Pop and R&B artist Marquee Mayfield is a songwriter, vocalist and performer bringing a new form of funk to the stage. Richly versed in the old skool of soul, he’s a modern mind smitten by disco’s dance floor, with a flair of fetish for the EDM scene.
Inspired by a childhood soundtrack of Motown era favorites such as The Miracles, The Four Tops, The Temptations, and The Spinners; Mayfield discovered his true musical love immersed in an overdose of 70s soul/funk flavors like Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire, and Sly & The Family Stone to name a few.
Mayfield credits his R&B vibes to his father, whose dance moves were equally as impressionable. His mother was the lead vocalist of the house and the combination had him tuning a guitar by age 13.
After eight years in Nashville, Mayfield has frontlined a variety of R&B, funk and soul projects, but debuts his first solo effort with a six song EP to be released in the near future. He conceived each of his upcoming tunes on guitar and bass, contextualizing the rhythm with drum loops, keyboard textures, and an array of synth patterns and horn lines. Mayfield teamed up with jazz and R&B producer, songwriter and veteran session-man Jerry Navarro, to record and produce the EP.
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