Marc Blackwell is a singer-songwriter-producer from Chicago, Illinois, USA. He toured the Midwest for 11 years with Mike & Joe and has shared the stage with some great bands like The Samples, Kid Rock and Vertical Horizon. Pursuing his own music since 2007, when he left the band, has resulted in a lot of Marc’s songs on TV, his debut CD (2011), his band project Mad July (2013) and a new EP (Dec 2015). “You have the potential to PLAY STADIUMS." (Hello Music, Feb 2011) "The messy rough funk new Americana you’ve been missing for 40 years." (Seeds - The Hypetree Blog, July 2012) “Masters BAD-A** with ease.” (Music Gems, 2010) “MUST HAVE class” (RebelRiffs, Feb 2011) “Catchy melodies, great lyrics and TASTY ear candy .. LUSH guitars .. outstanding back up vocals and slide guitar performances” (The Portal Magazine, Feb 2011)