Emerging up and comer Mack Wilds has been signed by Grammy-nominated producer SalaAM ReMi as the first artist on his newly launched imprint, Re Mi Fa/Louder Than Life, through Sony Music.
Wilds, best known to fans as actor Tristan Wilds, has earned acclaim and recognition on television and in movies alike such as HBO’s “The Wire,” CW’s “90210,” “The Secret Life of Bees” and “Red Tails.” Wilds’ is currently prepping for the release of his debut album, ‘New York: A Love Story‘ which is already scheduled to hit stores on September 17.
“Mack is extremely talented and his experiences of being born and raised in New York City has offered him a unique musical and lyrical perspective for this generation,” says SalaAM ReMi. “He’s a natural from acting to singing.”
Mack has released the official music video to the album’s lead single “Own It,” which was co-written by Ne-Yo, who also helped produce the track alongside SalaAM. “Own It” tells the tale of a young man who has everything in the world but has his heart fixed on a girl to share it all with. In the corresponding video, cameras follow Mack at various locations throughout New York City as tags walls with his graffiti art. Mack realizes that someone mysterious has been spray painting over his work – he then comes face-to-face with the mysterious girl whom shares his same love of culture and artistic expression.
The single is currently available on iTunes and is airing on radio stations across the country. Today, Mack will make a special appearance on ‘106 & Park’ to premiere the video. Watch it now below:
