{"id":23409,"date":"2018-07-21T10:44:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T08:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.exhimusic.com\/magazine\/?p=23409"},"modified":"2018-07-21T10:44:31","modified_gmt":"2018-07-21T08:44:31","slug":"clark-twain-fly-high-like-richard-branson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.exhimusic.com\/magazine\/2018\/07\/21\/clark-twain-fly-high-like-richard-branson\/","title":{"rendered":"Clark Twain: “Fly High” (Like Richard Branson)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Austin’s Clark Twain Debuts Single ‘Fly High (Like Richard Branson)’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sanguine indie pop artist\u00a0Clark Twain<\/strong>\u00a0has announced his debut single\u00a0\u2018Fly High (Like Richard Branson)\u2019<\/strong>, a fun and upbeat track that is infectious with high positivity. Hailing from Austin, Texas, this song is the first single off his coming debut album\u00a0‘Life is Wonderful’<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The fun, high-flying accompanying video was directed by\u00a0Vanessa Pla<\/strong>,<\/strong>who also co-produced it with Clark Nowlin. His music is influenced by\u00a0D<\/strong>eath Cab for Cutie, the Flaming Lips, Ben Kweller<\/strong>, and\u00a0John Mayer.<\/strong>Thematically, for this single and the accompanying video, he also took inspiration from an unlikely, but intrepid source \u2013\u00a0Richard Branson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2018Fly High\u2019, which features a soundbite of\u00a0Richard Branson<\/strong>\u00a0speaking excitedly about flight at high speeds, is dedicated to the Virgin mogul and is timed to release on July 18, Branson’s birthday. With an ardent sense of optimism, he looks forward to a \u201cworld with color; a journey with many turns\u201d, asserting “where we’re going, it’s going to be one hell of a ride”.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to live a life like my biggest hero Sir Richard Branson, so I figured the best way to start was to do things that terrified me. I got my hands on a houseboat (Branson lived on one until he was 30) and then a private jet, and the vision for reenacting his life story in a music video was born. Making this music video terrified me. With it behind me, I learned that fear is always smaller when its behind you! Thanks for the inspiration Richard to challenge myself and push my own boundaries,\u201d says\u00a0Clark Twain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“Fun, adventure, and business as a force for good – these are the ingredients of Branson\u2019s life and my own. We both love rock n\u2019 roll and shaking things up for good. That\u2019s what this video is all about it. It honors Sir Branson and I hope it inspires others to take this on!\u201d<\/p>\n

Clark Twain is the solo moniker of\u00a0Clark Nowlin<\/strong>, who began playing guitar at 10, cutting his teeth on Metallica and Nirvana covers with friends in the attic and starting his first band a few years later. He eventually quit his day job to fully immerse himself in the world of music \u201cbecause the gig money put enough gas in my tank\u201d. After touring and recording with Tim Halperin and Marshall Young for a few years and supporting various artists, he amassed recording gear, learned the ropes, and began producing various musical projects.<\/p>\n

“I knew that if I didn’t make a solo album and put out my own music, it would haunt me. That’s what I’m doing now. In an honest state of writing about what’s real for me \u2013 a song that embodies my own aspirations \u2013 that\u2019s how this single was born,\u201d says\u00a0Clark Twain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast November, I went to Cozumel for 11 days. The only book I brought with me was Richard Branson’s autobiography ‘Losing My Virginity’, which inspired me to write this song and make a music video re-enacting the big pieces of his story: adventure, business as a force for good, and of course fun. I decided to throw myself into all of these situations… a life like Sir Richard\u2019s is one of great fun and chaos!”<\/p>\n

Clark dedicated a solid 6-month block of time to working on his new material, beginning in January of this year, and splitting time between Elmwood Studios in Dallas, Clark\u2019s home studio in Austin, and in Denton, Texas with\u00a0Brack Cantrell<\/strong>, one of Clark’s all-time favorite producers, who also mixed his new material. Mastering was performed by\u00a0Jon T\u00f6rnblom<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf music is to serve any purpose, it\u2019s to remind us that we\u2019re alive and that we\u2019re not alone. For me, making it is a sign that I\u2019m alive. Connecting with it is a sign that this big mysterious journey called life isn\u2019t new territory and that whatever situation we\u2019re in \u2013 someone\u2019s already been there and has made it through,\u201d says\u00a0Clark Twain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m an eternal optimist and truly believe the best is yet to come in our experiences here on Earth. If there\u2019s a shred of this hope embodied in this music, I’ve achieved my goal. I hope that these sounds put a little wind-in-your-sails when needed on a still day.\u201d<\/p>\n

The song eventually meshes into\u00a0Mike Oldfield’s ‘Tubular Bells’\u00a0<\/strong>– the first album released on Virgin Records. In fact, this label was created for the purpose of putting out this record. It quickly became an international sensation, selling tens of millions of records and becoming the theme for \u201cThe Exorcist\u201d. This success allowed Virgin Records to sign the Sex Pistols, XTC and many groundbreaking artists and eventually artists such as The Rolling Stones and Janet Jackson. ‘Tubular Bells’ was the initial snowball that got enough momentum to create the avalanche we know as the Virgin empire today.<\/p>\n

As of July 18, \u2018Fly High (Like Richard Branson)\u2019 will be made available through the main online stores and streaming platforms such as\u00a0Spotify, as well as\u00a0Bandcamp.<\/p>\n

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