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<strong>PUBLICITY</strong> <strong>CONTACT</strong>: <strong>Paula</strong> <strong>Danylevich</strong>, <strong>Hype</strong> <strong>Music</strong>, <strong>paula</strong>@hypemusiconline.com
Honesty is such a rarity these days. That’s<br />
probably the reason mankind has always<br />
maintained some sort of adage asserting its<br />
importance. Yet few recognize its most essential<br />
recipient; one’s self. Thankfully, this<br />
is the driving force behind Toronto-based<br />
singer/songwriter Dylan Murray.<br />
“If you are not true to yourself , you are doing<br />
everyone else a disservice,” he beams.<br />
Discovering an adoration for crafting sinewy<br />
melodies and dominant rhythms at an early<br />
age thanks to a vast and vehemently musical<br />
family, Murray’s passionate intensity<br />
and subtle gracefulness were quickly fostered<br />
into an unequalled style showcased<br />
on inimitable debut full-length Inspiration.<br />
The inaugural release and initial signing by<br />
esteemed chanteuse Nelly Furtado’s fresh<br />
Nelstar Records, Inspiration finds Dylan and<br />
Furtado intensifying an already-profound<br />
working relationship that has seen them<br />
tour the likes of Canada and Europe together.<br />
Moreover, it results in the stunning,<br />
powerful duet “Be OK,” one of the album’s<br />
strongest focal points. Still, Murray admits<br />
that he wasn’t entirely dedicated until a few<br />
critical moments steered him in the proper<br />
direction.<br />
“Throughout my life, I’ve always felt like the<br />
stream that has veered off and come back,”<br />
he reflects, “It wasn’t until I left school that<br />
I entirely committed to music. It was during<br />
a poverty awareness trip in Jamaica. Here<br />
I was meeting people who were happy, yet<br />
didn’t have much materialistically. It inspired<br />
me that there was nothing stopping<br />
me from pursuing my dreams.”<br />
Following his conscience, Murray’s goal of<br />
uniting the diverse worlds of reggae, rock<br />
and folk was entirely underway. Influenced<br />
by the stark directness and unbridled honour<br />
of musical greats including Bob Marley,<br />
The Beatles, Sizzla Kalonji, Bob Dylan, Pearl<br />
Jam and Counting Crows, Dylan Murray’s<br />
inimitable truthfulness and desire to spread<br />
joy through music—Inspiration in particular—is<br />
the purest form of warm reciprocity.<br />
“As a singer/songwriter, you have a built-in<br />
diversity,” he smiles. “Any song is open to<br />
your interpretation. When you play it alone,<br />
it’s almost the purest form and translates<br />
across genres. You can play folk, rock or<br />
reggae and give it a new dynamic or diverse<br />
perspective. People can connect with<br />
what you’re doing because everyone knows<br />
a singer/songwriter and can pull from that<br />
experience to understand your perspective.”<br />
Taken by Murray’s virility and virulence,<br />
collaborators such as Brian West, (Nelly<br />
Furtado, K’naan) engineer/mixer/producer<br />
Brad Haehnel (Life of Pi soundtrack) and<br />
John Shanks (Natasha Bedingfield, Keith<br />
Urban) lend their own peerless abilities to<br />
the 12 tracks that comprise Inspiration.<br />
Pared down to 12 tunes from an impressive<br />
catalogue of almost 100, Inspiration is truly<br />
derived from sincerity and that innate need<br />
for guilelessness in humanity.<br />
From the relaxed shuffle of “So Far From<br />
The Earth,” with guest vocalists Sly and<br />
Robbie, to the uber-positive “Must Come<br />
Pick Me Up,” and the smooth, almost jazzy<br />
relaxedness of “Under The Wind”, Inspiration<br />
is Murray at his purest, most unadulterated<br />
and sublime; emanates with innate<br />
intimacy, boundless curiosity and bold adventurousness.<br />
To that extent, Murray exalts that by participating<br />
in a collective consciousness<br />
through his songwriting, he can give back<br />
to the world in his own peerless way; share<br />
the reward of song through honesty, selflessness<br />
and lifelong dedication.<br />
“<strong>Music</strong>ians experience things and put it<br />
into words for people to comprehend,” he<br />
relays. “That may sound too profound but<br />
when you hear a song and you’re going<br />
through something, you connect to it. It’s<br />
like going out with a friend for a drink. It’s<br />
nice to have music you can relate to. I’ll<br />
know people will take that away as long as<br />
I stay true to music; put my heart and soul<br />
into it...and Inspiration is certainly the most<br />
honest account of who I am today.”<br />
www.iamdylanmurray.com<br />
Twitter: @IAMDYLANMURRAY<br />
<strong>PUBLICITY</strong> <strong>CONTACT</strong>: <strong>Paula</strong> <strong>Danylevich</strong>, <strong>Hype</strong> <strong>Music</strong>, <strong>paula</strong>@hypemusiconline.com