{"id":24212,"date":"2016-11-15T15:48:29","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T15:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=24212"},"modified":"2016-11-15T15:48:29","modified_gmt":"2016-11-15T15:48:29","slug":"byron-mark-releases-debut-album-amalgamation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/11\/byron-mark-releases-debut-album-amalgamation\/","title":{"rendered":"Byron Mark Releases Debut Album &#8216;Amalgamation&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24255\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/11\/twelveam-is-on-his-own-with-new-ep\/byron-mark\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Byron-Mark.jpg?fit=1530%2C998&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1530,998\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"byron-mark\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Byron-Mark.jpg?fit=640%2C417&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24255\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Byron-Mark.jpg?resize=640%2C417&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"byron-mark\" width=\"640\" height=\"417\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Byron Mark loves sound and rhythm, and from an early age he would make music on the piano, or tap out beats on anything he could find.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nowadays the Australian artist he composes, records and performs with many different bands and artists, and has recently released his debut album, &#8216;Amalgamation&#8217;, a collective album showcasing an assortment of musicians and vocalists, who have come together across different musical backgrounds, to feature on a range of different tracks. All fifteen tracks have been composed by Byron, including the first single, &#8216;Piano Dance&#8217;, which brings out Byron&#8217;s natural talent for creating beautiful piano music, accompanied by infectious rhythms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Amalgamation&#8217; is available from <a href=\"http:\/\/apple.co\/2239quH\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>. You can find out more about Byron Mark online on his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.byronmark.com\" target=\"_blank\">official website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/byronmarksydney\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/byronmarkmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_30080\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JnmzIPjQvVo?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"&#039;Piano Dance&#039; 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