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  • French Composer Mark J Soler Shares Country Rock Single “Time to Go”, Inspired by his Times as a Software Engineer in Texas. 

    French Composer Mark J Soler Shares Country Rock Single “Time to Go”, Inspired by his Times as a Software Engineer in Texas. 

    French composer Mark J Soler returns with Time to Go”, embracing a stripped- down, emotionally driven country rock sound.

    Built around the tones of classic electric guitars, featuring Fender Stratocaster textures alongside the depth of Gibson Les Paul and supported by a solid bass foundation, “Time to Go” is a  departure from the artist’s previous work. 

    This artistic direction is deeply tied to personal experience. Having lived and worked for a decade in Austin, Texas, as a software engineer, Mark developed a strong connection to the city’s vibrant and deeply rooted live music culture. 

    The influence of Austin’s bar scene where country, rock, and blues intersect organically, can be felt throughout the track.

    “Time to Go” is not only sonically inspired by that chapter of life but visually as well. The single’s cover artwork draws directly from the view once seen from the artist’s home in Austin, encapsulating both nostalgia and forward momentum.

    “Time to Go” by Mark J Soler is out now on all streaming platforms.

  • French Composer Mark J Soler Releases New Piece “Inner Life”, Inspired by a Trip to the Cathedral of Chartres 

    French Composer Mark J Soler Releases New Piece “Inner Life”, Inspired by a Trip to the Cathedral of Chartres 

    French composer Mark J Soler has released his new piece, “Inner Life”,  third track of the Walks EP released in early October.

    Inspired by a recent trip to the Cathedral of Chartres in France, the song speaks those moments of life favorable to personal introspection/Meditation as an attempt to analyse inner feelings. 

    Reflecting on his visit to the cathedral, which like the Notre Dame, was recently renovated, Mark shares: “The place is inspiring and stimulates prayer, turning your mind to god, to spirituality.”

    “I composed played and produce the song ‘Inner Life’ on the way back from that visit.”

    The two other songs on the Walks EP are called “Lazy Song” and “Walking In The City”.

    “Inner Life” by Mark J Soler is out now on all platforms 

    “Inner Life” by Mark J Soler is out now on all platforms 

  • French Composer Mark J Soler Draws Inspiration from Paris for New Single “Walking in the City”

    French Composer Mark J Soler Draws Inspiration from Paris for New Single “Walking in the City”

    French composer and pianist Mark J Soler turned to Paris for inspiration for his new single “Walking in the City”

    The track is inspired by the daily walks and runs he takes in the French capital. But he’s quick to admit that unlike its reputation as a romantic city, the traffic jams in Paris can be make it difficult to get around. 

    It’s busy city whose reality is far from its ‘romantic’ city reputation,” Mark explains.

    “Traffic and busy people all over the places, but still a beautiful place charged with history. 

    I like to walk and run through the streets or along the river Seine to breathe and capture its energy.”

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  • French Composer  Mark J SOLER Shares New Instrumental “Lazy song” off his ‘Walks’ EP

    French Composer  Mark J SOLER Shares New Instrumental “Lazy song” off his ‘Walks’ EP

    French  Musician and composer Mark J SOLER  has released a new single ‘Lazy Song’, a three-minute instrumental piece inspired by relaxing moments, conducive to inner thoughts, and of course Music as the conductor toward a form of ‘spirituality’.

    “Lazy Song” was composed, played, and produced to sound like a slightly hypnotic jazz groove, deliberately laid back, like time stretching out over a solitary, quiet evening. The piano’s slightly off-sync phrasing aims to give a dreamy, drowsy sway, creating a psychedelic lounge atmosphere that’s both playful and disorienting. 

    “That was the intent in any case,” explains Mark. “With a simple melody to convey the introspective nature of such moment.

    “Lazy Song” is part of a short EP, Walks, gathering three different styles of instrumental songs, all inspired by the ‘inner life’ idea, i.e. reproducing the world in thoughts, through Introspection, Solitude, Meditation… on Desires, Regrets, Acceptance, Nostalgia.. there are many aspects of it, making spirituality, Music being its natural language.

    The second song in the EP is “Walking in the City”. 

    “Walking is known as one of the best remedies to evacuate dark thoughts and get back to a positive inner vision of the external world. I live near Paris. I walk a lot in the city that communicates its energy and beauty.”

    The third title is called “Inner Life”, about prayer.

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  • French Composer Mark J SOLER Shares “Hanami” Inspired by Japanese Cherries in the Château de Versailles

    French Composer Mark J SOLER Shares “Hanami” Inspired by Japanese Cherries in the Château de Versailles

    French musician and composer Mark J SOLER announces the release of Hanami, a new three-minute instrumental piece inspired by a deeply moving springtime walk among blooming cherry trees near the historic Château de Versailles.

    “This instrumental song is to celebrate the return of spring. I was walking the other day in a place called the ‘Arboretum’ near the Versailles castle in France,” Mark recalls.

    “There is a section in this huge area planted with Japanese cherry trees. They were all blooming like crazy. I suddenly understood the Japanese term “’H”Hamani”, i.e. capturing an exceptional moment just watching the cherry tree flowers. This is what I did. Returning to the studio, I composed this song to restore the moment.”

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