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Mark Lalama August 13th Fenwick's Own Star of Canadian Idol Presented by The Urban Steakhouse |
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Mark
Lalama is one of Canada's most accomplished musicians.
He
has performed with, and/or appeared on record with a multitude of
artists including; Mariah
Carey,
Jon Bon Jovi & Richie
Sambora,
Tom
Jones,
Anne
Murray,
Jann
Arden,
Martina
McBride,
Michael
MacDonald,
Olivia
Newton-John,
Paul
Anka,
Roger
Hodgson,
Dennis
DeYoung,
Guido
Basso,
Amy
Sky,
Marc
Jordan,
Susan
Aglukark,
George
Fox,
Frank
Mills...and
many more.
As
pianist and arranger for the CTV
hit show Canadian
Idol
he has worked with the best in young canadian talent as well as artists Tony
Bennett,
Nelly
Furtado,
Bryan
Adams,
John
Legend,
Kelly
Clarkson,
The
Barenaked
Ladies,
Hedley,
Simple
Plan,
Enrique
Iglasias,
Cyndi
Lauper,
and many more.
He
has written and/or produced with or for Amy
Sky,
Marc
Jordan,
RyanDan,
Lucas
Rossi,
David
Tyson,
Accordion
Crimes
(www.accordioncrimes.ca),
the Mantini
Sisters,
Elvis
Stojko,
and the group 'Braided',
who had a number one hit with his song 'A
Little
Bit
Closer.'
He
has composed music for television shows across the programming spectrum
and recently scored a series for Discovery
Channel
U.S.
that was nominated for a 2007 Emmy
Award.
He
has performed for Jean
Chretien,
Jacques
Chiraq,
and former vice-president, Al
Gore.
Recently,
Mark
composed and produced 3 original songs for the feature film, 'Gooby',
scheduled for a 2009 U.S.
theatre release.
He
also sings the theme song of the animated hit series 'Toot
and Puddle'
on Treehouse
TV.
You
can go to
www.rankincancerrun.com
to
hear and download '3 Chord
Song'-the
song Mark
donated to raise money for cancer research and treatment in Niagara.
Mark
works primarily out of his state of the art recording studio, "The
Old
Sumbler
House"
which boasts 5 isolation rooms and a wide range of vintage, analog, and
digital gear.
Mark
holds a bachelor of fine arts degree from York
University
where he studied music composition and performance with John
Gittens,
Frank
Falco,
Mark
Eiseman,
and Oscar
Peterson,
amongst others. Niagara
born and raised, Mark
makes his home in the beautiful metropolis of Fenwick,
Ontario.
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