MAKING WAVES WITH MIRREN LEASK
This October 2010 will see flame-haired rock-out soul singer/songwriter, Mirren Leask, create a tidal wave of excitement within the music industry that's almost as consuming as her strong velvety vocals.
In an exclusive interview, we chat music, movies and remixes with the local artist…
Photographs by Lee James
Mirren’s signature track ‘Distant Friend’ is to feature in Stuart St Paul’s new all star film ‘Freight’. ‘Distant Friend’ has also been transformed into a house track by Manchester’s famous Hacienda DJ Graeme Park.
After spending years on the Manchester club circuit, most recently with dance act Groove 24-7, Mirren went solo and created her first album ‘Devilish Lady’ a new and original Indie Jazz sound which she performed this May alongside Angie Brown at a recent Manchester star studied charity gig.
Currently, Mirren is at work recording her third album; an eclectic mix of dub step and house tracks ready to take the clubs by storm the album includes the original and remixed version of the film ‘Freight’s’ soundtrack ‘Distant Friend’. With heavy beats and haunting vocals this album has that unique sound that Mirren puts into all her albums weather it’s Jazz, Indie or House there is always something a bit different about her style.
What inspired you to get into the music industry? There wasn’t one particular person or time that inspired me I just loved music from an early age and literally all music.
I was drawn to lyrics and learning the songs that I loved listening to at the time (as I’m sure most kids do), however, it was always a bit of a secret fantasy and dream to be a singer until I was about 16 when I left school.
After leaving school I started recording and sending off demos of me singing cover versions and around the same time I began meeting a few DJ’s and producers and then began writing lyrics and making my own music.
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