Mark Wills Releases New Music Video
When country singer Mark Wills casually agreed to listen to a new song at the Country Radio Seminar (CRS) last February in Nashville he probably had no idea of what he was getting himself into. It wasn't long before Wills found himself in the studio cutting the song that some are calling a new song for our time… “Looking For America”
Looking for America, written by Music Row veterans Bernie Nelson and Philip Douglas and raising star newcomer Jeremy Bussey, was a musical force of nature looking for the right home – which it soon found in Wills’ power house vocals.
The song takes an honest look at where we are as a nation and what we (as US citizens – not the politicians) need do to get the country back on track. By the time Mitzi Matlock, Nelson’s publisher, got the demo of Looking for America to Mark Wills, the song had already tested positive with different demographics all around the nation. Matlock says,’ I was knocked out by the power of the song’s sincerity…I’d never heard these simple, honest sentiments expressed like this before. I didn’t have a choice – I had to find the right artist for this song and get it out to the public’. Eventually Matlock decided her company, Mitzi Matlock Music/MM Publishing, would release the song - she then went straight to master producer Phil O’Donnell to produce the track. O’Donnell called his good buddy Dan Frizell at Legends Studio, put together a band that included some of Nashville’s top session players.
Matlock quickly found the perfect sponsor for the song in Dave Hall, co founder of Diamond Gusset Jeans – the country’s only American made jeans company. Hall and Matlock have partnered on Looking for America tee-shirts . Made from Carolina cotton and sewn in Gussest’s Blue Ridge Georgia factory , the LfA tees are a real example of an American made product. Hall says, ‘All of our products are grown and sewn in the USA – and always will be!’
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“After I heard the demo, I knew that this song reflected all the things I have been thinking about my country. It is time for all of us to take responsibility for getting America back on track.” said Mark Wills.
Matlock is also honored to be working closely with Operation Troop Aid (OTA) on the Looking for America project. OTA’s mission is to provide care packages for our deployed U.S. Service Members. Founder and CEO Mark Woods says of his involvement with Looking For America , ‘"It's and absolute honor,.. The men and women that serve us are American heroes, if you are Looking for America, you need look no further than them... Their honor, courage and commitment are the backbone of our country... For Mitzi and the Mark Wills team to have Troop Aid onboard really shows their resolve for this songs mission - Looking for America... HOORAH! A portion of the proceeds from all sales of Looking for America will go to fund OTA’s mission., but Matlock insists that the partnership will grow further with time. For more information about OTA please visit http://www.operationtroopaid.com
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