I love to write songs! I'm blessed to work with many talented artists and collaborators. My songs are heard quite a bit on TV and more, including:
Cruel Summer (Freeform)
A Very Corgi Christmas (movie)
Almost Family (FOX)
NASCAR RaceDay intro (Fox Sports)
Christmas In The City (movie)
Longmire (Netflix)
The Young and the Restless (CBS), 22 episodes
Lucifer Promo (FOX)
Reign (The CW)
Vampire Diaries Promo (The CW)
Love & Hip Hop Atlanta (VH1)
Being Mary Jane (BET)
UFC 297 Strickland vs Du Plessis Main Card
UFC Fight Night Tuivasa vs Tybura
Jimmy Kimmel Promo (ABC)
Lucifer Season 2 Comic-Con Trailer (YouTube, etc)
BikerLive (Discovery), 3 episodes
The Hustlers (truTV), 6 episodes
Sun Records (CMT)
Road to the Octagon (FOX)
UFC Reloaded: UFC 294
Wings CU Ad
Lego Ad (Nickelodeon)
Lethal Weapon Promo (FOX)
The Voice (NBC), 5 episodes
American Pickers (History)
UFC on FOX Main Event
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Gastelum
UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt
Sports (1,200+ broadcasts of games, pre-games, post-games, etc)
MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, boxing and more …
My band project, Mad July, was nominated for Best Alternative Song and Best Female Vocal at the 2013 Hollywood Music In Media Awards. We were profiled in the national print magazine, Making Music Magazine, Jul-Aug 2014.
We do Rock, Indie, Alternative, Pop, Americana, Folk, Blues, Country and more.
"Marc and Dean met over the net and quickly became a powerful songwriting duo ... Catchy melodies, great lyrics and tasty ear candy."
Joey Stuckey - The Portal Magazine
"Marc Blackwell and friends more than deliver on the initial promise Bring Me Trouble ...... It isn't often I can actually recommend every track on a project but I have no hesitation with this one. MUST HAVE class"
Steve Gilmore - RebelRiffs
“WELL-CRAFTED POP/ROCK ~~~ This video skillfully combines the musical prowess of the band Mad July featuring lead vocals by Juliet Lyons with the artistic talent of Joy Corcoran to create a unique marriage of WELL-CRAFTED POP/ROCK and imaginative illustration.”
Women of Substance Radio Blog
“Mad July Shines On Red Carpet With 2 Nominations At Hollywood Music In Media Awards. Mad July garnered both Best Alternative Song and Best Female Vocal nominations at the .... red carpet event held Nov 21 at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood.”
Press Release
“Dean Brantley Taylor ... has chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), which makes it hard for him to ... sing or play an instrument. It’s even hard to simply listen to music. “But, I’m in a band. Hallelujah!” he exclaims. You might be wondering how that can be. Well ...”
Freddy Villano - Making Music Magazine (Jul-Aug 2014)