfield band Avangaad

See you on the 16th

Mark