Independent recording artist Samantha Marq has joined the ranks of established dance music acts Tricky and Thievery Corporation with a featured song in MySpace Music’s Hit Machine game on the popular real time gaming site, OMGPOP.com.
Users will be able to tap their keyboards to play along with Marq’s girl power anthem “Super Girl,†the first single from her debut album The Evolution of Love in Dysfunction. Besides racking up the highest scores among their friends, registered users will also have the opportunity to win hot music hardware, including an iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano and iPod Touch, just by playing “Super Girl†– the more plays, the more chances to win.
To see the game, go to:
http://www.omgpop.com/#/arcade/gamelobby/hitmachine.
Marq’s partnership with OMGPOP is a natural extension of the release strategy for her album. Recognizing the shift of music distribution to digital platforms, she is releasing The Evolution of Love in Dysfunction solely online via her website SamanthaMarq.com. Utilizing an Interactive Multimedia Archive (I.M.Aâ„¢) developed by Marq’s label BreathTaker and her producer K.O.’s production company Hevikoncepts, each song will be marketed with unique imaging and artwork, video content, and custom multimedia. Inclusion in MySpace Music’s Hit Machine game on OMGPOP.com is just one aspect of the interactive experience that Marq is offering her fans in conjunction with the release of “Super Girl.â€
Marq grew up in Virginia Beach surrounded by the music industry’s top talent. Her father Michael Marquart – a musician in his own right as part of the ‘80s supergroup A Flock of Seagulls – owned the prestigious recording studio Windmark Recording, where Marq watched as Justin Timberlake recorded Justified and the famed production duo The Neptunes recorded a majority of their work. Marq’s early exposure to music expanded to her own passion, and after eagerly participating in school and camp performances, in addition to singing the National Anthem at a Nashville Predators NHL game, Marq moved to Los Angeles to pursue a professional career. After a few collaborations with different producers, Marq was introduced to rapper/producer K.O. (whose credits include Britney Spears, Leighton Meester, Lil Flip, and the film Stomp the Yard), and her musical dreams finally took off. She is excited for the release of her debut album and believes that The Evolution of Love in Dysfunction – which chronicles a woman’s journey through a dysfunctional relationship and how her feelings and views on love evolve – will both entertain and inspire women of all ages.
